Website Hosting & Domain Glossary / Definitions / Terminology
The following website hosting glossary is provided to help clear up much of the confusion pertaining to the different phrases and acronyms used to describe hosting features and terminology related to website hosting.
Access database
MS Access® published by Microsoft is an easy to use and highly integrated database creation and maintenance software that integrates with many Microsoft® Office products. Access is a good choice if you want to use data from an existing Microsoft Office product or if you do not have large amounts of data.
Administrative Contact
Individual authorized to interact with their domain registrar on behalf of the domain name registrant.
Anonymous FTP
Allows the public to log into an FTP server with a common login. Anonymous FTP is beneficial for the distribution of large files to the public, avoiding the need to assign large numbers of login and password combinations for FTP access.
Apache
An open-source Web server for UNIX, Windows 2000 and other platforms. Apache has become the most popular Web server in use today, due to its powerful feature set and excellent performance. Because the Apache source code and related documentation are freely available, the server can be adapted to meet specific needs.
Applet
An embedded program on a website usually written in the coding language called Java. They are mainly used for creating a virtual or 3-dimensional object that may move or interact with the website.
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Standard for the code numbers used by computers to represent all the upper and lower-case Latin letters, numbers, punctuation, etc. There are 128 standard ASCII codes each of which can be represented by a 7 digit binary number: 0000000 through 1111111, plus parity.
ASP and ASP.NET (Active Server Pages)
Regular HTML web pages with embedded scripts (VBScript or JavaScript) that deliver dynamic content processed by a server before the page displays to the user. ASP pages end with the extension ".asp." Because ASP pages are dynamically generated, they enable web developers to make their sites dynamic with database driven content.
ASP is a feature of Microsoft® IIS® (Internet Information Server) and is supported by most Windows 2000 platforms.
ASP.NET, also known as ASP+, is Microsoft's most recent version of ASP and is a feature of Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Server). Like ASP, ASP.NET enables customization of HTML pages using database queries. ASP.NET, however, supports code written in Visual Basic, C++, C# and Perl. ASP.NET files end with the .aspx extension.
Audio Streaming
The process of providing audio content on a web site.
Auto-Responder
An automated email reply that acknowledges receipt of an incoming message for a specific email address. You can use an auto-response to automatically send customers who contact you via email a thank you message, that certain actions are being taken, or you are on vacation and will be back next week.
Backbone
The main line of a series of connections within a network.
Bandwidth
The amount of data that can be transmitted through a connection in a fixed amount of time. Bandwidth is usually measured in BPS (bits per second).
Baud
Unit of signaling speed equal to the number of discrete signal elements transmitted per second. Baud is synonymous with bits per second (bps). In common usage the baud rate of a modem is how many bits it can send or receive per second.
Billing Contact
Individual designated to receive the invoice for domain name registration and re-registration fees.
Bit
Binary DigIT. A single digit number in base-2, in other words, either a 1 or a zero. The smallest unit of computerized data. Bandwidth is usually measured in bits-per-second.
BPS - Bits-Per-Second
A measurement of how fast data is moved from one place to another.
Byte
A set of bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made.
Browser
Software that is used to look at various kinds of Internet resources. Examples include Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's Navigator.
Certificate Authority
An organization that issues and manages security certificates that are used to establish credentials and verify identities when performing electronic transactions. See also SSL.
ColdFusion
A scripting language for designers that want wish to do advanced development and/or database interfacing. A set of Web development products that enable you to build dynamic websites and Internet applications. With ColdFusion, you can develop a site or application that pulls data from a content database and then use templates to dynamically create website pages using the content stored in your database. ColdFusion is often used to build ecommerce sites.
CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
Translates data from a web server and then displays that data on a web page or in an email. A set of rules that describe how a web server communicates with another piece of software on the same machine, and how the other piece of software (the 'CGI script') talks to the web server. A common use of CGI is in form processing, where the web browser sends form data to a CGI script on the server, the script integrates the data with a database, and sends back the results as a web page. Use of CGI can make a sites more dynamic and add interactivity for the user. CGI scripts are just scripts which use CGI. Those scripts can be written with Perl, PHP, MIVA, Python, and other scripting languages.
CGI-Bin
Directory on a web server in which CGI programs are stored.
CGI Scripts
Common Gateway Interface Scripts are small programs that takes data from a web server and do something with it, like sending content from a form to an e-mail message, or turning the data into a database query.
