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Address: |
The location
of an Internet resource. An email address may take the form of
johndoe@somecompany.com. A web address
looks something like "http://www.hartunghosting.com" |
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ADN: |
Advanced Digital Network - Usually refers
to a 56Kbps leased-line. |
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ADSL: |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - A DSL
line is where the upload speed is different from the download speed.
Usually the download speed is much greater. |
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AJAX: |
(Asynchronous Javascript And Xml)
Technique for dynamically updating web pages. AJAX is the term coined in
February 2005 to describe a collection of technologies used to
automatically update and manipulate the information on a web page while
it is being viewed in a browser. This allows developers to create more
sophisticated web pages and applications without having to add to the
native capabilities of the browser. |
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Anchor: |
A link at
the top of a page that instantly moves you down the page. An anchor
allows for easier navigation on a lengthy page. |
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Apache: |
Apache is the
most common web server (or HTTP server) software on the Internet.
Apache is an open-source application originally created from a series of
changes ("patches") made to a web server written at the National Center
for Supercomputing Applications, the same place the
Mosaic web browser was
created.
Apache is designed as a set of modules,
enabling administrators to choose which features they wish to use and
making it easy to add features to meet specific needs inlcuding handling
protocols other than the web-standard HTTP. |
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Bandwidth: |
A
measurement of the volume of information that can be transmitted over a
network at a given time. Think of a network as a water pipe - the higher
the bandwidth (the larger the diameter of the pipe), the more data
(water) can pass over the network (through the pipe). |
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BBS: |
Bulletin Board System - A computerized meeting and announcement
system that allows people to carry on discussions, upload and download
files, and make announcements without the people being connected to the
computer at the same time. In the early 1990's there were many thousands
(millions?) of BBS's around the world, most were very small, running on
a single home computer with 1 or 2 phone lines. I ran the Magic BBS here
in Lakeland, FL running Telegard
Software until the Internet. |
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BPS: |
Bits Per
Second - a measurement of the volume of data that a modem is capable of
transmitting. Typical modem speeds today are 28.8K bps. or 56K bps. ISDN
offers transfer rates of 128K bps. |
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Bookmark: |
A pointer to
a particular Website. Within browsers, you can bookmark interesting
pages so you can return to them easily. |
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Browser: |
A program
run on a client computer for viewing World Wide Web pages. Examples
include Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Opera. |
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Cpanel |
cPanel is a control panel that allows you
to control everything from adding / removing email accounts to
administering MySQL databases and more. Our cpanel come with a add-on
call
Fantastico. Click
here for more information |
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DHTML: |
Dynamic
HTML, a mixture of standards including HTML, style sheets,
JavaScript,
the Document
Object Model and scripting. |
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Dial-up Connection: |
A connection
to the Internet via phone and modem. |
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Direct Connection: |
A connection
made directly to the Internet - much faster than a dial-up connection.
DSL is an example. |
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Domain: |
The Internet
is divided into smaller sets known as domains, including .com
(business), .gov (government), .edu (educational) and others. (.net used
to be for internet and .org use to be for nonprofit groups but those
restrictions have now been taken off) New Domain names will be coming
featuring .coop, .aero, .tv, and others. |
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Domain Name: |
Allows you
to reference Internet sites without knowing the true numerical address.
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e-mail: |
Electronic
mail. |
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Fantastico |
Fantastico allows you to install over 50 scripts
instantly.
Blogs, Portals/CMS, Customer
Support, desks, forums, shopping carts,
Image Galleries, Mailing Lists.
Click here
for more information |
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FAQ: |
Frequently
Asked Questions - a collection of common questions and answers on a
particular subject. |
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Flash: |
Flash is a
very popular web authoring software developed by
Macromedia, it is used to create
vector graphics-based animation programs with full-screen navigation
interfaces, graphic illustrations, sound, and simple interactivity in an
antialiasing, resizable file format that is small enough to stream
across a normal modem connection. |
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FrontPage: |
A WYSIWYG
HTML editor created by Microsoft®. FrontPage® was one of the most popular applications used for creating Web sites. |
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FTP: |
File
Transfer Protocol - a set of rules for exchanging files between
computers via the Internet. |
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Google: |
The most widely used search engine in the World. It
claims to be the World's most comprehensive search engine having indexed
over 4.2 billion Web pages. |
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Home Page: |
The main
page of a Website. Also, the Website that automatically loads each time
you launch your browser. |
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HTML: |
HyperText
Markup Language - a collection of tags typically used in the development
of Web pages. |
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HTTP: |
HyperText
Transfer Protocol - a set of instructions for communication between a
server and a World Wide Web client. |
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HTTPS: |
A secure version of HTTP, implemented using the secure
sockets layer, SSL. See SSL |
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Hyperlink: |
A connection
between two anchors. Clicking on one anchor will take you to the linked
anchor. Can be within the same document/page or two totally different
documents. |
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Hypertext: |
A document
that contains links to other documents, commonly seen in Web pages and
help files. |
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ISP: |
Internet
Service Provider - the company which provides you with a connection to
the Internet via either a Dial-up Connection or a Direct Connection.
