A file transfer protocol (FTP) in which a user can login
to the server to upload and download files using the username
anonymous. An email address is usually used for the password.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange. The predominant method for encoding characters.
HTML and EMAIL use the ASCII character set.
ASP
Active Server Pages. ASP is a powerful
server side scripting language that can add a huge amount
of flexibility to your site.
CGI
Common Gateway Interface. CGI's are a powerful
way to extend the functionality of your web site beyond
html and javascript.
Co-Location
A hosting model in which a customers server
is maintained entirely on the prememsis of the ISP. Often
Administration is done remotely over the network.
Dedicated
Hosting
A hosting model in which the customer has
a dedicated server, administered and maintained specifically
for them.
Domain
Name
Network name that identifies a web site
and associated email addresses. See IP Address. Domain
names are administered by a company called InterNIC. Specific
domain names can be registered through a number of "registrars"
such as: Network Solutions Register.Com Dotster.Com Etc.
Email
(electronic mail)
A method of sending messages electronically
over the Internet.
FAQ
A list of Frequently Asked Questions
File
A specific group of information accessed
by a name. Each page on the web for example, is typically
a collection of files.
Firewall
A piece of computer equipment that usually
sites between a web or email server and the internet to
protect the server and the information stored on it.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A method of transferring
files from one computer to another. It is a simple way
to upload your site to our servers. There are many publicly
available FTP Clients which provide a visual interface
for moving files from your computer to your web site.
Some examples of FTP clients are: Cute FTP WSFTP These
and many others can be downloaded for free from Downloads.com.
Home
Page
Home Page or Web Site are both names for
a collection of files, accessed by a domain name, that
provide information on a particular company or topic.
This Glossary of Terms is one file in Kalliopi's Home
Page.
Host
For a web site to be available 24x7 to
anyone on the Internet, it needs to first be designed
and then uploaded to a host that is connected to the internet
at all times. Kalliopi's servers are always connected
to the internet and can host your web site for you.
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Lanuage is the oroginal
and standard language for describing the content of a
web page. Most web pages now include a combination of
HTML, ASP and JavaScript just to name a few.
Hyperlink
An link inline in a web page that connects
a topic or concept discussed in one page, to another page.
Interlaced
Image
GIF files or Graphic Interlaced Files are
examples of files that can display low resolution copies
of the image while the rest of the file downloads.
IP
/ IP Address
Internet Protocol. Each web site on the
internet is assigned a specific and unique IP address.
When you signup for a site on Kalliopi's servers, you
will be assigned a specific IP Address such as: 64.81.190.10.
Your domain name is then associated with that IP address
so that when someone types YourDomainName.Com into their
browser, they will be able to connect to your site.
JPEG
A color image format with excellent compression.
Link
See hyperlink.
Page
A single document in a World Wide Website
written using HTML and possibly other languages.
Port
A number that identifies what service you
are connecting to. For example, when you check your mail
- you connect to yourdomain.com on port 110. If you send
mail however, your mail client will connect to yourdomain.com
on port 25. When you go to http://yourdomain.com - it
connects to the web server on port 80.
Script
Scripts enhance the capabilities of a web
page by doing functionality that is not possibly with
HTML. Examples of server side scripts are: ASP Cold Fusion
Perl Examples of client side scripts are: JavaScript VBScript
Server
A computer that offers services to the
Internet. Some examples of servers are: Web servers are
used to make web pages available on the internet. Mail
Servers are used to accept and deliver email.
Server-Side
Include
This is a directive included in a web page
to entirely include the contents of another file into
the page.
Shared
Hosting
This is a hosting model in which many domains
all share the same physical hardware to make hosting more
cost effective.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is the protocol
used to send email. When you receive messages, you use
the POP protocol to download the messages from the mail
server, to your email client. When you send mail, you
use the SMTP protocol to send the message from your mail
client to the SMTP server for delivery.
SSL
Secure Socket Layer. A low level communications
protocol that protects information as it passes between
a web server and a browser. This makes working confidential
information such as credit card number possible on the
internet.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator. Pages on the
internet are all identified by an URL. URL's are composed
of three or four separate parts that identify the resource.
1) The protocal - http://, ftp://, etc:// 2) The domain
name - yourdomain.com 3) Option port - :8080 4) The path
- /sales/index.asp The path described above might look
like this: http://yourdomain.com:8080/sales/index.asp
Glossary
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