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.biz
This extension is a top-level domain name intended for company use. The .biz extension was derived in 2001 and was started to relieve the huge passion for .com domains.
.com
.com actually stands for commercial. .com is a top-level extension and is one of the initial top-level domains, created in 1985. Currently the .com domain extension is the most popular extension on the World Wide Web. The .com domain can be registered by any woman or man or business all around the earth.
.edu
The .edu domain extension is a top-level extension which is intended for educational organizations. The .edu extension was introduced in nineteen-eighty-five.
.net
The .net domain was one of the earliest domain name domain extensions derived, commenced in the early months of nineteen-eighty-five. The .net domain extension was intially established for the use of network oriented entities such as internet service providers (ISPs). At the moment there are no constraints on who can and cannot register domains with a .net domain.
.org
The .org extension was one of the first top-level domains, initially incepted, for the use of organisations. The .org domain was originated in the first month of 1985 and is now attainable to all net consumers.
.gif
A bitmap image format, Graphics Interchange Format was inaugurated in nineteen-eighty-seven and is a familiar formation in use all over the Internet.
.jpeg
Created by Joint Photographic Experts Group, the .jpeg or .jpg (also called a JPEG) is a established form for the compression of . The .jpeg is an accepted configuration commonly in use across the internet for storing and transmitting image files.
.mov
A file arrangement brought out by Apple computer. The .mov extension is employed to look at files conversations the Quicktime media player.
.mpg
The term .mpeg stands for "Motion Picture Experts Group". .mpeg refers to a group of compression standards for coding audiovisual instruction.
.zip
The .zip is a well-known file compression format used around the world
100Base T
Similar to the 10BaseT, although the 100BaseT runs at 100 Megabits per second. 100Base T is a 100 Megabit per second Ethernet protocol which grants ports to be affiliated via a pair of twisted cables. Signals are broadcast at 100 Mbps.
10Base T
A 10 Megabit per second Ethernet protocol which allows ports to be connected via a pair of twisted cables. Signals are sent at 10 Mbps and the "T" correctly stands for the twisted pair cables.
A Record
An A record is a unit of a zone file, which is used to divert domain names to a particular IP address.
Access
Access is named a relational database started by Microsoft that works in a Windows background. It is employed by all levels of makers who wish to create and process knowledge.
Active Channel
Used in Microsoft net Explorer, Active Channel is used on websites which frequently update content.
Active X
ActiveX is a technology introduced by Microsoft, it permits software segments to interact with each other in a networked environment. ActiveX is similar to other Microsoft technologies such as Object Linking and Embedding as well as constituent Object Model.
ADSL
ADSL literally means Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop. ADSL is a technology which enables greater data to be transferred across existing copper telephone lines. ADSL is a commonplace formation of DSL technology which is employed by many homes and small businesses. The download speed is commonly much greater than the upload speed.
Anonymous FTP
Anonymous FTP allows users to receive access of files, programs, and documents which have been archived on the World Wide Web and available to all. A specific user identification or password is not necessary in order to login to an anonymous FTP site.
Applet
A Java application which can present animation and database queries. The advice can be sent from a web server to a user's personal computer and executed on the client.
Archie
Archie is a search tool which retrieves specific files stored on anonymous FTP sites.
ARPANet
ARPANet actually means Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. ARPANet was established in the 1960s by the United States Department of Defense as an experiment in wide-area networking as a method of communication in the event of a nuclear attack. ARPANet can be considered as the precursor to the Internet.
ASP
ASP literally stands for Active Server Pages. ASP is a web server domain extension originated by Microsoft. ASP grants websites to be dynamically developed via scripts, HTML, and ActiveX.
ATM
ATM means Asynchronous Transfer Mode, which is a technology based on transferring material groups over a dedicated connection. ATM enables the transmission of different types of data such as video and audio.
ASCII
An acronym for the American Standard Code for info Interchange. ASCII is a prevailing set of codes employed for the representation of characters, numbers, symbols, and control characters in data communication and storage.
