Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series U, V, W) UDP – User Data gram Protocol. UDP is a stateless protocol in that UDP makes no provision for acknowledgment of packets…
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Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series S, T)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingTerms Relating to Web Hosting (Series S, T) SLP – Serial Line Internet Protocol. A standard protocol used to establish connections over dial-ups. SSL – Secure Socket layer. A method…
Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series L, M, N)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingLAN – Local Area Network. A network of computers within a limited area eg building. Modem – MOdulator and DEModulator. This device often used to transmit data over networks and…
Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series G, H, I)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingGateway – A connection between two or more networks. The connection may be between physical networks, logical networks, or network services. Host – This term is often referred to as…
Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series F)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingFirewall – A method used in a combination of software and hardware to split a LAN into two or more segments for security purposes. FTP – File Transfer Protocol. This…
Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series E)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingE-mail – Electronic Mail. An electronic way of sending messages, images, video, and sound to other users with an e-mail account. It is much faster than traditional ways of postal…
Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series D)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingDNS – Domain Name Server. Each machine on the Internet must have a unique IP address or link to one. The Internet stores addresses of servers or hosts as IP…
Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series C)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingCAN – Campus Area Network. A network linking up campus buildings to each other and with external networks like the Internet. CGI – Common Gateway Interface. A set of guidelines…
Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series B)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingBandwidth – The amount of data transfer available at one time. Bit – The smallest unit of information in a computer either represents the state “on” or “off”, or 1…
Terms Relating to Web Hosting (Series A)
November 6, 2006 / Web HostingActiveX – Similar to Applets but given greater control to the client’s system to execute commands/tasks. ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscribers Line. Please see DSL. Applets – These are programs…