Hosting Dictionary
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Anonymous FTP - Anonymous FTP allows anyone to download files from your website without having to setup individual logins and passwords.
ASP - Active Server Pages, a scripting language unique to Microsoft which allows users to create and utilize online databases.
Bandwidth - The amount of data that can be passed along a communications channel in a given period of time, usually monthly. Larger, or heavily trafficked sites need lots of bandwidth.
CGI - Common Gateway Interface script translates coded information from your internet server into a readable webpage.
CGI Bin - A subdirectory in your public HTML folder containing all CGI scripts.
CGI Library - A group of ready to use CGI scripts offered in most hosting plans.
Cpanel - A popular easy to use control panel used to help design and administer a website.
Dedicated Hosting - Usually used by businesses who require a lot of disk space and bandwidth due to large highly trafficked websites.
Disk Space - The amount of space needed to store your files on an internet server. The more information you have on your website, the more disk space you will need.
Domain - An easy to remember name for your website used as an internet address, and identifies the location of your web pages.
E-commerce - Commerce transacted electronically, or over the internet.
Firewall - A safety net so to speak, built by system administrators to keep files and information safe from those without valid access.
Front Page - A website creation tool developed by Microsoft that allows users to easily edit HTML.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol is used for exchanging information between computers over a network by uploading files from a users computer to the sites server.
HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language is the standard protocol for formatting and displaying information on the internet.
IMAP - Short for Internet Message Access Protocol, and similar to POP3, IMAP is used for retrieving email. IMAP supports additional features to those of POP3.
IP address - A unique numerical sequence used to identify an internet server. An IP address appears as a series of four groups of numbers separated by dots.
Java - A trademark used for a programming language designed to develop applications that can run on different platforms.
JavaScript - A separate language than Java, JavaScript can be inserted into HTML by users to design effects an complete specific tasks.
Linux - Used by most hosting companies, Linux is free software which enables users to configure their own operating system.
MS SQL - Allows windows based hosts to use a relational database.
My SQL Database - The most commonly used open source relational database, usually used on UNIX based servers.
Parked Domain - A parked domain allows you to have more than one domain name for your website.
PHP - Similar to Java, is a free open source script that can be embedded in HTML to make interactive websites.
POP3 - Short for Post Office Protocol, POP3 is a protocol used to retrieve email from a mail server, and is the most commonly used.
Reseller Hosting - An individual buys disk space on a hosting company's server to sell as their own brand. A lucrative alternative to starting your own hosting company.
Shared Hosting - The most inexpensive way to host a website done by dividing disk space among many sites on a single server.
SMTP - Short for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and is used to send email from one server to another. SMTP is the most commonly used protocol for sending email.
Spam - A disruptive, usually commercial message posted on a computer network or sent as an email.
SSH - very secure programs used to authenticate and encrypt internet communications.
SSI - A set of HTML tags that allow dynamic content on a webpage, usually used to include the same file on numerous web pages.
Sub Domain - A type of domain name that is part of a larger domain name. For example, forum.yourdomain.com.
UPS - Uninterruptible Power Sources are used to run a server on battery power for a short period of time to allow for a proper shutdown should a power outage or voltage surge occur.
Uptime - Refers to the amount of time a website is accessible to internet users. Web hosts try to maximize uptime.
UNIX - A trademark multi-user, multitasking operating system and is the foundation of Linux.
URL - Uniform Resource Locator refers to an address that identifies a specific file on the internet.
(VPS) Virtual Private Servers - A step up from shared hosting ideal for e-commerce, or webmasters who have outgrown shared hosting but not quite ready for dedicated server hosting.
WAP - Wireless Application Protocol enables wireless equipment such as cellular phones access the internet.
Windows Hosting - Web hosting plans designed specifically for the Windows operating system, and users who want ASP (Active Server Pages). |