Backbone
A backbone is made up of high-speed lines and connections which serve as the main network connections that produce the World Wide Web.
Bandwidth
the amount of information that can be transferred over a specific network across a certain amount of time. Bandwidth is typically measured in Megabits per second.
Baud
A rate of data transfer which is based upon the numbers (generally bits) transferred per second.
BBS
An acronym for Bulletin Board System, BBS is a system used across the internet which permits individuals to share knowledge and messages with each other.
Binhex
A method used to transfer files from a non-text format into ASCII text.
Bit
Binary Digit, a bit is the smallest unit of instruction that a PC can recognize.
BITNET
An acronym for Because It's Time Network, is a format that enables academic and research facilities to remain associated. The BITNET network is very often employed for email, file transfers, and mailing lists.
BPS
an abbreviation for Bits per Second, BPS is the measurement of the number of bits that can be transferred over a certain network.
Browser
A software program used to view and navigate the Internet.
BTW
An acronym mainly used online in various forms of messaging. BTW is shorthand for "by the way".
Byte
A byte is a series of eight bits which collectively represent a single character.
Certificate Authority
A third party which performs the duties of a notary across the net. A certificate authority is an authority in a network that issues and manages security credentials for message encryption and decryption over the net.
CGI
CGI is an acronym for Common Gateway Interface and grants pages created with HTML to interact with programming applications.
CGI-BIN
A CGI-BIN is a storage folder that contains CGI scripts.
Client
A computer with the ability to contact and retrieve information for a server program or another personal computer.
Co-Location
Refers to the situation where the owner of a server has his/her server physically located at a data center owned by another organization.
Cold Fusion
A software application that creates dynamic database driven HTML pages.
Contact Record
When an individual registers a extension, the registrar of the extension maintains the contact advice for the technical, billing, and administrative contact.
Cookie
A file on a PC which records user material. Websites usually use cookies in order to identify specific consumers.
Cyberpunk
An individual, often a programmer, who breaks into personal computer systems in order to steal or alter info.
Cyberspace
A term coined in 1984 by author William Gibson in order to describe the world of computers and the society which is gathered around PCs. The entire Internet could be categorized as "cyberspace".
DNS
"DNS" is short for the domain name System, which is the totality that translates World Wide Web domains into IP numbers.
Dedicated Server
An advanced form of web hosting where the customer normally has complete control over the server. Dedicated Servers are almost always housed in data centers. Dedicated servers may be compared to shared web hosting servers; where in shared hosting you find the web hosting company administering and control the server, a dedicated server is normally controlled by the server's owner and he or she controls which websites are hosted on the server.
Digerati
Digerati is the digital version of literati and is made up of elite persons in the personal computer and online communities.
Domain
A domain is the unique name that identifies an internet site. A domain name is the text name corresponding to the numeric IP address of a computer on the Internet.
Domain Parking
"Domain Parking" is a specific status of a domain following the completion of its registration. Rather than placing an active website for a specific extension, an individual can decide to hold the domain name and not do anything active with the domain.
Domain Registration
The process by which a organisation or individual selects a extension and later officially registers the domain name communications an approved extension registrar.
Domain Registrant
An individual or entity who is the owner and the individual(s) involved with the registration of a domain.
Domain Registrar
A business that is accredited by the net Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in order to provide domain name registration services for a fee.
Domain Registry
A domain registry has two main tasks. One task is giving out extensions under their top level extension to those who ask for them; and the other task is making the database of domain registrations accessible the world over.
Domain Renewal
domain names are registered by the year and once the registered domain expires, the registrant has the option of either keeping the extension and "renewing" the registration or he/she can decide to cancel the registration facility and allow the public to register the domain name.
Domain Resolution
The function that converts a domain, whether private or on the public World Wide Web, into an IP address.
Domain Transfer
To renew a domain name with a registrar who was not the registrar who originally provided the registration service, an owner must first transfer sponsorship of the extension to the new registrar.
