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| Add-in |
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A mini program which runs in
conjunction with a web browser or other application that
enhances the functionality of that program. In order for the
add-in to run, the main application must be running as well. |
| Address |
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The location of an Internet
resource. An email address may take the form of info@slashtime.com
A web address looks something like http://www.slashtime.com |
| Anonymous FTP |
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Enables a user to retrieve files from another
site on the Internet without having to establish a user id and
password on the system. |
| Applet |
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A program designed to be
downloaded over a network and launched on a user's computer. |
| ASCII |
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American Standard Code for
Information Interchange. ASCII is a method of representing text
and other characters as numbers that makes it possible to
transmit data from one computer to another over a network. |
| Backup |
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To copy files to a second
medium (disk or tape) as a precaution in case the first medium
fails. |
| Bandwidth |
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A measurement of the amount
of information that is transmitted over a network at a given
time. |
| Bits per Second |
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The speed at which bits are
transmitted. |
| Bookmark |
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A pointer to a particular
Web site. Within browsers, you can bookmark interesting pages so
you can return to them easily. |
| Browser |
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A program enabling users to view World Wide Web
pages. You are using a browser to view this page. |
| Catch-All Email Address |
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Normally, any emails that are addressed to your domain name but
does not exist are bounced back to the sender as "message
undeliverable." This may be how you want your account set
up. However, with the catch-all email feature, any incoming
emails that go to your account where the username does not
exist, can be forwarded to another email address that you
specify. Therefore, if you set up the catch-all email feature,
then you will receive ALL incoming email - regardless of who it
is sent to. |
| CGI |
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Common Gateway Interface: An
environment that allows programs/scripts to run on a web server.
CGI scripts are used on websites to add interactivity. For
example, using CGI scripts, submitted web forms can email the
content to the webmaster. |
| Control Panel |
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A password-protected
web-based account management interface. |
| CPU |
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Central Processing Unit. The
CPU is the brains of the computer where most of the calculations
occur to maintain computer operation and run special
applications. |
| Disk space |
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The amount of hard disk
storage space to store HTML, graphic files, scripts and other
files that make up your website. |
| DNS |
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Domain Name Server or Domain
Name System: A distributed, replicated, data query service
chiefly used on the Internet for translating hostnames/domain
names into IP addresses. |
| Domain Name |
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A unique series of
alphanumeric characters separated by periods, in the form of
domain.com that is an address of a computer network connection. |
| Domain Registrar |
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A company that is accredited
by ICANN to license domain names. For example, Network
Solutions, Melbourne IT, and Register.com. |
| DOS Attack |
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Denial of Service attack. A
method of attacking a server by sending an abnormally high
volume of requests over a network, which essentially slows down
the performance of a server, such that the server is unavailable
for any users. |
| Download |
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The act of transferring a
data file from another computer to another computer over a
network. |
| DS3 |
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Digital Signal 3 or Data
Service Level 3 is a high-bandwidth "pipe" connection
to the Internet operating at speeds 44.736 megabits per second.
DS3 technology is used for T3 lines. |
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