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Hosting Terms
IIS
Microsoft Internet Information Server. Microsoft's Web server that comes
built-in with Windows NT Server 4 and Windows 2000 server. Here is Microsoft's
IIS web site.
Icon
An icon is a small image, usually a symbol, used to graphically represent a
software program, file, or function on a computer screen. Icons make it easier
to recognize and locate these things.
Image Map
An image displayed on the webpage that has different areas that are
hyperlinks. By clicking on different parts of the image browser can be
redirected to another webpage, or can display modified version of the current
one.
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol. A method allowing a client email program
to access remote messages stored on a mail server. The protocol includes
operations for creating, deleting, and renaming mailboxes, checking for new
messages, message parsing, searching, and setting and clearing flags. IMAP was
originally developed in 1986 at Stanford.
IMHO
In My Humble Opinion (or: In My Honest Opinion)
IMO
In My Opinion
Internet
Not to be confused with internet (with lowercase i). The word Internet
refers to all the computer networks worldwide that are connected together.
TCP/IP is the de facto standard protocol set for Internet.
Internet backbone
An extremely fast network that connects major cities. Most often it utilizes
T3 circuits and provides the bandwidth of 45Mbps.
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
A network control protocol running on top of the IP protocol. It is used by
Internet hosts to maintain information related to multicast. All machines that
want to use the multicast have to have the IGMP implemented.
Internet telephony
Internet telephony is the conversion of analog speech signals used on
current telephone systems into digital data, allowing calls to be sent over the
Internet, bypassing long distance charges. While the Internet was first devised
as a way of transmitting data, it is now being used to make voice calls.
Internet telephony is projected to explode as the costs plummet.
InterNIC
The organization that handles domain name registrations. See http://www.internic.net/
Intranet
A part of an organization's network that is private. Only authorized
individuals have access to the intranet. Besides that an intranet is very
similar to the Internet in a sense that it offers the same services and uses the
same protocols.
IP
(Internet Protocol) is tha main protocol used on the Internet.
IP Address
Short for Internet Protocol Number. This is a unique number consisting of 4
numbers, each between 0 and 255, separated by periods (e.g. 201.0.57.254). Every
computer that is connected to the Internet has a unique IP number to identify
it. The IP number is also called a "IP address" or "dotted quad".
IP packet
IP packet is the basic data chunk that can be sent over the Internet. All
the data is partitioned into IP packets on the sending computer and reassembled
on the receiving computer.
IPX
Internet Packet Exchange. A Novell's proprietary network protocol.
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. The most popular IRC client program is mIRC. Many hosts
are vary of letting customers access IRC because of a possibility of a denial of
service attack on the whole network.
ISDN
(Integrated Services Digital Network). An international standard that
governs the transmission of both voice and data. It uses a digital circuits and
has speed of 64Kbps. It can be used for normal telephone service as well as data
transmission.
ISO
(International Organisation for Standardisation). An Geneva-based
international organization that develops and publishes various international
standards.
ISP
Internet Service Provider. A company that provides its subscribers with
Internet access. Customers have a username and a password and can dial-up or use
a cable or DSL line to connect to ISP's network which is connected to the
Internet. The biggest ISP is AOL.
ITU
(International Telecommunication Union). (Formerly CCITT). Another
international standards body concerned with telecommunications.
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