E-commerce
Electric commerce: the conducting of business communication and transactions over networks and conversations PCs. Specifically, ecommerce is the buying and selling of goods and services, and the transfer of funds, communications digital communications.
E-mail
Electronic mail: Mail composed and transmitted on a computer setup or network.
Ethernet
A method of networking PCs in a local area network (LAN).
FAQ
FAQ's are generally employed on the internet and generally provide a good mechanism of gaining an overview on a topic.
FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface. FDDI is a 100 Mbps fiber optic LAN. It is an ANSI recognized. It utilises a "counter-rotated" Token ring topology. An FDDI LAN is typically known as a "backbone" LAN. It is employed for joining file servers together and for joining other LANs together.
Finger
An Internet software tool for locating people on other World Wide Web sites.
Fire Wall
A Firewall is a combination which limits network access between two or more networks. Normally, a Firewall is deployed between a trusted, protected private network and an untrusted public network.
Flame War
An argument or ongoing sequence of hostile communications between several people in a public forum on the net.
FrontPage
A Microsoft application that can be used as an end-to-end web site management tool.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol: The customary internet protocol for transferring files from one personal computer to another.
Gateway
A PC organization that connects two incompatible services such as a commercial online service and the Internet.
Gigabyte
A unit of storage measurement consisting of one billion bytes (one thousand megabytes).
Gopher
A program which uses a network of interlinked menus for accessing publicly distributed resources and documents on personal computers distributed across the World Wide Web.
Hit
In the context of visitors to web pages, a hit (or site hit) is one access request made to the server for either a text file or a graphic.
Homepage
The main page of a website. Generally, the home page serves as an index or table of contents to other documents stored at the website.
Host
A computer joined to the net.
Hosting
The facility which offers accessibility and maintenance of disk space on which an internet website is positioned. Ultimate Domains UK is a web hosting leader and implements web hosting services to individuals and businesses globally. Ultimate Domains UK furnishes a complete hosting package named the Ultimate Hosting Plan which consists of Unlimited MySQL Databases; Unlimited SubDomains; Unlimited Disk Space; Unlimited Email Accounts; Unlimited Bandwidth and a Website Builder, plus a myriad of software and other great products like exchange hosting.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language is the authoring software language used on the Internet's net. HTML is employed for creating internet pages.
HTTP
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the set of rules for exchanging files (text, graphic pictures, sound, video, and other multimedia files) on the World Wide Web.
Hypertext
This term describes the arrangement that grants documents to be cross- linked in such a way that the reader can explore related documents by clicking on a highlighted word or symbol.
Index Server
Index Server is an advanced search engine. An Index Server allows for an efficient search of your web site since it is fully customizable and can be set not to need constant re-indexing.
Internet
A worldwide network of PCs that permits the "sharing" or "networking" of advice at remote sites from other academic institutions, research institutes, private organisations, government agencies, and persons.
Intranet
A private network that is contained within an enterprise, which utilises Internet protocols.
IP
Internet Protocol. A packet-based protocol for delivering data across networks.
IP Address
(Internet Protocol Address) A unique number consisting of 4 parts separated by dots, eg 165.113.245.2 Every machine that is on the internet has a unique IP address - if a machine does not have an IP address, it is not really on the World Wide Web. Most machines also have one or more extensions that are easier for persons to remember.
IRC
Internet Relay Chat. A live chat area of the net in which real-time conversations among several individuals take place via special software. Each specific IRC channel begins with a # and is dedicated to a different area of interest. IRC is considered another part of the technology of the internet the same way FTP, Telnet and the Web are.
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network. An international accepted for end-to-end digital transmission of voice, data, and signaling. In a videoconference it is a classification that equips simultaneous voice, video, and text transmission between individual desktop videoconferencing systems and group (room) videoconferencing systems.
ISP
Internet Service Provider. A organization that bestows access to the net. Before you can connect to the Internet you must first inaugurate an account with an ISP.