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IP Address: |
An Internet Protocol
(IP) address is a numerical identification (logical address) that is
assigned to devices participating in a computer network,
like ours 174.120.8.151. |
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Internet: |
The
worldwide network of computers communicating via an agreed upon set of
Internet protocol. Odds are that if you are reading this document, you
are probably on the Internet right now (just in case you didn't know).
The Internet is NOT the Web (see WWW). |
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Java: |
Developed by
Sun Microsystems, Java is a programming
language that is specifically designed for writing programs that can be
safely downloaded to your computer through the Internet and immediately
run. Using small Java programs (called "Applets"), Web programmers can
include functions such as animations, calculators, and other fancy
tricks. Java is a simple, robust, object-oriented, platform-independent
multi-threaded, dynamic general-purpose programming environment. |
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Java Script: |
A scripting language from Netscape that is only
marginally related to Java. Java and JavaScript are not the same thing.
JavaScript was designed to resemble Java, which in turn looks a lot like
C and C++. The difference is that Java was built as a general-purpose
object language, while JavaScript is intended to provide a quicker and
simpler language for enhancing Web pages and servers. |
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Mailing List: |
A list of
email addresses to which messages are sent. You can subscribe to a
mailing list typically by sending an email to the contact address with
the following in the body of the message: the word subscribe, the name
of the list, and your email address. |
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Nameserver: |
A computer
running a program that converts domain names into appropriate IP
addresses and vice versa. like ours
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NS1.hartunghosting.com
-
NS2.hartunghosting.com
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Network: |
A system of
connected computers exchanging information with each other. |
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Online: |
When you
connect to the Internet, you are online. |
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Page: |
An HTML
document, or Website (web page). |
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Provider: |
An Internet
Service Provider, or ISP. |
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Robot: |
A program
that automatically searches the World Wide Web for files. AKA: Bot. |
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Search Engine: |
A tool for
searching information on the Internet. Popular engines include InfoSeek,
Yahoo and Web Crawler. |
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Server: |
One half of
the client-server protocol runs on a networked computer and responds to
requests submitted by the client. Your World Wide Web browser is a
client of a World Wide Web server. This is also where you might "store"
your website. |
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SSL: |
Secured Sockets Layer is a protocol that transmits your
communications over the Internet in an encrypted form. SSL ensures that
the information is sent, unchanged, only to the server you intended to
send it to. Online shopping sites frequently use SSL technology to
safeguard your credit card information. |
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T1: |
A category
of leased telephone line service, allowing transfer rates of 1.5
megabits per second over the Internet. Too expensive for home users
(around $2000 per month), but commonly found in business environments.
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UNIX: |
A powerful
operating system used on the backbone machines of the Internet. World
Wide Web servers frequently run on UNIX. |
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URL: |
Uniform
Resource Locator - the method by which Internet sites are addressed. An
example would be "http://www.roberthartung.com", the address of our home
page. |
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VoIP: |
(Voice over IP) This is the practice of using an
Internet connection to pass voice data using IP instead of using the
standard public switched telephone network. This can avoid long distance
telephone charges, as the only connection is through the Internet. |
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WWW: |
World Wide
Web, or simply Web. A subset of the Internet which uses a combination of
text, graphics, audio and video (multimedia) to provide information on
most every subject imaginable. |
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Yahoo: |
A Web
directory created by a couple of guys from Stanford who now have more
money than the entire state of Arkansas. Rumor has it they own one
business suit between them. Their site is constantly updated and
provides an easy way of finding almost any Web page. Check it our for
yourself at
www.yahoo.com. |
