HTML is short for HyperText Markup Language, the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. HTML defines the structure and layout of a Web document by using a variety of tags and attributes.

A web site is all the interlinked HTML files, usually containing information viewable in visitor's web browser stored on a server using the same domain name.

A Hosting Services Provider (HSP) is an application service provider dedicated to providing hosting services. Hosting is a service in which a website is stored on a server that is specially designed for websites

Once you secure a Domain Name and upload all relative files to Your Hosting Server anyone on the web will be able to access your web site by typing in http://www.YOURSITE.com. Otherwise it's still a website but sits only on a local machine (pc, mac) and accesed only by those who are at that particular machine.
Your email can then also be configured to send as:
sales@YOURSITE.com info@YOURSITE.com etc.

URL stands for Universal Resource Locater. But what this really means is the "http://www.yoursite.com/index.htm" text that appears at the top of your browser. The "http" refers to how your browser will communicate with an internet server. " HTTP" stands for HyperText Transfer protocol. The "www.yoursite.com" refers to a static IP address.

Index File is the top level file associated with the URL or web site directory.

Domain Name is the name of your web site, as in www.yourcompany.com You have to pay an annual fee for the right to use a domain name (even if you never set up a host server for it). As long as you keep the name registered with an accredited Registrar no one else can use that exact name or URL.

TLD abbreviation for Top Level Domain. Examples of TLD's are .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov. Foreign countries have their own set of TLD's, Mexico's for instance are: .mx, .com.mx, .net.mx, .org.mx, .edu.mx, and .gob.mx. The United Kingdom's TLD's are .co.uk, .net.uk, .ac.uk, .org.uk, .gov.uk.

A Server is a special high speed computer with an "always on" connection to the internet which houses your web site. When someone types in your domain name, the server sends the web page to their computer's web browser.

Search Engines are databases which classify web site content according to key words and actual content. search engines use automated programs called "spiders" to analyze web pages and classify the content according to what the page designers have indicated and/or what the site contains.
You can also submit web sites to search engines for inclusion generally for a price.

Ecommerce is conducting business on the web via web site or some other form of electronic transfer or exchanging of goods and services for profit online.

A Gateway is a node on a network that serves as an entrance to another network. In enterprises, the gateway is the computer that routes the traffic from a workstation to the outside network that is serving the Web pages. On your Home PC, the gateway is the ISP that connects the user to the internet.

In enterprises, the gateway node often acts as a proxy server and a firewall. The gateway is also associated with both a router, which use headers and forwarding tables to determine where packets are sent, and a switch, which provides the actual path for the packet in and out of the gateway.

A Payment Gateway routes a customer from the product portion of your web site to the payment and purchase process where their credit card and vital information can be transferred securely.

There are many different names for Pre Designed types of web sites, Pre Packaged, Pre order, Skeleton, Template, Discount to name a few. It all means the same thing "made prior to specific order".

Merchant Account allows the business owner to accept credit card payments from the consumer and have the deposit transaction sent to their Merchant Account as a sale.

SSL short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL works by using a private key to encrypt data that's transferred over the SSL connection.

Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers. By convention, URL's that have implemented an SSL connection start with https: instead of http:, or have a security locked at the bottom right hand corner of your browser window.

HTTP short for HyperText Transfer Protocol, the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.
For example, when you enter a URL in your browser, this actually sends an HTTP command to the Web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested Web page.

FTP short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol used on the Internet for exchanging files. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser and SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the Internet in that, like these technologies, FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer.
FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server (e.g., uploading a Web page file to a server).

Flash A bandwidth friendly and browser independent, rich media, vector-graphic animation technology. As long as different browsers are equipped with the necessary plug-ins (97 percent of desk tops are Flash enabled).
Flash animations will look the same in all browsers. With Flash, users can draw their own animations or import other vector-based images. Flash was known as FutureSplash until 1997, when Macromedia Inc. bought the company that developed it.

Static Generally refers to elements of the Internet or computer programming that are fixed and not capable of action or change. The opposite of static is dynamic.
A Web site that is static can only supply information that is written into the HTML and this information will not change unless the change is written into the source code. When a Web browser requests the specific static Web page, a server returns the page to the browser and the user only gets whatever information is contained in the HTML code.

Dynamic A dynamic Web page contains content that a user can interact with, such as information that is tied to a database. The user can request that the information, such as ticket availability or airline flight data, be retrieved from a database.
Dynamic also refers to graphics, text, menus, popup's, JavaScript, most functions on a web site that change, swap image, move, animate or gives the viewer an opportunity to interact is considered to be "Dynamic".

Yes they should, The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) sets the Internet standard for for web coding and structure.
• You can visit W3C web site here

Section 508 disabilities standards, is the standard that electronic information needs to be displayed in order to service handicapped as well as hearing and vision impaired visitors. This standard named 508 Compliance is defined by the United States Government. You may read more information by following the link below.
• You can visit 508 Standard here