CGI protocol enables a Web page to run a CGI program on a Web server. CGI scripts are used to supplement basic HTML to make your site more interactive and functional. Hit counters, guest books, order forms and many other useful features can all be programmed with CGI scripts.
Client
A remote computer connected to a host or server that represents the customer side of a client/server relationship. Client can refer to you, to your computer, or to the software running on your computer.
Co-location Server
A web server owned by the customer and located and maintained at another location (hosting company's data center and maintained by their staff).
ColdFusion enables you to perform tasks such as:
• Query existing database applications for data.
• Create dynamic queries facilitating more flexible data retrieval.
• Execute stored procedures in databases.
• Enhance the standard HTML form capabilities with data validation functions.
• Dynamically populate form elements through database retrieval.
• Customize the display dates, times and currency values with formatting functions.
ColdFusion
A set of Web development products developed by Allaire, which has recently merged with Macromedia.
The ColdFusion development environment makes it easy for you to build dynamic Web sites and Internet applications. With ColdFusion, you can develop a site or application that pulls data from a content database and then use templates to dynamically create Web site pages using the content stored in your database. ColdFusion is often used to build ecommerce sites.
Control Panel
Web-based administrative features that allow you to manage various aspects of your hosting account from your web browser
Cookie
A small browser stored text file that enables a server to identify you and or your preferences for a particular site.
Data Transfer
Amount of data that is transferred from a server as visitors view the pages of a website.
Database
A file containing records of information that are organized and presented to serve a specific purpose, such as searching, sorting, and recombination of data.
Dedicated Server
A server that provides services for only one account or domain.
Disk Space
Amount of hard drive space on a web server provided for your website's files.
DNS
Domain Name System. The system responsible for translating domain names into numeric IP addresses. The DNS maintains a list of all the domain names and distributes them throughout the world.
Disk space
Also known as Web space. The amount of allocated storage you are given on your Web hosting account. This enables you to store files, Web pages, email, databases and graphics. Web space is measured in MB (megabytes).
Domain
A unique Internet address that identifies where a web server is located (i.e.. 1-hosting-solutions.com).
Domain Alias
A domain name that points to another domain. Domain aliases enable users to access the same Web site through a number of different addresses.
Domain Name
The unique label that identifies a specific Web site, such as 1-hosting-solutions.com. Typically, domain names convey information about a site and are easier to remember than the associated numeric IP address. When a user types a domain name in a browser, the DNS locates the registered domain name and translates that into a numeric IP address.
Domain Parking
The hosting option that enables you to register a domain name now even if you are not ready to build and post a Web site.
Domain Name Registration
The process that must be completed before users can access your Web site. The registration process involves two basic steps: Reserving your domain name and then registering the domain name with the name server so that the IP address of your domain name can be disseminated throughout the Internet.
DSN
DSN, which stands for Data Source Name, is a method of connecting to a database. The DSN contains information such as the database name, directory, database driver and user name and password for the database.
DSN-less Connections
A DSN-less connection is a method of connecting to a database without specifying a named data source. DSN-less connections don't require the creation of an ODBC DSN. Instead of relying on information stored in a file or in the system registry (as DSN connections do), DSN-less connections specify the driver name and all driver-specific information in the connection string.
Because a DSN-less connection is essentially "hard-coded" to use a certain driver, user identity and database location, problems may arise when database parameters change. Because the variety of connection parameters can differ greatly from one ODBC data source drive to another, it is recommended that you use a DSN whenever possible.
E-Commerce
Electronic commerce or e-business. Refers to the general exchange of goods and services via the internet. Common e-commerce transactions include the buying and selling of goods, banking and ordering services online.
Encryption
Transforming data so that it is unreadable to everyone except the intended recipient. The recipient of the encrypted data must have the proper decryption key to decipher the message.
E-mail
Electronic Mail - The exchange of electronic text messages and computer file attachments between computers over a communications network, such as a local area network or the internet.
Email alias
An email alias is a "virtual" email account. It enables you to use an email address that doesn't really exist and have all the messages sent to that address routed to a real email account. For example, you may want to provide a link on your website that enables visitors to send email to the Web Master, who is really you.
You can use the email alias webmaster@yourdomain.com but have the email routed to your real email account. You can also use email aliases to overcome problems with duplicate email addresses. If the email address you want to use is already taken, you can still use it as an alias and then route the email to a valid address.
