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Web Terms
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HTML | Hyper Text Markup Language. This is the base language that s used for creating websites. Common uses of the term are, "html coding" and "html website". |
IP or IP ADDRESS | Internet Protocol. Very simply, the IP address refers to the actual number that a web address name translates to. (also see "domain"). The IP number is the real address. |
SERVER | A server is a computer that is used to house websites and provide a physical storage area for websites and emails. Without a server, your website would not be viewable to the world. |
HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol. This is a method used to transfer information on the internet and normally precedes the "description" of the actual resource being accessed and transferred. |
FTP CLIENT | The software programme that you use to upload your website to a host server. |
BINARY | A numbering system that consists of only two numbers, 0 and 1. Everything that you type or input into a computer is converted into binary - a unique combination of the zeros and ones. |
BANDWIDTH | bandwidth relates to how much a resource is used. An analogy would be a freeway. The wider the freeway, the more traffic (users) it can handle. The narrower it is, the less people can use it at once (without problems). |
BETA | A term used for software that is in a "live" testing phase. People can use it but can expect some hiccups. |
CMS | "Content Management System". A dynamic website that is normally database driven and which enables the owner/user to manage the content of their own website (make changes) without needing to know any coding at all. |
DATABASE DRIVEN | On a database driven website, the information is not stored on the page, but in a database. Every time someone visits a particular page, the information is drawn from the database in order to display it on the page. |
DOMAIN | A domain is a person or organisation's unique space on the internet. In layman's terms, it is commonly used to mean the name of your website. |
HOST / HOSTING | a computer somewhere, with all the necessary software, has to provide you with 3 things: an IP (domain) address, physical space to store the information and bandwidth that accommodates the flow of information that is taking place on your behalf. |