Java
Java is a programming language invented by Sun Microsystems. Java programs (or "applets") can be downloaded from the World Wide Web to your computer. They can also be used to enhance Web pages. Common Java applets employed on Web pages include animation, calculators, and counters.
JDK
The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a Sun product aimed at Java developers. Since the introduction of Java, it has been by far the most mainly used Java SDK.
Kilobyte
A thousand bytes. To be more accurate, one kilobyte actually contains 1024 bytes. Since the prefix "kilo" is associated with 1000, the term kilobyte is employed to define 1024 bytes.
LAN
A local area network (LAN) is a personal computer network covering a local area, like a home, office or small group of buildings such as a college.
Leased-Line
A dedicated telephone line that is rented for exclusive 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week use from one location to another.
Linux
Linux is a free open-source operating complex based on Unix. Linux was originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of inventors from around the globe. Ultimate Domains UK gives its customers with linux web hosting solutions and services.
Listserv
Mailing list program for communicating with other people who have subscribed to the same list. Using e-mail, you can participate in listservs pertaining to your topics of interest. When you submit a message to the server, your message is relayed to all those on the listserv. You get messages from other participants via e-mail. It is similar to PC conferencing, but a listserv is asynchronous.
Login
A method for you to type your username and password to gain access to restricted instruction or websites. A login is also a security measure for computer networks. A login ensures administrators that only authorized people are gaining access to network resources.
Mailing List
An e-mail entity that includes multiple recipients as part of its address. List servers maintain a list of email addresses to be employed for the mailing list. Subscribing and unsubscribing to the list is accomplished by sending a properly formatted email message to the list server. There are two types of mailing lists: moderated and unmoderated.
Megabyte
A unit of measurement equal to 1 million bytes or 1,024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes.
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI is a standardized protocol for communication between electronic music devices as well as between those devices and personal computers.
MIME
Multipurpose World Wide Web Mail domain extensions. A protocol for internet e-mail that permits the transmission of non-text data such as graphics, audio, video and other binary types of files.
Mirror
A PC structure that contains a duplicate copy of information stored in another scheme. In Search Engine Marketing, mirrors are often used in an effort to target different keywords or keyword phrases. However the use of mirrors is against the Search Engines Guidelines and could get your site banned from the Search Engines.
Modem
A device that enables computer knowledge to be sent over a telephone line. Modems convert the digital signal to analog so it can travel the phone line and then back to digital again for processing.
Modify
A function where contact material or DNS info can be updated to reflect new changes pertaining to a domain name. Administrative and Technical Contacts have the ability to modify domain advice. You can Log In using your User ID and Password after you have registered a domain name and make on-line modifications to your contact record and DNS material. Also known as an SQL command employed to update currently existing records in a table.
MOO
Multiuser Object-Oriented setting. Derived from MUD (Multiuser Dungeon), MOO offers individuals a way to communicate in real time with objects using just a shell account. Some MOOs are used in academic environments for distance education or collaboration such as Diversity University; but others are primarily social in nature, or employed for role-playing games (RPGs).
Mosaic
Mosaic is a web browser (client) for the net written at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). Its development began in 1992 and officially ceased on January 7, 1997. The popularity of this program has caused its name to be often used as a generic term to refer to browsers of the world wide web.
MUD
Similar to a MOO (Multi Object Oriented game), a MUD is a multi-user simulation situation. They are text-based environments in which many users are able to communicate and construct an habitat in 'real-time.'
MUSE
Multi-User Simulated locale -- One kind of MUD - almost always with little or no violence.
MX Record
Mail eXchange Record is an entry in a domain database that specifies a mail server to handle a extension's email. If a host has three MX records, a mailer will try to deliver to all three before queuing the mail.
NT
An advanced version of the Windows operating utilidor. Windows NT is a 32-bit operating conformity that supports preemptive multitasking. There are actually two versions of Windows NT: Windows NT Server, designed to act as a server in networks and Windows NT Workstation for stand-alone or client workstations.
