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| Apache |
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Web server software that enables a server to answer requests for
web pages |
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| Autoresponders |
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An autoresponder is a mail utility on a web server that automatically
returns a prewritten message to anyone who submits e-mail to a particular
Internet address. Autoresponders are widely used to respond to visitor
requests for information on a topic. |
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| Bandwidth
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The amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of
time. |
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| Blogs |
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Blogging, or web logging software, is popular software that allows
you to add daily, diary like or news entries to a web page. |
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| Browser |
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Short for Web browser, a program that is used to locate and display
Web pages stored on a web server. |
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| CGI |
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(Common Gateway Interface) A small program written in a language
such as Perlacts as the glue between HTML pages and other programs
on the Web server. These scripts are useful for processing input from
forms. |
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| CGI-bin |
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The usual directory on a web server where CGI programs are stored.
Access to the CGI-bin or comparable folder is needed to create dynamic
programs or scripts on a web server. |
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| Cookie |
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A small bit of text information sent by a web server to a web browser.
Often stored on the visitor's local hard drive. |
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| Domain Name
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A domain name is an address on the Internet. For example, Computers
In Design's domain is www.computers-in-design.com. A domain name must
be registered with an approved domain name registrar such as Network
Solutions. Computers In Design Inc can register your domain name if
we host your web site. |
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| E-mail Alias |
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An mechanism for forwarding e-mail from a 'place-holder' e-mail
address which does not have a mail box to another e-mail address which
does have one. For example, if you have a limited number of POP e-mail
mail boxes with your hosting account, you can use place holder addresses
such as "info@yourcompany.com" or sales@yourcompany.com
and forward them to one of your real e-mail addresses. |
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| Extranet |
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An intranet that is partially accessible to authorized outsiders.
Whereas an intranet resides behind a firewall and is accessible only
to people who are members of the same company or organization, an
extranet provides various levels of accessibility to outsiders. |
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| Forms |
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An interactive web page set up to allow visitors to input information.
This information can trigger an automatic response from the web server,
such as accessing a database, or sending an e-mail message to the
site owner. The form can trigger an autoresponder which can automatically
reply to the visitor with the information they requested. |
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| FTP |
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Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol used on the
Internet for moving files between two computers. |
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| Hosting |
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Hosting (also known as Web site hosting, Web hosting, and Webhosting)
is the process of housing, serving, and maintaining files for one
or more Web sites.
Virtual Hosting allows many web sites to be hosted on the same
physical server, sharing the hardware and software resources while
the web domains are kept separate. This is how most web sites are
hosted.
In dedicated hosting, only a single web site is hosted on a server.
All the resources and bandwidth of the server are dedicated to that
web site. Only very busy sites require dedicated hosting.
Truly busy sites, such as Yahoo, Google, Amazon, or Microsoft are
hosted on multiple physical servers, sometimes at multiple locations.
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| HTML |
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Short for HyperText Markup Language, the authoring language
used to create documents on the World Wide Web. HTML defines the structure
and layout of a web document by using a variety of tags and attributes.
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| Internet |
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A global network connecting thousands of networks running on the
TCP/IP suite of protocols. |
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| Internet Directory |
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A directory such as Yahoo depends on humans for its listings. You
submit a short description to the directory for your entire site,
or editors write one for sites they review. A search looks for matches
only in the descriptions submitted.
Examples of Internet Directories:
http://www.yahoo.com
http://www.pairc.com
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| Intranet |
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A web site that is only accessible to the network to which it is
connected. Intranets are often used by companies to communicate information
to employees. |
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| IP Address |
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An number identifying a computer on TCP/IP network such as the internet.
IP addresses are 32-bit numbers written as four numbers separated
by periods. i.e. 161.58.237.230 |
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| Search Engine
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A web site that searches web pages for specified keywords and returns
a list of the web pages where the keywords were found.
http://www.excite.com
http://www.google.com
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| Pop E-Mail |
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POP3 is the standard protocol for receiving e-mail. POP3 is a client/server
protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet
server. Periodically, you check your mail-box on the server and download
any mail. |
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| Spam (UCE) |
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An inappropriate attempt to use a mailing list by sending the same
message to a large number of people who didn't ask for it. The term
probably comes from a famous Monty Python skit which featured the
word spam repeated over and over.
Sending Unsolicited Commercial Email is often a violation of your
Internet Access or Web Hosting Acceptable Use Policy.
You can read our Acceptable Use Policy here. |
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| SSL |
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The Secure Sockets Layer protocol is the universal standard on
the Web for authenticating Web sites to Web browser users, and for
encrypting communications between browser users and Web servers.
Because SSL is built into all major browsers and Web servers, installing
a digital certificate, or Server ID, enables SSL capabilities. A
Server ID is a digital credential that enables visitors using Web
browsers to verify your site's authenticity and to communicate with
it securely via SSL encryption. Installation charges for installing
an SSL certificate on your web server are separate from cost of
the certificate, which is provided for a yearly fee by a cerificate
issuing company such as Verisign.
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| Telnet |
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A telnet program runs on your computer and connects your PC to
a server on the Internet. You can then enter commands through the
Telnet program and they will be executed as if you were entering
them directly on the server console.
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| Unix |
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A popular multi-user, multitasking operating system developed at
Bell Labs in the early 1970s. It is the most common operating system
for servers on the Internet. |
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| Web Based
E-mail |
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Web based e-mail interfaces allow you to read your e-mail online
in your web browser. You can read, reply to and delete messages. You
can later download any messages you have not deleted. |
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| Web Logs |
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Web servers are usually set up with programs that record the actions
of visitors to your site. They do not capture the e-mail addresses
and names of your visitors, but you can use a web log analysis programs
to determine what type of traffic your site is receiving and show
where you could make improvements to the overall design of your site.
You can see an example of a web log report at
http://www.ravenstudioz.com/urchin/ravenstudioz.com/
If you have access to the raw server logs, you can download them and
analyze them in more detail. |
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| Web Server |
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A Web server is a program that serves the files that form Web pages
to Web users. Any computer can be turned into a Web server by installing
server software and connecting the machine to the Internet. |
