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Anonymous FTP

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:58:59 +0000

Anonymous File Transfer Protocol. Allows the public to log into an FTP server with a common login, avoiding the need to assign passwords to anyone who wants to download files from your Web site. This is unnecessary unless you plan on providing downloadable files to the public.

ASP

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:58:46 +0000

Active Server Pages. A commonly used Microsoft scripting language that enables the use of online databases.

Autoresponder

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:58:33 +0000

An email address that is set up to automatically reply to the sender with a previously prepared response.

CGI

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:58:14 +0000

Common Gateway Interface. A program that translates data from a web server and then displays that data on a web page or in an email. CGI scripting can add numerous interactive elements to a Web site.

CGI-BIN

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:57:59 +0000

A directory on a server where CGI programs are stored. CGI scripting can add numerous interactive elements to a Web site.

CGI Library

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:57:41 +0000

Some Web hosts will provide a collection of pre-made CGI scripts (as a convenience) that can be used to add numerous interactive elements to your Web site.

Control Panel

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:57:15 +0000

An online interface often used to facilitate Web site management and editing. Control panels often allow hosting customers to peform basic functions (make changes, check data, etc.) without contacting customer service.

Database

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:56:59 +0000

A collection organized records of information that can facilitate searching, sorting, and recombination of data.

Data Transfer

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:56:43 +0000

Also: Bandwidth. The amount of data that you are allowed to transfer (usually monthly). Data = images, text, audio files, video files and everything else that a server transfers to a user’s web browser. Approximately 40,000 page views = 1 GB of data transfer. Web sites that get a lot of visitors (and page views) need larger amounts of data transfer (or bandwidth). Also, graphics-heavy sites will need more data transfer than more basic sites.

Domain Name

e-wisdom.com editors — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:55:52 +0000

A domain name is the identifying URL title and address of a Web site, such as www.e-wisdom.com. Domain names are attached to a DNS (Domain Naming System), which is used to translate numeric addresses (IP addresses) into words. Every Web site has a numeric IP address behind its name.