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Hosting Terms
SCO / Santa Cruz Operation
The Santa Cruz Operation, a leading supplier of UNIX systems for
systems based on Intel microprocessors. Suppliers of Xenix and Open
Desktop.
Script
A simple program or sequence of instructions that is carried out by
another program. All sorts of programs use scripts as a way of
automating procedures or carrying out simple tasks.
SDMI / Secure Digital Music Initiative
A scheme developed by a consortium of music industry heavyweights
and technology companies to prevent the piracy of music on the
Internet.
Search Engine
Software that find things on the Internet, usually a dedicated
website. One way or another, most Web users eventually find their
way to one of the big names such as Altavista or Yahoo, because,
though far from perfect, they are the only way of finding
information in the vastness of the Internet.
Secure Server
Secure Server is a web server or other computers connected to the
Internet that is capable of establishing encrypted communication
with clients, generally using SSL or SET.
Security
A condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of
protective measures that ensure a state of inviolability from
hostile acts or influences. With respect to classified matter, the
condition that prevents unauthorized persons from having access to
official information that is safeguarded in the interests of
national security.
Sendmail
The Unix implementation of the SMTP protocol, used to deliver
E-mail.
Server
In a client-server model, the server provides services to another
program or client.
Server Farm
A group of computers configured as servers gathered together in a
single location.
Servlet
A small Java program that runs on a server; in essence, the server
equivalent of an Applet.
SET / Secure Electronic Transaction
A secure payment protocol developed by MasterCard and Visa designed
to ensure security for bank card transactions over the Internet. It
denies merchants access to credit card information, thus keeping it
secure between the shopper and the bank.
SET Mark
Logo assuring that the software being used has been certified for
facilitation of SET transactions.
SETI / Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence
This is a "passive" search in that we are listening for signals.
This does not presently involve the "active" means of transmitting,
be it in the microwave or optical regime. If we transmit such a
signal, the activity would then be called "CETI" -Communications
with ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence. It should make no preconceived
assumptions about what constitutes the best part of the
electromagnetic spectrum for such means of signaling.
Setup Fees
Fees that are charged for establishing a merchant account, including
application fees, software licensing fees, and equipment purchases.
SGML / Standard Generalised Markup Language
A generic markup language for representing documents. SGML is a
system for defining structured document types, and markup languages
to represent instances of those document types.
Shared Hosting / Shared Web Hosting
Shared Hosting allows you to host your website using your own domain
name, on a server you share with other users who will also share the
server's resources.
Shell
A Unix term for the "outer" user-access level (command line) to the
inner functions (the "kernel") of the operating system, it is now
used to apply to almost any command line interface with a program. A
modem dial-in account in text-only mode on a Unix Internet server is
referred to as a "shell account" because commands (for email or
Internet file transfers, for example) are typed in on a command line
at a system prompt, the user's "shell" for access to the computer.
The MS-DOS command line at the "C:\>" or other prompt is also known
as the "DOS shell."
Shell Script
A program written to be interpreted by the shell of an operating
system, especially UNIX.
Shockware
A popular PLUG-IN for Web pages used by designers to add
sophisticated multimedia features to their sites.
Shopping Cart Program
Shopping Cart Program is a software package that runs as part of a
web site to collect and record purchasing decisions by a visitor.
Shopping cart programs are stored on web servers.
S-HTTP Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol
A secure version of HTTP, developed by Netscape, that provides
general transaction security services over the Web.
Site map
A site map helps users to navigate through the site to find the
information that they are looking for faster.
SLIP / Serial Line Interface Protocol
A data communications standard to connect to the Internet across a
Modem-based link.
SMS / Short Messaging Service
A way for mobile phone users to send each short text messages from
the keypads of their GSM phones.
SMTP / Simple Mail Transport Protocol
The standard way of transferring e-mail from one computer to another
on the Internet.
Source Code
The original code of a computer program. Unlike executable binary
code or bytecode, which has been turned into the ones and zeros that
computer understand, source code can be read by humans, albeit
rather specialized ones.
SPAM
Junk e-mail. Sending the same unrequested file/commercial e-mail to
many people.
Spammer
Someone who sends spam to people or newsgroups.
Spider
A type of robot program that autonomously travels the Web from
server to server and indexes the contents of publicly-accessible
files found on the servers. Also called Web walkers, crawlers, and
worms. Spiders are used by search engines for creating searchable
indices of Net and Web files.
SQL
Structured Query Language is a specialized query language for
requesting information from a database. Servers which can handle SQL
are known as SQL servers.
SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a database management system. It is
portable, reliable, flexible, fast, and easy to manage. SQL Server
has been developed specifically to take advantage of the best
features Microsoft Windows NT has to offer. It is optimized for the
multithreaded, preemptive multiprocessing kernel of Windows NT. The
many features and options in SQL Server are geared toward multiple
users who need concurrent access to high volumes of data.
SSH / Secure Shell
SSH is a UNIX-based command interface and protocol for securely log
into another computer over a network. It allows you to Telnet into
your account securely to control Web and other kinds of servers
remotely.
SSI / Server Side Includes
A variable value that a server can include in an HTML file before it
sends it to the browser. SSL are often used to insert common content
into several different web pages.
SSL
SSL is a protocol designed to allow encrypted, authenticated
communications across the Internet. SSL is included as part of both
the Microsoft and Netscape browsers and most Web server products.
Developed by Netscape, SSL also gained the support of Microsoft and
other Internet client/server developers as well and became the de
facto standard until evolving into Transport Layer Security
Stanford University
An academic institution of unrivalled influence in the high-tech
world.
Start-Up
A new business venture, especially in the high-technology area.
Steganography
The science of communication in a way that hides the existence of
the communication.
Stickiness
A highly valued but generally unmeasurable quality of a website that
keeps its visitors hanging around or encourages them to come back
often.
Streaming Media
Audio, video and other content sequences that can be played as they
arrive.
Style Sheet
A template attached to a Web page that describes how it should look.
Subdomain
Subdomain is a "domain within a domain". Subdomains are individual
Web addresses built upon a pre-existing domain name, for example,
sub.Research-Hosting.co.uk.
Sun Microsystems
The creator of Java and a major player in the development of new
Internet technologies.
SunOS
The version of UNIX running on Sun workstations.
Switch
A network device that moves data traffic between networks.
Synchronous
At the same time. Telephone conversations, Internet Talk, Internet
Relay Chat, and MUDs are forms of synchronous communications, in
which communications are undertaken with the assumption of
unnoticeable time intervals between exchanges. Today, many phone
communications are asynchronous, since we use voice mail and
answering machines that allow intervals between communication
exchanges.
Hosting Tips
Ask your host to pay for your domain name.
If you want to host a NEW domain name, you can request
the hosting company to pay your domain name for you. The
cost of domain registration and renewal is about £6 per
year.Minimize your website expenses
If you are unusual about hosting and if you are still in the
development and testing stage of your website, go for cheap
hosting service. You save money by minimizing your website
expenses on the initial stage, and once your site is ready
for public to view, you can always decide to stay or move to
another host. Always choose to host with reliable hosts that
offer responsive technical support.
Read user reviews and hosting news
If you already have a host, and you intend to switch and
search for another host, always start your search by reading
user reviews and hosting news. This is simply because
hosting companies that are always in the news are always
innovating to provide better, cheaper, faster, newer or more
efficient hosting services in the current marketplace. User
review are comments provided by the people who have used and
experienced their hosting services. Read users reviews to
find out the actual hosting services provided by the hosts
to help you decide which hosts suit your budget and plans. |
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