Technical Term – Unit 01: Digital Marketing Foundations
A concise introduction to how the web works for marketers: explains key technical terms (URL vs domain, IP address, server, browser, cookies, HTTPS/TLS, web hosting), the browser–server request/response cycle, and the roles of client-side (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) versus server-side (Java/PHP/Python) code in rendering and personalizing pages. Connects these basics to website success using the Traffic–Conversion–Revenue framework with Amazon examples: traffic sources (direct, referral, search), conversion enablers (site layout, on-site search, streamlined checkout, trust signals), and revenue maximization (cross‑sell, reviews, recommendations). Includes quick quiz reinforcement: URL definition, cookies recognize returning visitors, TLS encrypts sensitive data, and HTML is not a dynamic language.