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Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the amount of information your connection to the Internet
can carry. On average, typical telephone lines can carry 1K of information
per second.
Banner
A banner is a graphic image (static, animated, or rich
media) that
is placed on web sites as an advertisement. Banners are commonly
used for brand awareness and generating sales.
Bevel
Adding a beveled effect to a graphic image gives the image a raised
appearance by applying highlight colors and shadow colors to the
inside and outside edges.
Bitmap graphic
A graphic imange which is composed of a pattern of dots. The individual
dots are stored as data on a computer. An example of an animation
that is a bitmap graphic is a GIF animation.
Bitmap Image (bmp)
A graphic image stored as a specific arrangement of screen dots,
or pixels. Web graphics are bitmap images. A graphic which is defined
by specifying the colors of dots or pixels which make up the picture.
Also known as raster graphics. Common types of bitmap graphics are
GIF, JPEG, Photoshop, PCX, TIFF, Macintosh Paint, Microsoft Paint,
PNG, FAX formats, and TGA.
Bleed or Bleeding Edge
When a page or a cover design extends to and
off the edge of the paper it is called a "bleed". In
print design, the artwork or block of color must extend off the
edge of the page. The artwork or block of color is then printed
on larger-size paper. Then the printed page is trimmed to the desired
size. (add an illustration)
Bookmark
Just as a paper bookmark is used as a reminder
of the page you are on in a book, electronic bookmarks are used
to bring you back to a web site or other site you may want to return
to. The Netscape browser lets you bookmark any site and save the
bookmarks in a file you can recall at any time. Microsoft Internet
Explorer uses the term "favorite" instead of bookmark
for the same concept.
Browser
The software used to view, manage, and access web pages by interpreting
hypertext and hyperlinks. The two most common browsers are Netscape
and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Web pages often appear differently
depending on the brand and version of the browser intended to view
them in.
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