Email forwarding
The feature that enables you to have email messages sent to one address automatically forwarded to a different email address. For example, you can specify that all email messages sent to you@yourcompany.com be immediately forwarded to you@yourISP.com.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Documents that list and answer the most common questions on a particular subject.
FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface
A standard for transmitting data on optical fiber cables at a rate of around 100,000,000 bits-per-second (10 times as fast as Ethernet, about twice as fast as T-3).
Flash and Shockwave
Flash and Shockwave are multimedia tools developed by Macromedia that enable you to provide interactive presentations and Web sites utilizing the latest streaming and audio technology. SWF and MIME files are associated with Flash and Shockwave.
FoxPro
A database application designed for building desktop, client/server, and Web database applications. Microsoft Visual FoxPro is able to manage fairly large volumes of data.
FrontPage
Microsoft FrontPage provides users a What You See is What You Get (WYSIWYG) HTML editor, includes a publish feature that enables users to transfer files to and from the Web server and supports advanced features such a guest books and hit counters. In order for you to use all of the features that come with Microsoft® FrontPage®, FrontPage Extensions must be installed for your account.
FrontPage Server Extensions
The set of files that provide FrontPage-based Web sites with extended functionality, such as multi-user and remote authoring support, search features, forms and usage analysis.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
A method used to transfer files across the Internet. FTP is typically used to upload and download files between your own computer and the server hosting your site.
Gateway
A hardware or software set-up that translates between two dissimilar protocols, or any mechanism for providing access to another system.
Gigabyte
1024 Megabytes.
Hit
A single request from a web browser for a single item from a web server; thus in order for a web browser to display a page that contains 3 graphics, 4 'hits' would occur at the server: 1 for the HTML page, and one for each of the 3 graphics.
Host
Name server. Any computer on a network that is a "warehouse" for services available to other computers on the network.
Hosting
This term can be used to refer to the housing of a web site, email or a domain. Every website is stored on a computer (server) that is connected to the web. When your site is stored on one of these servers, your site is being "hosted" by the server.
HTML - Hypertext Mark-up Language
The coding language to create hypertext documents (HTML files) on the web (Web pages).
HTTP - HyperText Transport Protocol
Protocol for moving hypertext files across the Internet.
Hypertext
Any text that contains links to other documents - words or phrases in the document that can be chosen by a reader and which cause another document to be retrieved and displayed.
Impression
Describe when a banner advertisement is loaded on a web page and displayed to a user. Also referred to as exposure.
Intranet
A private network inside a company or organization that uses the same kinds of software that you would find on the public Internet, but that is only for internal use.
IP Number/IP address
The unique number assigned to every computer linked to the Internet. Your ISP provider assigns you an IP address each time you connect to the Internet. The DNS converts your numeric address to your domain name. Internet Protocol Numbers are unique and consist of 4 parts separated by dots, e.g. 208.144.255.1
ISAPI - Internet Server Application Programming Interface
An API for writing extensions to web servers. It complements or replaces the Common Gateway Interface (CGI), the standard interprocess protocol for writing extensions to web servers.
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
A way to move more data over existing regular phone lines and can provide speeds of roughly 128,000 bits-per-second over regular phone lines.
ISP - Internet Service Provider
A company that provides access to the Internet, such as AOL. Allows users to dial up through a modem, DSL, or cable connection to view the information on the internet.
Java
A programming language developed by Sun Microsystems specifically for writing programs that can be safely downloaded to your computer through the Internet using small Java programs (called "applets"). Pages can include functions such as animations, calculators, and other jazzy enhancements. Java is a simple, robust, object-oriented, platform-independent multi-threaded, dynamic general-purpose programming environment.
JavaScript
A scripting language for web pages designed by Sun Microsystems and Netscape as a supplement to the Java programming language. With Javascript, developers can to create sophisticated sites and make them interactive. Java and JavaScript are not the same thing. Java was built as a general purpose object language, while JavaScript is intended to provide a quicker and simpler language for enhancing pages.
JSP - Java Server Pages
A technology similar to ASP that enables you to embed small programs, called servlets, in your Web pages. These programs run on the Web server and modify the content of your pages before the page is sent to the user.
Kilobyte
A thousand bytes. Actually, usually 1024 bytes. Abbreviated as K.
LAN - Local Area Network
A computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building.
