A search engine may be defined as a web based software program that individuals use for purposes of searching the world wide web using certain key terms and key phrases. Using the provided key words and phrases, a search engine looks through its database and avails the necessary information. Search engines are challenging to say the least. Not only do they require frequent updates, they are created [...]

Definition A browser refers to a software program that provides a way to interact with and search for information on the world-wide web. The term web browser has its origin in the generic term used on interfaces that enable a person to browse online. The web browser enables one to visit different web sites and to navigate from one page of the site to the other. They can also send emails on that particular [...]

Wondering how to create a simple website? The days of relying on a web designer for a website are gone and there are several do-it-yourself options available today. It is important to consider all the options because we have different website needs and different web design skills. One of the most commonly used options is the use of ‘Quick Build’ templates. There are ‘Quick Build’ [...]

Tags are non-hierarchical terms or keywords that are assigned to information pieces like digital image, computer file and internet book mark. This type of metadata is helpful in the description of a particular item and lets one find it by searching or browsing. Tags can be chosen personally and informally by the creator of the item of by the person who is viewing it. The choosing is determined by the [...]

PageRank is feature used by Google to rate the level of web pages. It is therefore a significant factor in determining the pages brought by Google as results when a given search word is used. The feature was developed by the founders of Google- Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Before the discovery of PageRank, search engines were typically designed to identify pages that contained the highest density of [...]

Twitter is another form of a social networking site that popped up on the internet quite a few months ago. In an attempt to join the wave of communication and always on connections that people try to form, Twitter joined the ranks as one of the most popular sites on the internet just a few short weeks after it started. Interested in how Twitter actually works and how you too can get involved? Keep [...]

An internet cookie is a minute information piece in form of text that is normally downloaded to computers when people visit certain types of websites. Cookies were launched to the internet browsers by a pioneering firm known as Netscape. ‘Cookies’ had already been used by computer scientists to describe data pieces held by intermediaries. These cookies might originate from websites or graphic and [...]