Glossary

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Anonymous FTP	A method for allowing the public to access the FTP Server with a common login (usually "ftp" or "anonymous" and any password (usually the person"s e-mail address is used as the password). Learn more about Anonymous FTP.
Apache	Apache is an open-source Web server originally developed in 1995. It has become the most popular Web server in use today, due to its powerful feature set and excellent performance.
ASP	(Active Server Pages) -- ASP is a server-side scripting language by which ASP commands are embedded within HTML documents (with .asp extension) to provide dynamic content.
Autoresponder	It is an automated email sent in response to each incoming message for specfic address. Learn how to create an Autoresponder and it's response message.

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Bandwidth

Bandwidth describes 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).

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Catch All Email Account	It is an email account that will catch all incoming mail to your domain that does not have valid recipents and send it to a specified email account. Learn how to configure a mailbox for Catch All.
CGI	(Common Gateway Interface) -- CGI is an interface that defines how data is passed and serves to connect the Web with other software and databases. Its is not a programming language and can be written in a variety of languages, such as PERL, PHP, or C.
Control Panel	A Control Panel provides a simple user interface for maintaining and monitoring your Web site. Features of the Control Panel vary among providers, but most include site administration, design, statistical reporting, and account maintenance tools.
Cron	An UNIX command used to schedule jobs to be executed at some time in the future, typically on a periodic or regular basis. When used as a daemon process, the cron runs continuously and executes in response to specified events. Learn how to run your shell scripts with Crontab.

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Data Center	A secure location for Web hosting servers that is specially designed to provide physical and network security for servers and the data stored on them.
DNS	(Domain Name System) -- DNS is the system responsible for translating Internet Domain Names to their corresponding IP addresses. The DNS maintains a list of all the domain names and distributes them throughout the world. Learn more about DNS and how to edit DNS settings.
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. Learn to create Domain Alias.
Domain Name	A Domain Name is an unique name that identifies an Internet site and is usually in the form of www.domain.com.
Domain Name Registration	It is the process where by a domain name is registered and reserved with a domain name registrar and then registering the domain name with the name servers so that the IP address of the domain name can be disseminated throughout the Internet. Learn to register Domain Names.
Down-time	The amount of time your Web site is disconnected or inaccessible via the Internet. DifferentHost provides 99.8% uptime guarantee for all its web hosting packages.

File last modified on May 12 2004