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Internet Glossary
Address - The unique location of a
web page on the internet.
Bounce - What happens to an e-mail
when it is sent to an invalid address.
CGI - Common Gateway
Interface.
Client-Server - Describes the relationship
between two different computers. One computer, the client, requests
information from another computer, the server. The server gives, the
client takes.
Domain Name - Identifies a server (or virtual
server) on the net. Domain names typically consist of a host name followed
by a top level domain category, such as .com, .co or .org and then perhaps
a country abbreviation, like .uk
Domain Name System (DNS) -
Every server on the internet can be identified by its IP address, these
consist of a series of digits, e.g. 195.182.176.1. It isn't easy to
remember a series of digits for each web site you want to visit, so the
Domain Name System was created. This maps a name to the IP
address.
Encryption - A way of scrambling data so only the
intended recipient can decipher it.
Firewall - A security
setup that prevents unauthorised users gaining entry to a private
network.
FTP Programs - File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a
fast way of uploading and downloading files from the internet. We
recommend WS_FTP.
Gateway - A computer that controls access
to the internet. You'll go through a gateway computer to get to the
net.
Hit - A measure of a visit to a web page. When someone
visits a web page that page has received one hit.
HTML -
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the code from which every web page is
made. Your web browser reads the HTML and then presents the page on your
screen.
HTTP - The protocol used by browsers to download web
pages from web servers.
Java - A powerful web page
programming language.
Javascript - A relatively simple
programming language that enables you to do relatively advanced things on
web pages.
MIME - Multiple Internet Mail Extensions. This is
a standard way of enclosing E-mail attachments so that the users of
different E-mail programs can still send each other files without
encountering problems.
PGP - Pretty Good Privacy. This is
one popular way of encrypting messages.
POP - Post Office
Protocol. This is the protocol used by your e-mail program to retrieve
messages from the server.
POP account - This is where you
download your e-mail from, a pop account is not necessarily the same as an
e-mail address. So your e-mail address may be info@yourdomain.com and the
pop account may be 'fred'.
Router - A computer that
redirects data.
Secure server - A computer that handles
encrypted data for secure transactions. When you order software or
services through Hazelnet you use our secure
server.
Server - A computer which provides information to
other computers. Your web site is stored on our web
servers.
Spam - Sending large quantities of unsolicited
e-mail. Hazelnet does not allow customers to spam.
Telnet -
A protocol that enables you to make a remote connection to a computer.
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