Linux
Operating system developed as an alternative to Unix. It is known for being open source (free) software that usually uses apache for its web server. While linux does not offer some of the features of a windows system, they tend to be more secure and faster.
Log File
A file that contains detailed information about your site's activity in raw Web server format. The information in the log file enables you to perform advanced site analysis and gain valuable marketing insights. See also Statistics; Referrer Log.
Maillist
(or Mailing List) A (usually automated) system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the maillist. In this way, people who have many different kinds of e-mail access can participate in discussions together.
Megabyte
A million bytes. A thousand kilobytes.
Mail-List
An automated system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mail-list.
Managed Server
A server whose software, hardware and operations are managed by a system administrator. A managed server enables you to focus on your business instead of the day-to-day system administration tasks.
Merchant Account
A type of bank account that enables you to accept and process credit card payments online. Merchant accounts handle fraud checks on each transaction and manage the transfer of funds from your customers' credit cards to your bank account. You must have a merchant account in order to perform online credit card transactions. Additionally, you will need an online payment gateway. In some cases, these are included with a merchant account.
Meta tag
A hidden tag in your HTML code that describes some aspect of your site. When someone uses a search engine to find a Web site that provides information on a particular subject, the search engine uses the information contained in your pages' meta tags to determine if your site is a "match."
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft's SQL database software that enables high performance database querying for larger-scale projects and allows you to connect remotely via Enterprise Manager to edit and manage your databases. Languages such as ASP and ColdFusion can be used to query the data in your Microsoft SQL Server database.
MIME Types
MIME, which stands for Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions, enables exchange of different file types and formats over the Internet.
MX Record
The record that specifies the mail servers that handle email for your domain.
MySQL
A multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. MySQL offers speed, robustness and ease of use.
Nameserver
A program that stores and tracks DNS information. A computer that performs the mapping of easily remembered domain names to IP addresses. Sometimes referred to as a host server.
Network
Any time you connect 2 or more computers together so that they can share resources, you have a computer network. Connect 2 or more networks together and you have an internet.
NIC (Networked Information Center)
Any office that handles information for a network. NIC also refers to Network Interface Card which plugs into a computer and adapts the network interface to the appropriate standard.
NIC Handle
A unique identifier, up to 10 alpha-numeric characters, assigned to each domain name record, contact record, and network record in Network Solutions' domain name database.
OC-3
Internet backbone that transmits 155,000,000 bits per second. One of the fastest connections.
ODBC
Open Database Connectivity. A standard method of accessing databases developed by Microsoft. ODBC connections enable you to connect to, retrieve data from and post data to your ODBC-compliant database regardless of the database management system handling the data.
Parking (Domain Name)
The process of registering the domain name under a name server.
Password Protected Directory
Directories that require visitors to submit a valid user name and password before accessing the contents. These are frequently used for administrative purposes or for secure data.
Payment Gateway
A payment gateway is a service that connects your online store with your merchant account provider. This service reads the information from the order forms and translates that information for the merchant account. The payment gateway also verifies that the customer's credit card account has the necessary credit available for the purchase.
Perl
An interpretive programming language designed for processing text. Perl is one of the most popular languages for creating CGI scripts.
PHP
An open-source server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language. PHP is used primarily on UNIX Web servers and is an alternative to Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) technology.
PHP script is embedded within a Web page. The Web server calls PHP to interpret and perform the operations specified in the PHP script. Web pages with embedded PHP script can use the file extensions .php, .php3 or .phtml.
Plug-in
Software that adds features to a larger piece of software.
POP3 - Post Office Protocol 3
A method of retrieving email from a server. POP3 Email Accounts are standard email addresses that you can use with your domain name. For example, name@yourdomain.com. They are not web-based email addresses, and can use with any email software, such as Outlook Express, MS Outlook, etc.
Primary Server
Name server used first and will be relied upon before any of the other name servers.
Propagation
The process of notifying name servers around the world when your site location changes to a new IP address or when you have registered a new domain name on the Internet. Propagation can take up to 72 hours.
Protocol
The communications rules computers have to follow to talk to each other on a network. The Internet is a diverse collection of networked computers and is full of different protocols, including PPP, TCP/IP, SLIP, and FTP.
Python
An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.
Raw Log Files
Files that contain detailed information about your site's activity in raw Web server format. By analyzing the log file, you can gain valuable insights that will enable you to better market your site.
