### written language | document:

Web page
* Most Web pages are related collections of links to other Web pages
  - contain lines of text which are too long to be easily read
  - web pages are simple displays of information for which no processing is required
* Refers to one specific page of a Web site.
* allow businesses to market their goods and services to a much larger clientele.
* are a collection of computer files
  - dynamic feature of the Internet
  - reflection of an individuals creativity and knowledge
  - simple tool to organize multimedia content
  - specialist type of on-line writing
* are actually electronic files stored on computers located all over the world
  - text files stored on a computer
  - also documents
  - basically billboards that people can read
  - dynamic entities
  - dynamic, evolving documents that can frequently change
  - electronic documents that can contain text, images, sound, video and programs
* are examples of hypertext documents
* are files stored on computers called Web servers
  - generally a mixture of text and images
  - hierarchical collection of pages
  - just text files open in a browser
  - like digital magazine pages
  - often one of the first resources people consult in seeking information
  - one of the most important ways to convey information in the business world
  - plain text files that transmitted across the Internet to a browser
  - publications for the public
  - screens full of information or pictures
* are simply computer files stored in directories on a server computer
  - files stored on a computer that has been set up as a dedicated Web server
  - temporary graphic images created when browsing software interprets HTML instructions
* are text documents with graphics, multimedia, and links
  - documents, and they take very little space
  - files marked up by HTML tags
* are the browser's manifestation of several files on a computer called a server
  - building blocks of virtual classrooms
  - components of Web sites
  - individual files that make up a Web site
  - newest form of advertising for businesses today
  - typically a combination of text and graphics
  - websites
  - what most people mean when they talk about the Internet
  - works of arts by hundreds of people
* can be any size, length or width.
* can contain information, graphics and links to other web pages and files
  - graphics, and hyperlinks to other Web pages and files
* can contain text, pictures and even sounds
  - pictures, sounds, movies, and programs that run in the browser
  - include text, graphics, sound, files, and programs
  - vary greatly in their range of content and complexity
* contain links, usually indicated by underlined words, to other Web addresses.
* convey information using text, color, graphics, and links to other web pages.
* employ digital images for a variety of uses.
* have information
  - more information
* include information
  - summaries
* provide general information
* tend to be approximately of uniform size
  - fancy, with colors, graphics and different fonts
  - contain all sorts of fonts, colors, etc
* use a lot of images to convey information
  - forms to collect relevant information from different people
* use hypertext links to break up a large document into components
  - to display links to other pages
  - more than one form of information
  - only one space between sentences
+ Web browser, Web browsers and HTML
  * A web page is one page of a website. Every web page has a web address.
+ Webpage
  * A 'webpage' is part of a website. It is in the form of text and images. Web pages are connected by links. Clicking on a link makes another webpage appear. Webpages are hosted on web servers and downloaded and viewed with a web browser. Web pages are sent to the browser in HTML code.