What Is Bandwidth?
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Bandwidth is the actual width of a telecommunications channel. The amount of bandwidth you need depends on what you are transmitting. The bandwidth needed for a voice communication does not take as much bandwidth as a multi-media presentation.
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What Is A CGI-Script?
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A CGI-Script, or Common Gateway Interface script, a relatively compact program written in a language such as Perl, C or C++ that functions as the glue between HTML pages and other programs on the Web server. For example, a CGI script would allow search data entered on a Web page to be sent to the database management system for lookup.
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What is Disk space?
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Disk space comes as part of your monthly or yearly Web hosting fee. The actual space comes from the portion allotted to you from the server's data storage capacity. This is the space that contains the files that are your Web Site.
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What is the Domain?
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A Domain is a location on the Internet that is your Web Sites home address and is unique to you. Once you have received your Disk space, your Web Site will then be hosted online and your domain name will enable any person in the world who has Internet access to visit your page.
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What is Electronic Commerce?
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Electronic Commerce, or E-commerce, is the buying and selling of goods and services over the Internet. Everyday, more and more people are making purchases over the Internet. E-commerce is revolutionizing the business industry as it is becoming easier for shoppers to compare prices from all geographic locations and make purchases accordingly.
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What is FTP?
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FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network (Internet, UNIX, etc.). For example, after developing the HTML pages for a Web Site on a local machine, they are typically uploaded to the Web server using FTP.
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What is HTML?
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HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is coding used to create Web Pages. This code defines text, graphics, layout, fonts and links on the site. HTML is the backbone of the Internet as we know it today.
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What is the Internet Service Provider?
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The Internet Service Provider, or ISP, is the provider of many services including Web hosting, E-Commerce, and most importantly Internet access services.
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What is Java?
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Java is a computer language created by Sun Microsystems that is compatible with all types of computers. Everything from small handheld devices to large networks use Java. One common use for Java is to create small programs called applets for Web pages.
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What is JavaScript?
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JavaScript is a popular scripting language that is widely supported in Web browsers and other Web tools. It adds interactive functions to static HTML pages.
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What is a Meta Tag?
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A Meta Tag is an HTML tag that identifies the contents of a Web page. Meta tags contain such things as a general description of the page, keywords for search engines and copyright information.
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What are Merchant IDs?
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A Merchant ID enables a merchant to accept credit cards as a means of payment. In order to take credit cards over the Internet, you need to setup a merchant bank account and receive a merchant ID number from your bank.
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What are Search Engines?
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A Search Engine is a program that can help a user find information on the Internet. By setting criteria, a person can then find information pertaining to their needs in such well-known search engines as Google, Yahoo and Excite.
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What is a Server?
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A Server is a fast, high-powered computer that is used as the repository and distributor of data and to control access to e-mail and other applications. By dialing into to the Internet through your modem, you are actually logging on to one of your ISP's servers.
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What are Shopping Carts?
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A Shopping Cart is software that allows a customer on a Web Site that is using E-commerce, to select items and store them in a virtual shopping cart. The customer can view, add, or delete items from their cart before making their purchase.
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What is SSL?
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SSL, or Secure Socket Layer, is a technology that handles authentication and data encryption between a Web browser and a Web server. Most E-commerce on the Web uses SSL because it is the safest way to handle sensitive information.
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What is a URL?
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The URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, is the address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any other Internet facility. URL's are typed into the browser to access Web pages. A domain name can be used as a URL.
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What is a Web host?
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Web hosts are ISP's or other businesses that offer Web hosting and E-commerce services. These are the people that own the servers where your Web Site will exist.
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