Name Server
Name servers are setup to maintain host addresses for each sub-extension or zone within the name space as well as to maintain the address of root name server. Using recursive, queries or referring clients to other servers, a DNS server is capable of resolving the IP address for any host in the Internet.
Netiquette
Network etiquette; an informal group of rules and ways of behaving on the net.
Netizen
Derived from the term citizen, referring to a citizen of the internet, or someone who uses networked resources. The term cannotes civic responsibility and participation.
Network
A group of computers, coupled by a telecommunications link, that share instruction. A network may be composed of any combination of LANs, or WANs.
NIC
Network information Center: An organization which imparts network consumers with info relating to services provided by the network. One of the most famous of these on the Internet is the InterNIC, which is where new domain names are registered.
NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol. A common method by which articles over Usenet are transferred. Node
Any device that is directly united to a network, usually conversations an Ethernet cable. Nodes include file servers and shared peripherals.
OC-3
A fiber optic line carrying 155 Megabits per second; a United States designation that is very often recognized across the telecommunications community all over the world.
Packet Switching
A method of switching data in a network. Individual packets of a set size and format are accepted by the network and delivered to their destination. The sequence of packets is maintained, and destination started, by the exchange of control knowledge (also contained in the packets) between the sending terminal and the network before the transmission starts. The network is open to all users, endlessly, with packets from the various nodes being interleaved throughout the network.
Password
a group of characters that is used to access something, such as checking e-mail. At Ultimate Domains UK we recommend you use a password that has both numbers and letters and is not a comprised of a prevalent word, such as a word found in the dictionary.
Plug-in
A plugin is a program written by someone that is integrated into another application. The program plugs into the application. Plugins commonly provide additional functionality that isn't available in the application.
POP
Post Office Protocol makes reference to a means that e-mail client software such as Outlook Express gets mail from a mail server. Point of Presence applies to an access point to the World Wide Web. Ultimate Domains UK hosting accounts come with POP3 email support and hosting.
Port
Port - One of the network input/output channels of a personal computer running TCP/IP. In the World Wide Web, port normally asserts to the port number a server is running on. A single PC can have many Web servers running on it, but only one server can be running on each port. The default port for Internet servers is 80.
Posting
A single message entered into a network communications setup, for example posting to a newsgroup, blog, or message board.
PPP
Point to Point Protocol. Protocol encapsulating a connection to a TCP/IP network communications a modem and a telephone line.
Propagation
The process of updating a domain across the world's net servers. Propagation can take between three to five days. For more instruction please contact Ultimate Domains UK's customer support for information on extension propagation.
RFC
RFC, which correctly means Request For Comments is an internet document. RFC is the name given to discussion and documentation papers for Internet standards.
Router
A device or setup that finds the most effective route between any two networks, even if there are many networks to traverse. It also chooses the most relevant path between two networks when there are multiple paths. Some persons see a router as a super intelligent bridge.
Security Certificate
A large set of knowledge (commonly stored as a text file) that is employed by the SSL protocol to establish a secure connection.
Server
A server is a personal computer that handles requests for data, email, file transfers, and other network services from other computers. All Ultimate Domains UK web hosting accounts are kept on a server, if you would like more material on Ultimate Domains UK hosting products please visit the Ultimate Domains UK Products page.
Shockwave
A technology established by Macromedia, Inc. that allows Web pages to include multimedia objects. Shockwave player is the web approved for multimedia playback over the internet. It grants the user to see interactive 3D content, entertainment and online learning material. Ultimate Domains UK web sites support Shockwave therefore your site can include multimedia objects.
SLIP
SLIP actually means Serial Line net Protocol. SLIP applies to a method of World Wide Web connection that permits PCs to use phone lines and a modem to connect to the Internet without having to connect to a host. Today SLIP is not widely employed especially when compared to years past.