RealAudio® and RealVideo®
The streaming audio and video delivery systems for the Internet developed by RealNetworks. The system is client-server based, meaning both the browser and the server must have RealAudio/Video components for it to work.
Registrant
Individual or organization that registers a specific domain name and has the right to use that specific domain name for a specified period of time. They are the "legal entity" of that URL.
Registration
Process of obtaining a domain name.
Registrar
A company that has been certified to register domain names. There are a limited number of registrars permitted to access and modify the master database of domain names maintained by InterNic. The organization ICANN is responsible for certifying companies as domain name registrars. A registrar is not the same as a Web host.
SA-File Upload
An Active Server component that enables users with a Web browser to transmit files from their local hard disk to a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) Web server.
Secondary Server
The backup to a primary name server in the event that the primary server becomes unavailable.
Secure Server
Web server that uses special software, called security protocols, to protect against third-party tampering. Making purchases from a secure server ensures that a user's payment or personal information is translated into a code so that it cannot be stolen.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
A method of ensuring that information submitted through your website is secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorized users. Information submitted via an SSL-secured form is transmitted in an encrypted state. SSL is most commonly used for online credit card transactions.
Server
A host computer on a network that stores information files, web pages and other services and responds to requests for information from clients. The term server is also used describe the software and operating system that makes the act of serving information possible.
Sharepoint Team Services
SharePoint Team Services is Microsoft's Web site solution that enables organizations to more easily share information, collaborate and manage group activities and shared deliverables on a corporate intranet or on the Internet using their browsers. SharePoint includes Index Server for searching, Microsoft Database Engine for database requirements, and FrontPage Server Extensions for FrontPage-based functionality.
Shell Account
The most powerful type of account. These account types provide access to your servers via FTP, POP3 and, with some plans, SSH. You Master User account is a shell account; it enables you to transfer files to and from the server, read and send email and log onto the server.
Shopping Cart
A section of an online store where a customer can order products and provide credit card information.
SOAP Toolkit
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a lightweight XML-based protocol designed to exchange structured and typed information on the Web. SOAP can be used in combination with protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, and MIME. The SOAP Toolkit enables developers to add XML Web Service functionality to existing COM applications and components.
Spam
The term for unsolicited mass email, also known as UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email).
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
A protocol for sending email messages across the Internet. It is used in conjunction with both POP3 and IMAP, protocols that enable you to download messages from a mail server to your computer. SMTP is used for outgoing mail while POP3 and IMAP are used for incoming mail.
SQL - Structured Query Language
The most popular database language in use today, SQL is used to create database queries that take the form of commands. SQL queries enable you to select, insert, update and determine the location of data, among other tasks. MySQL and Microsoft® SQL Server utilize the SQL language.
SSI - Server Side Includes
Data files that are added into a page or pages by the web server. They make website management much easier/faster. For example, if you had 25 pages in your site and you used the same footer on every page of the site, you could create a file called footer.html and use SSI to include that footer to the bottom of every page. When its time to change the footer, you just change the footer.html file and you've just updated every footer on every page of your site.
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
A method of ensuring that information submitted through your Web site is secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorized users. Information submitted via an SSL-secured form is transmitted in an encrypted state. SSL is most commonly used for online credit card transactions.
SSL Certificate
Also known as a digital certificate. An electronic document that contains the information necessary to establish a secure SSL connection. This is nearly always a must for shoppers, and is usually indicated by a picture of a padlock in the browser window. When SSL is used in credit card transactions, the Web site collecting the credit card information and the site to which the information is being transmitted must both have an SSL Certificate. A virtual or shared SSL certificate is an SSL security certificate you share with other domains.
Statistics
Detailed information regarding your Web site, including the number of hits, the source of those hits, most popular pages and amount of data transferred, as well as other useful information.
Subdirectory domain
A subdomain that points to a subdirectory of your main Web directory.
Subdomain
Subdomains are a formal Internet address within a domain, such as subdomain.yourdomain.com. Also known as a third-level domain. Domain names are composed of at least two levels, a top-level domain and a second-level domain. The top-level domain is the suffix or extension attached to Internet domain names (for example, .com, .net and .org). A second-level domain (SLD) is the portion of the URL that identifies the owner associated with an IP address. To further distinguish your second-level domain name, you use a third-level domain name, or subdomain, such as "help.1-hosting-solutions.com."
T-1
A connection capable of carrying data at 1,544,000 bits-per-second. T-1 is the fastest speed commonly used to connect networks to the Internet.
