Anonymous FTP
Some computers throughout the internet allow you to connect to them through an <FTP> program as a guest, even if you don't have an official account there. This option is called Anonymous FTP.
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ASP
Active Server Pages, also known as Classic ASP or ASP Classic, is Microsoft's first attempt to create a dynamic <HTML> page: a single Internet page that can provide different information depending on context,like the current user, the current date, a random mechanism, etc.
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Autoresponder
Like the name suggests, an autoresponder is a computer program that automatically answers any emails sent to it. In our client-conscious marketing world, it's both a basic courtesy to your users and a powerful marketing tool.
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Bandwidth
The amount of data that can be transferred over the network in a fixed amount of time, usually expressed in bits per second (bps) or in higher units like Mbps (millions of bits per second). Examples: 28.8 modem can deliver 28,800 bps, a T1 line is about 1.5 Mbps
Blog
Short for web-log, these online diaries/personal columns have gained enormous popularity since 1999. Today they're a substantial part of the Internet, and serve many purposes, from the personal to the commercial
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CGI
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) allows the site owner to define a special response to specific requests from clients, usually visitors to the site
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cgi-bin
A directory on the server where the executable CGI scripts reside.
Client Side Actions
The term "client-side" refers to Internet actions that take place on your own computer, as opposed to the site's remote server
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Cold-Fusion
ColdFusion Markup Language, more commonly known as CFML, is a scripting language CFML generally augments standard HTML files with database commands, conditional operators, high-level formatting functions, and other elements to produce web applications. CFML can also be used to generate other languages, aside from HTML, such as XML, JavaScript, CSS, and so on.
Content Management System ( CMS )
In the context of websites, a Content Management System is a <dynamic website> that itself contains the means to generate and edit content
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Crawler (also known as spider)
A web crawler, also known as a spider or a search-bot (short of search-robot), is a software used by search engines to collect data for their search results. When you use ... click here to read further
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS for short) determine how to display Internet pages written in <HTML> or other markup languages. With the development of websites, it became... click here to read further
Database
A database is a file (or group of files) that store information in an organized fashion, usually in tables, and allows you to add new data, update or delete existing data, and run... click here to read further
Dedicated IP
Dedicated IP is a feature offered by hosting providers for an additional fee, and determines the way an <IP address> is assigned to your site. In shared hosting packages...
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Dedicated Server
A dedicated server is a type of hosting plan that guarantees increased resources and better control over your server configuration.
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DHCP
DHCP is the standard protocol for assigning <IP addresses> to network devices.
Each machine in a network needs its own IP address. This address must be unique within the network, else the network or parts of it will crash. For small, internal organization networks, addresses can be assigned manually and arbitrarily as long as there are no duplicates. In larger networks, and especially in the largest of all—the Internet—assigning unique IP addresses becomes a challenge.
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DNS
Short for Domain Name Service, DNS servers throughout the world are what makes browsing a comfortable human experience instead of a numeral nightmare.
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Domain Names / URL
Every site is identified by a unique string of numbers called its <IP address>. This numeric address is great for computers, but not so much for us humans. That's where domain names come into play, to make the browsing experience more human and comfortable.
The domain name is the alias assigned to a site, and is much more easily remembered. Some huge sites are known by their domain name, like Amazon.com and eBay.com.
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FrontPage and FrontPage Extensions
FrontPage is Microsoft's web design program, a powerful environment for creating, editing, and publishing web pages. Its user-friendly interface allows you to create professional page elements like buttons, forms, counters, etc., without bothering yourself with the HTML code behind the scenes
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FTP
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It's a communication protocol that allows you to contact other computers and upload files to them or download files from them. The most common use for FTP is to move files to and from your web hosting server.
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Hosting
Hosting is the service of storing Internet pages and other files on someone else's computer (server), and usually allowing Internet access to them.
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HTML
HTML, short for Hyper-Text Markup Language, is a language that allows you to write content while describing the nature of that content, for purpose of either layout or functionality... click here to read further
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol is the most common method for transferring data over the World Wide Web.
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IMAP
The Internet Message Access Protocol allows people worldwide to interact with central mail servers in order to receive, send, and generally manage their email Detailed IMAP article
IP address
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique set of numbers assigned to each device with <TCP/IP> capabilities, most commonly computers that are hooked up to the Internet. All Internet communication, from website access to emails, are based on IP addresses
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IP packet
The basic data chunk that can be sent over the Internet.
IRC
Internet Relay Chat. Multi-user chat service. IRC users can go into public or private channels to discuss a topic or transfer files. IRC servers are connected into networks. Please be cautiois, many hosts are vary of letting customers access IRC because of a possibility of a denial of service attack on the whole network.
ISP
Internet Service Provider. Basically a company that provides its customers access to the Internet.
Java
A programming language by Sun.
Java Servlets
Java servlets are a quick, efficient way to integrate Java with HTML, and so to create versatile dynamic web pages for any purpose
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JavaSript
A client-side programming language created by Sun and Netscape. JavaScript can be embedded in HTML pages to create interactive effects and do tasks like validate form data. JavaScript is a separate language from Java.
Linux
Linux is a free, <Open Source> operating system for PCs. Its strength comes from a number of major companies who specialize in Open Source and who constantly produce up-to-date, out-of-the-box versions of Linux
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MBps (uppercase B)
MegaBytes (MB) per second, 1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes
Mbps (lowercase b)
Megabits (Mb) per second, 1Mb = 1,048,576 bits
MySQL
The standard database software for web sites. A database is a file containing data organized into records which you can retrieve, sort and manipulate. This is done through SQL (Structured query language), a simple database query and programming language.
OC-1, OC-3, OC-12, OC-24, OC-48
Optical Carrier transmission speeds, used in fiber optic networks. OC-1 is 51.85 Mbps, higher levels are multiples of that.
PHP
PHP is a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language. If you are completely new to PHP and want to get some idea of how it works, have a look at www.php.net.
Ping
A network tool that checks to see whether you can communicate with another computer on the Internet by sending a short message to other computer.
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3. A protocol used so email programs can deliver emails to and from the server.
Shopping Cart
A shopping cart allows your visitors to collect your products together and purchase them in a easy manner. This is vital for any site with more than a few products.
Spider (also known as crawler)
Software used by search engines to index web sites
SQL
Structured Query Language. The most common query (information retrieval) language for relational databases.
Stat Counter
A stat counter (short for statistics counter, and also known as hit counter) is a piece of code which you can embed in your web pages to help you monitor site traffic. Stat counters can be found in varying levels of complexity, each serving a different purpose
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SSH
SSH is a procedure to communicate with the server (on your account) like Telnet, but more secure.
SSI
Server Side Includes. When using a UNIX system it is sometimes necessary to enable certain HTML files executable for the purpose of using SSI. Server Side Includes are often used to run a CGI script
SSL
Secure sockets layer. A standard for establishing a secure communication channel to prevent the interception of critical information (such as credit card data). Used to enable secure electronic financial transactions.
Sub domains
Sub-domains are a way to partition a <domain name> into smaller areas. If your web site is your home on the internet, then sub-domains are rooms in your home. Each sub-domain can act as a completely separate site, or as a seamless part of the larger site.
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Web space
Simply some space on a web server where you can put your web pages on. 100 MB means all your web pages including text, pictures and emails can not exceed a total size of 100 megabytes.
Whois
Whois (pronounced like the question "who is") is a question-response protocol for determining the registered owners of Internet resources, most commonly of domain names.
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WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get. Used by HTML editors and word processor programms
XML
eXtensible Markup Language. A new document format developed by the W3C.