Hack (Core Hack) Adjusting a core Joomla file (i.e., the files that you uploaded before installing Joomla!). Any changes you make to core files will be overwritten during the next update, thus core hack is not recommended. In most cases, there are alternative workaround to change Joomla without hacking the core.
Global Configuration All critical settings of a Joomla site and server. They include the following: Site, System, Server, Permissions, and Text filters. You can access the Global Configuration settings through the Site menu in the Administration control panel.
Article In Joomla! an Article is a piece of content consisting of text (HTML), possibly with links to other resources (for example, images). Articles are the basic units of information in the content system and the bottom level in the content hierarchy. Since Joomla! 2.5 , each Article is in exactly one Category. A Category can be in another Category making it a sub Category. It is also possible to have Uncategorised Articles. These articles exist without being associated with any Category. Before Joomla! 2.5 and earlier versions, an Article was the third level in the hierarchy Sections ? Categories ? Articles. Now an Article is a bottom level and will alway be the second level or greater in hierarchy. Category ? Articles Category ? sub Category ? Articles Category ? sub Category ? sub Category ? Articles Articles are maintained using the Article Manager (see the Content Article Manager for or the Content Article Manager for ) which can be reached in the Administrator (Back-end) by clicking on the Content menu, then the Article Manager menu item. Reference: http://docs.joomla.org/Glossary