SMDS
SMDS correctly means Switched Multimegabit Data Service. SMDS is a public, packet-based network facility targeted at enterprises that exchange large amounts of data with other enterprises over a WAN on a non-constant or bursty basis. SMDS accommodates packet switched bandwidth, on demand, in increments up to 34 megabits.
SMTP
SMTP means Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which is a protocol used to send and receive email. Ultimate Domains UK email hosting servers support SMTP.
SNMP
SNMP actually stands for Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a protocol governing network management and the monitoring of network devices and their functions. It is usually used with TCP/IP networks, although it is not limited to TCP/IP networks. A host receiving an SNMP trap must be configured so it can respond to the trap.
Spam
Spam refers to electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. Some persons define spam even more typically as any unsolicited e-mail. Spam is considered to be very bad netiquette. Ultimate Domains UK email hosting services help protect consumers from spam email getting into their inbox.
SQL
Structured Query Language (SQL), pronounced "sequel", is a language that ministers an interface to relational database systems. SQL can also be employed to update, insert, and delete data. Ultimate Domains UK web hosting plans support SQL.
SSL
The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a very often-employed protocol for managing the security of a message transmission over the World Wide Web. Sockets asserts to the sockets method of passing data back and forth between a client and a server program in a network or between program layers in the same computer. SSL uses the public-and private-key encryption structure, which includes the use of a digital certificate. All Ultimate Domains UK shared web hosting accounts come with an SSL certificate on the server, although if you wish to have your own dedicated SSL certificate, you could do so by communicating with our Support Department.
Sysop
A Sysop is short for "scheme operator", and is a often used term for the administrator of a bulletin board organization (BBS) or special-interest area of an online service or, historically, the operators of any personal computer system, especially a mainframe computer. The man or woman responsible for the day-to-day operations of a PC complex or network. In large corporations, this person can be the head of the IS (info systems) department.
T-1
A connection capable of carrying data at 1,544,000 bits per second. T-1 is most generally employed to connect networks to the internet. T1 lines are almost always used by small and medium-sized companies with heavy network traffic. They can send and get extremely large text files, graphics, sounds, and databases very quickly.
T-3
A T-3 line comprises of 28 T1 lines or 44.736 million bits per second (usually referred to as 45 Megabits per second). A T-3 line can handle 672 voice communications. T-3 runs on fiber optic and is very often called FT-3. A T-3 connection is extremely expensive to maintain, and is reserved for only the largest network installations. As with T-1, fractional T-3 is attainable, providing a portion of a T-3 pipe for a fraction of the cost of a full T-3 connection.
TCP/IP
(Transmission Control Protocol & net Protocol), TCP is one of the main protocols in TCP/IP networks. Whereas the IP protocol deals only with packets, TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data. TCP guarantees delivery of data and also guarantees that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent. TCP/IP is a communications protocol originated under contract from the US Department of Defense to Internetwork dissimilar systems. Invented by Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn, this de facto UNIX normal is the protocol of the net and has become the global common for communications.
Terabyte
A terabyte is a measure of personal computer data storage capacity and is one thousand billion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes. It is generally abbreviated TB.
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Terminal
A device that enables you to send commands to a PC elsewhere. At a minimum, this almost always means a keyboard and a display screen an some simple circuitry. Typically you will use terminal software in a personal personal computer- the software pretends to be (emulates) a physical terminal and permits you to type commands to a computer somewhere else. me the code TTY is derived and is often employed to identify a generic terminal. The console is the main terminal directly linked to the computer. The term terminal is commonly used to mean the unit made by the keyboard and the display. The data stream received from a terminal is normally referred to as [standard] input, ie one refer to what has been entered communications the keyboard.
Terminal Server
A device that connects a number of terminals (or a number of modems) to a server or host. An World Wide Web Service Provider (ISP) will have a rack of terminal servers, each linked to a rack of modems, that answer incoming data calls. The terminal server supplies network routing from the modem lines to the network.
