| Word |
Description |
| Alias |
Aliases can be used to identify different e-mail accounts and can redirect mail to other POP3 accounts or to another folder within the same address. A catch-all alias can be used to process e-mail from unknown senders, and is often known as a “junk-mail” sorter. |
| Auto-Responder |
Auto responders are not true email accounts, but they do have an e-mail address and reply to anyone who sends them an e-mail. This is a handy tool if you want to send out the same information to anyone who asks for it. The pre-formatted e-mail is automatically sent as a reply, guaranteeing that every response is identical. |
| Bandwidth |
Bandwidth is a term used to describe the amount of data that can pass through a communications channel (such as an Internet connection) in a given period of time. |
| Blacklist |
An e-mail blacklist is a list of contacts that the user deems are unacceptable to receive email from and should be sent to the trash folder. If a spam filter keeps a blacklist, mail from the listed e-mail addresses, domains, and/or IP address will always be banned. |
| Browser |
A browser is a program that allows access to the web visually by allowing requests from special files known as HyperText Markup Language, The language of websites. There are many web browsers out there to choose from. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer program is one of the most popular. |
| Client |
A client is a computer program that can download files for editing, run applications, or request application based services from a file server. An FTP client is a common software package used for uploading and maintaining websites. |
| Dedicated Hosting |
Dedicated Hosting is a service that Web hosting companies provide to their customers whose websites generate a lot of traffic. Essentially, and entire server is used for a single customer, ensuring that all of the server’s resources are used to that customer’s needs. This is important for companies that do business online, as heavy traffic tends to eat up bandwidth and make sluggish websites. |
| DNS |
DNS stands for “Domain Name System”, and it is a way for institutions differentiate themselves from each other. The most famous domain is the “dot com” (.com) domain, which denotes a commercial website. Other domains include the name of the host country (.us, .ca) or a specific sector of society (.mil for military). |
| Domain |
A domain name is the unique name of a computer on the Internet that distinguishes it from the other systems on the network. They are sometimes colloquially (and incorrectly) referred to by marketers as "web addresses". |
| Domain Name |
(or Domain) A domain name is the unique name of a computer on the Internet that distinguishes it from the other systems on the network. They are sometimes colloquially (and incorrectly) referred to by marketers as "web addresses". |
| Download |
Simply put, when you download data or programs you are transferring data from a server or host computer to your own computer. |
| Email |
Created by Roy Tomlinson for ARPANET in 1971, e-mail is a system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network. E-mail has revolutionized personal communications in the 21st century. |
| Files |
Files represent the total number of hits (requests) that actually resulted in something being sent back to the user. Not all hits will send data, such as 404-Not Found requests and requests for pages that are already in the browsers cache. |
| FTP |
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is a communications protocol that governs the transfer of files from one computer to another over a network. |
| Gigabyte |
A gigabyte is a unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes. One Gigabyte (Gb) is equal to about one billion bytes (230 bytes). |
| Greylisting |
Greylisting (sometimes spelled graylisting) is a method of defending electronic mail users against e-mail spam. A mail transfer agent which uses greylisting will "temporarily reject" any email from a sender it does not recognize. If the mail is legitimate, the originating server will try again to send it later, at which time the destination will accept it. If the mail is from a spammer, it will probably not be retried. |
| Hit |
Hits represent the total number of requests made to the server during the given time period (month, day, hour etc..). |
| HTML |
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. HTML is a special computer language used to structure the text and multimedia documents of a website. It also is used to create hypertext links between electronic documents. HTML was invented in 1991 by Tim Berner-Lee, and makes use of specifications made by URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). |
| IDX |
IDX, or the Internet Data eXchange, is a policy developed by the National Association of Realtors, NAR, provides the ability for real estate brokers to share listing information. Specifically, IDX gives all brokers a chance to work together for everyone’s individual benefit, by allowing brokers to share listing information in a public place.
IDX was created to provide a system where brokers give each other permission to display their listings on each other’s websites, within certain guidelines. |
| Internet |
The Internet is an interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world. The Internet was developed by many different minds, but most agree that the real birth of the modern Internet was the ARPANET program in the 1960’s. The Internet connects networks together using the TCP/IP protocol. |
| IP Address |
IP stands for Internet Protocol. It is a packet-based protocol for delivering data across networks, specifically the Internet. IP addresses are a string of four numbers separated by dots. These numbers can then be translated into a domain name. |
| ISP |
ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. |
| Katharion |
Katharion is an anti-spam and anti-virus solution that helps Southern Web Group manage the increasing burden of junk mail. |
| Megabyte |
A megabyte is a unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,048,576 bytes of information. A single keystroke is equal to a single byte of information. |
| POP3 |
A POP3 account is a standard e-mail inbox, a place on the server used for storing incoming e-mail messages. E-mail accounts usually come as “POP3” accounts. A specific amount of space is often allotted to a POP3 account, and going over can cause incoming mail to “bounce”, or return to sender. |
| Spam |
Spamming is the abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages. While the most widely recognized form of spam is e-mail spam, the term is applied to similar abuses in other media: instant messaging spam, Usenet newsgroup spam, Web search engine spam, spam in blogs, mobile phone messaging spam, Internet forum spam and junk fax transmissions. |
| Traffic |
Traffic on a website refers to the amount of people who visit the site on a given moment. Traffic also describes all of the interaction that visitors take part in, such as surfing or using e-mail while on that site. Companies pay particular attention to the amount of traffic on their sites because it gives them an indicator of how successful their website is. |
| Upload |
Uploading refers to transferring files from a client, such as your home computer, to a host, such as your web hosting company. Uploading is usually accomplished with the help of an FTP client. Think of it as the opposite of downloading. |
| URL |
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. A URL is an Internet address (for example, http//:www.domainname.com/example).In this instance, the URL consists of an access protocol (HTTP), the domain name (www.domainname.com) and optionally the path of a file or resource residing on the server (/example). Traditionally, the domain portion (.com) of the URL denotes what sector of society the website belongs to. (.com) denotes a commercial site. |
| Web Hosting |
Web hosting is the business of housing, serving, and maintaining files for one or more Web sites. |
| Whitelist |
An e-mail whitelist is a list of contacts that the user deems are acceptable to receive email from and should not be sent to the trash folder. If a spam filter keeps a whitelist, mail from the listed e-mail addresses, domains, and/or IP address will always be allowed. |