T-3
A connection capable of carrying data at 44,736,000 bits-per-second.
TCL - Tool Command Language
A programming language and associated library that can be used to develop CGI scripts.
Technical Contact
Person or organization who maintains the primary domain name server. The technical contact should be able to answer technical questions about the domain name's primary domain name server.
Telnet
Program for connecting to a remote host or server on the Internet (also known as remote login). It is primarily used to access online databases or to read articles stored on university servers. A user typically has to enter their user name and password before gaining access the system. With Telnet access users can: check email, download a program, or chat with other Telnet users.
Telnet Access
A method of logging onto remote computer systems using a terminal program or other applications using the Telnet protocol.
Temporary URL
The URL provided to you so that you can upload and test your site while you wait for the domain name registration and transfer period to complete. Your temporary URL is just another way of accessing your site. Once the propagation period completes, no special action is required in order to start using your domain name-all of the Web site files you uploaded using your temporary URL will still be in place and nothing will have changed.
Terabyte
1024 gigabytes.
Third-level domain
Domain names are composed of at least two levels, a top-level domain and a second-level domain. The top-level domain, also referred to as TLD, is the suffix or extension attached to Internet domain names. There are a limited number of predefined TLDs, such as .com, Net and .org. A second-level domain (SLD) is the portion of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that identifies the specific and unique administrative owner associated with an Internet Protocol address (IP address). The second-level domain name includes the top-level domain name. To further distinguish your second-level domain name, you use a third-level domain name, or subdomain, such as "help.1-hosting-solutions.com."
Traffic
Each time visitors access a Web page, image, audio, video or other element on your site, traffic is generated. Your aggregate traffic is the sum of all outward-bound, inward-bound, email and FTP traffic.
Unix
A computer operating system designed to be used by many people at the same time. The most widely-used hosting platform. UNIX hosting is one of the most reliable, secure, fully-featured hosting operating systems your web server could run. Often they will feature such features as SSL, mySQL or postgresql, php, cgi, java, ssi, and perl. The only advantage of NT hosting over UNIX is the occasional lack of frontpage extensions or ASP hosting. However, check from host to host as this well very. Most of the UNIX server on web-hosting-directory.net do in fact support both ASP and frontpage extensions!
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
The standard way to display an address on the World Wide Web (WWW). For example, www.1-hosting-solutions.com.
Video Streaming
The process of providing video data or content via a web page.
Virtual Hosting
Hosting multiple sites on a single physical web server.
Virtual Private Servers
Shared hosting web servers in which each hosting space is allotted its own amount of dedicated resources.
Visual Basic
A graphically oriented programming language developed by Microsoft. Visual Basic can be used to create applications that range from simple databases to commercial software packages.
Web Address (Also known as URL)
The location of a website on the Internet. All websites and most web pages have unique addresses. For example, www.1-hosting-solutions.com is a web address.
Web-based Email
A method for accessing email messages through a Web browser using HTTP. Allows you to read email anywhere in the world from any PC that has an Internet connection and a web browser.
Web Statistics
Comprehensive daily graphical reports on your website visitor demographics.
Whois
A searchable database which contains information about networks, networking organizations, domain names, and the contacts associated with them for the .com, .org, .net, .edu, and ISO 3166 country code top-level domains.
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 tends to be the most fully featured web hosting operating system. Windows 2000 tends to feature ASP, Microsoft SQL server, frontpage extensions, and cold fusion servers, unlike UNIX and Linux.
Windows Hosting
Hosting on a web server that uses Microsoft Windows server software as it's operating platform.
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get. The term used for website design applications that display HTML documents on screen as they will appear in a browser. These applications make it possible for you to create web pages without learning the HTML programming language.
XML - eXtensible Markup Language
A programming language that provides for developing the next generation of web applications. XML is a smaller version of SGML, designed specifically for web documents. It enables Web authors and designers to create their own customized tags to provide functions not available with HTML.
ZIP
A Windows-based compressed file commonly referred to as a "ZIP file." ZIP files can hold one or many files as well as a directory structure. On the web, large graphics and programs are usually compressed into ZIP files and then made available for download. After you download the file, you need to use a decompression software program to "UNZIP" it.
Zone
A portion of the total domain name space that is represented by the data stored on a particular name server.
Zone File
A file that contains data describing a portion of the domain name space.
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