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PDF

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Portable Document Format

-lines and letters are defined as x and y coordinate. Can be redrawn at different zoom levels

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API

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Application Programming Interface

-specialized libraries of code accessible on the Internet

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SVG

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Scalable vector graphics

-contain code for defining graphics and can be written with a text editor

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XML

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Extensible Markup Language

  • used for SVG files
  • concentrates on what the elements within the file mean
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Ajax

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Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

  • new form of client-server interaction
  • maintains continuous connection with the server
  • leads to faster response
  • assists zooming and panning in GoogMaps
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PHP

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Personal home page

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HTML

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Hypertext markup language

-the script that defines the layout of the page.

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CSS

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Cascading Style Sheets

-tool used by Ajax for programming. Edits formatting

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P2P

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Peer to peer

-model for Internet distribution

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DNS

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Domain name server