Top Level Domain
A Top Level domain (TLD) is the uppermost in the hierarchy of domain names. In a domain name, the top level extension is that part of the domain that is furthest to the right. For example, the "com" in www.ultimate-domains-uk.com. If you are looking to register a domain, you should consider Ultimate Domains UK who offer domain name registration for only '3.50 per year.
Trademark
A name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer. Trademark law could be different worldwide. If someone registers a extension such as Google.to then Google would require to go to the courts in Tonga to fight to get the name back. Expensive international litigation is one reason why it is important to protect your trademarks before someone else registers the names.
UNIX
An operating conformity co-created by AT&T researchers Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson. Ritchie and Thompson developed the UNIX operating entity in the year 1969. UNIX has TCP/IP built in, and is therefore one of the most widely used operating systems for servers on the internet. Ultimate Domains UK offers web hosting plans which operate on UNIX including the popular Ultimate Hosting Account.
URL
The Uniform Resource Locator is the address of a resource accessible on the net. For example the URL for the Ultimate Domains UK homepage is http://www.ultimate-domains-uk.com. The first part of the address indicates what protocol to use, and the second part specifies the IP address or the domain name where the resource is positioned. URLs may be either absolute (containing the entire address of the resource) or relative (containing only a part of the address).
USENET
A global bulletin board classification that can be accessed conversations the internet or communications many online services. Each newsgroup acts as a public discussion forum and can be read by anyone at any Usenet site internationally using a newsreader. When a user posts an article to a newsgroup the article is distributed around the Usenet network to those sites carrying the particular newsgroup. There are more than 25,000 USENET discussion groups today.
UUENCODE
stands for Unix to Unix Encoding which is a method for converting files from Binary to ASCII (text) so that they can be sent across the World Wide Web via e-mail.
Veronica
An Internet tool that allows you to search by keyword conversations gopher titles and directories. The Veronica database could be searched from most major gophermenus. Veronica was started in 1992 by Steven Foster and Fred Barrie at the University of Nevada.
VB Script
A subset of Visual Basic, which is used to create scripting within HTML documents. This scripting can be run on Internet Explorer browsers. Meant to be an alternative to JavaScript for Microsoft lovers. VBScript is also comparable to JScript.
WAN
WAN is a group of PC networks bracketed together over long distances. The internet is a WAN. Typical WAN interfaces include plain old telephone service (POTS) lines, digital subscriber lines (DSL), cable, T1/T3, and ISDN. WAN is short for Wide Area Network. exchange hosting.
Web Hosting
A Web hosting organisation is a company that specialises in hosting websites for other organizations on their servers. A great example of a web hosting entity is Ultimate Domains UK, who is one of the UK's largest web hosting providers. Web hosting is a facility that provides World Wide Web users with online systems for keeping advice, electronic images, video, or any content accessible via the web. A individual does not require a personal computer or net access to be hosted. In order to get more advice to do with web hosting services and Ultimate Domains UK, please contact Ultimate Domains UK's support.
Web
A hypertext-based, distributed information totality originally created by researchers at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, to help with sharing research material. The Web is a network of servers linked together by a universal protocol, allowing access to a huge amount of hypertext resources. It is also called WWW, W3 and the Web. The term is typically mistakenly employed as a synonym for the Internet, but the Web is actually a service that operates over the internet.
Whois
WHOIS databases contain nameserver, registrar, and in some cases, full contact instruction about a domain. Each registrar must maintain a WHOIS database containing all contact info for the extensions they host. This knowledge is provided free of charge to the public communications a search for WHOIS advice in that database. If you are looking to see if a extension is attainable or not, you may do this via a WHOIS search or by visiting Ultimate Domains UK's domain name page.
ZoneFile
A zone file is stored on a name server and administers instruction to do with one or more domains. Each zone file contains a list of DNS records with mappings between domains and IP addresses. These records define the IP address of a domain name, the reverse lookup of an IP to other extensions, and contain DNS and mail server info. Zone files are also known as master files.
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