Careers as a Webmaster: Maintaining the Site

Industrial Age are being forced to keep up with their younger, and perhaps more aggressive, business counterparts. The number of positions filled by temporary-staffing companies grew from 1.35 million to 3.23 million between 1988 and 1998. This was the fastest employment growth of any sector. Today, temporary workers, part-time workers, and independent contractors account for nearly 25 percent of the workforce. Those numbers can be much higher in the high-tech arena.

The Internet Boom

How will Internet change the way we live and work? There is little doubt that Internet is having a profound effect on the way in which business is conducted. The future is certainly bright for anyone who wants to take advantage of the tools and opportunities of tomorrow. As someone just starting to plan for your future, you have unique ability to position yourself to achieve fantastic career goals. By choosing to become involved in opportunities now, and taking classes that further promote your skills and ideas, you can take advantage of the wide number of possibilities that are now brought right to you front door by the Internet.

Web Glossary

address      The unique identifier you need to either access a Web site or to send e-mail.

browser/Web browser      A software program that allows you to surf the Web. Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer are currently the most popular Web browsers. The very first Web browsers allowed only the viewing of text.

domain name      A unique name identifies an Internet site. A domain name points to one specific server, while this server may host many domain names. For example, the “www” in a Web site address points to the server, and “yahoo.com” is a domain name.

hyperlink      A highlighted word or graphic(often image maps) placed within a hypertext document(Web page). When a user clicks on a hyperlink, he or she is moved to another location on the Web.

Internet      The Internet is a network of connected machines that supports multiple users to access networked resources. The Web on the other hand, is a collection of pages or documents written in HTML.

IP(Internet Protocol)      The rules that provide basic Internet functions and the method by which computers know how to find each other.

ISP(Internet service provider)      An ISP can provide you with access to the Internet. ISP may also refer to a company that hosts you Web site. For example, EarthLink is an ISP.

Java      A high-level, platform-independent programming language created by Sun Microsystems. Java is a general programming language, but it is well-suited for developing Web Pages.

JavaScript      JavaScripts are often small pieces of code that can be inserted into HTML documents to perform more complicated tasks.

JPEG(joint photographic experts group)      Image compression standard, optimized for full-color digital images. Photographs are often converted into JPEG format because of the higher quality resolution it provides.

link      Generally refers to a connection from one Web page to another. A link often refers to a word or series of words, often highlighted in blue and underlined. Images may also be links.

Navigator      Web browser from Netscape.

page/Web page      One single document on the Web.

portal      A Web site that usually offers large amounts of information with search options and many other free services.