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Hosting Terms
Address
Unique identifier of a web page. URL (Uniformed Resource Locator) is more
frequently used for this purpose.
ADN
(Advanced Digital Network). A 56kbps dedicated communication line.
ADO
ActiveX Data Objects. Different data sources can be accessed in the same way
within a single data model. The data can be located in various locations, like
spreadsheets, databases or ordinary files.
ADSL
(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop). High speed Internet access using the
telephone line. It uses line-adaptive modulation and provides data speeds from
384kbps to 1.5 Mbps (upstream and downstream speeds are usually different).
Unlike the dial up, it doesn't block the telephone line.
AIFF
Audio Interchange File Format. High quality audio file format introduced by
Apple.
Alias
A pointer to one or more users or hosts, typically used for sending
mail or logging in remotely.
Analog
In computing and electronics, analog refers to a signal that is
continuously varying throughout an unlimited range of values (soft,
loud amplitude; high, low frequency or pitch; strong, weak in amount
of signal).
Anchor
The place in a hypertext document which provides a link to another
file. Anchors are created by HTML tags that define the kind of
hyperlink.
Anonymous FTP (Anon FTP)
A method for downloading and uploading files using FTP protocol
without having a username or a password. In place of a username,
word "anonymous" is used, and in place of a password, email address
is usually used. If a hosting plan offers this service, your users
will be able to download or upload files with FTP without having
their own account.
Anonymous remailer
A SMTP server that allows sending anonymous email messages. It
removes or changes the "From" field of all messages that it
processes.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute. The U.S. standards
organization.
AOCE / Apple Open Collaboration Environment
A set of software for e-mail, directory services
AOL / America On Line
A division of AOL Time Warner, AOL is the world's largest provider
of internet access and ONLINE SERVICES.
Apache
Apache is the name of the software that allows you to run a web
service on a UNIX server. Apache is very popular and provides access
to most web sites on the internet.
App / Application
Any computer program that performs a certain function, but distinct
from the operating system that allows the program to run. A specific
word processing program is an "application" or "app" that will run
on a computer. Netscape Navigator, technically speaking, is a World
Wide Web client program or application, written for various
platforms and operating systems.
Appletalk
The proprietary local area network protocol developed by Apple for
their Macintosh range of processors. Current implementations exist
on Localtalk and Ethertalk
Applets
Applets are little programs designed to run inside of a Web browser.
There is nothing more magical about applets than any other kind of
application you run. But applets were one of the first technologies
that could animate Web pages and make them interactive and so
sparked a lot of excitement.
Archie
A database of anonymous FTP sites and files. Useful for finding
files of a specified type which are available via FTP.
ARPAnet
A pioneering NETWORK that formed the basis of the Internet. It was
funded mainly by U.S. military sources and consisted of a number of
individual computers connected by leased lines and using a
packet-switching scheme.
ASCII / American Standard Code for Information Interchange
The standard method for encoding character as 8-bit sequences of
binary numbers, allowing a maximum of 256 charcters. Text files are
customarily called "ASCII files".
ASP / Active Server Pages
A popular technique for automatically generating Web pages from a
template held on a SERVER. In conjunction with customized SCRIPTS,
ASP extracts appropriate information from a database and formats it
as HTML before sending it to a browser.
ASP / Application Service Provider
Application Service Providers allow companies to lease or rent
hardware and software applications.
Asynchronous
Not at the same time, or not dependent on something happening at the
same time. Email, fax, and voice mail are forms of asynchronous
communications.
ATM / Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) is a dedicated-connection switching
technology that organizes digital data into 53-byte cell units and
transmits them over a physical medium using digital signal
technology. Individually, a cell is processed asynchronously
relative to other related cells and is queued before being
multiplexed over the transmission path.
Authentication
A message or collection of data is considered and said to be
authentic when it is genuine and actually coming from the alleged
source. Message authentication is a procedure that allows
communicating parties to verify that received messages are
authentic. Authentication is a property by which the correct
identity of an entity or party is established with a required
assurance. The party being authenticated could be a user,
subscriber, service provider or network provider.
Avatar
A software-generated figure or form taken by a participant in an
online world, gaming environment or chat room. Avatar is the visual
character you use to represent yourself.
Hosting Tips
Ask your host to pay for your domain name.
If you want to host a NEW domain name, you can request
the hosting company to pay your domain name for you. The
cost of domain registration and renewal is about £6 per
year.Minimize your website expenses
If you are unusual about hosting and if you are still in the
development and testing stage of your website, go for cheap
hosting service. You save money by minimizing your website
expenses on the initial stage, and once your site is ready
for public to view, you can always decide to stay or move to
another host. Always choose to host with reliable hosts that
offer responsive technical support.
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user reviews and hosting news. This is simply because
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