>>> if you find that some of the terminology or 'jargon' a little confusing,and lets face it most people do! this is where you can find the answer, if not contact us and we'll find out for you.

 

Attachments
Attachments are separate files that are sent or received along with your e-mail messages. It can be anything from word processing documents to digital photos, from spreadsheets to Web pages. You can save an attachment on your hard disk to work with it as a separate file or view it later using another application.

Autoresponders
When a message is sent to the e-mail address with an active autoresponder, the message is automatically replied to with a pre-written message. Such messages are typically used for an Out of Office message.

Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data that can be transferred in a given time, usually measured in seconds. It determines how much data can flow through your site.

Catch All E-mail Addresses
A Catch-All E-mail address accepts and delivers any message not addressed to a specific e-mailbox at your domain name to the e-mailbox you specify as Catch-All. This way, no e-mail sent to your domain will be lost.

CGI-Bin Directory
A directory on the server where the executable CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripts reside.

Cookie
Cookies are tracking software, placed in a file on your computer's hard disk, that identifies a return visitor to a Web site. They can also be used to "remember" user-selected preferences, such as a login, for a particular Web site. Cookies are generally harmless, and many popular e-commerce sites require your Internet browser to allow them to set cookies in order to make a purchase.

Copy
Copy is the written, typed or printed words that make up the content of your Web site, newspaper, magazine, etc.

Counter
A Counter shows you how many page views or hits occurred on a certain Web page on your Web site.

Country-Specific Domain Names (ccTLDs)
Country code domain extensions represent a specific country. ccTLDs allow you to create an in-language Web site and display different site content to visitors from various cultures around the world. You can also register ccTLDs to prevent unauthorized use of trademarks, brands and licensed names around the world.

Disk Storage
Your Web disk Storage (or data storage) consists of HTML files, graphics, audio clips, e-mail, and all other files that make up your Web site. The amount of disk Storage you need depends on what your Web site will be used for. If you will only be publishing text, 1MB of Storage is equal to approximately 100 pages of text. However, most Web sites include graphics and as your online business grows, you may also include interactive customer features such as forums which use significantly more Storage.
Another reason you may need more disk Storage is if you are offering software or audio/video files for your visitors to download. You would then need to store these products within your allotted disk storage and again, all these items will take more Storage.

Data Transfer
Data Transfer is the amount of data transmitted over an Internet connection in a given time. It is used up by traffic to your Web site and also sending and receiving e-mail. For example if someone views a 1MB Web page on your site 1MB of data transfer is used. If 10 people view it then 10MB of transfer will be consumed. If you send an e-mail with a 2MB attachment it will use 2MB of data transfer. The amount of transfer that you require while choosing a host depends on two factors:

   1. The size of your site and
   2. The popularity of your site.

    If your Web site provides large audio/video files, computer programs, and audio / video downloads then you should consider a package with a large amount of data transfer. For example, if you have a video file that is 1.5 MB in size and 100 visitors download the file during one day. This means that 1.5 GB (1.5MB * 100 visitors) of transfer will have been used. If you multiply that by 30 days for the month it comes to 45 GB.
Flash Web sites and Virtual Reality (VR) sites require the most transfer of all.

Design
The aesthetic and navigational architecture of a Web site.

Disk Space
Your Web disk Storage (or data storage) consists of HTML files, graphics, audio clips, e-mail, and all other files that make up your Web site. The amount of disk Storage you need depends on what your Web site will be used for. If you will only be publishing text, 1MB of Storage is equal to approximately 100 pages of text. However most Web sites include graphics and as your online business grows, you may also include interactive customer features such as forums which use significantly more Storage.
Another reason you may need more disk Storage is if you are offering software or audio/video files for your visitors to download. You would then need to store these products within your allotted disk storage and again, all these items will take more Storage.

Domain Names (www.names)
easyweb123 offers a variety of domain name extensions. Protecting brand identity has become very important, so often customers will register multiple extensions and variations of their domain names. Here are the most frequently registered extensions and their common usage, although it must be noted that any extension can be used for any purpose:

.co.uk    United Kingdom company
.me.uk   United Kingdom - individual or personal use
.com      Commercial, but is commonly used for everything
.net        Internet administrative site, but is commonly used
.org       Organization
.info       Information
.biz        Business

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.eu         European Union

Domain Names (www.names)
A domain name is also called a Web address. A domain name is used as an address for your Web site and e-mail, just like www. johnsmith.co.uk.com and orders@ johnsmith.co.uk. At Network Solutions you can register any domain name not already taken, or you can transfer to Network Solutions a domain name you may have already registered elsewhere. Once you register your domain name, you can point that domain name to your Hosting account.

E-mail
E-mail is short for electronic mail. It consists of messages, often just text, sent from one user to another via a network.

E-mail Address
This refers to an electronic mailing address to which e-mail may be sent and received.

E-mail Aliases
Aliases are additional, disposable incoming e-mailbox addresses that you can create for special or short-term uses, such as info@johnsmith.co.uk, or sales@johnsmith.co.uk. You may want to use an alias when you don't wish to share your primary e-mail address. All messages sent to an alias will be delivered to your primary e-mailbox. All messages sent from an alias will use the primary e-mailbox address in the 'From' address of your message.

E-mail Attachments
Attachments are separate files that are sent or received along with your email messages. An attachment can be anything from word processing documents to digital photos, from spreadsheets to Web pages. You can save an attachment on your hard disk to work with it as a separate file or view it later using another application.

Firewall
A firewall is a combination hardware and software buffer that many companies put in place between their internal networks and the Internet. A firewall allows only specific kinds of messages from the Internet to flow in and out of the internal network. This protects the internal network from intruders and/or prevents hackers from breaking into the systems.

Form Mail Scripts
Form Mail scripts let you create forms to place on your Web site that users can fill out. All results are then e-mailed to you to review.

FTP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows you to upload files to your Web site from your computer. It's a necessity if you're using FrontPage or another Web site design software package to build and/or update your Web site. If you're using an online Web site design template provided by Network Solutions, you probably don't need FTP capability.

FTP Accounts
File Transfer Protocol is the method of transferring files between two computers and a method of gaining access to files stored in a remote computer. Multi-User FTP gives you the ability to assign permissions to someone else to FTP pages to your site or you can even restrict it to a specific directory.

Hosting
your web site or web page(s) are hosted, or stored, on a computer (an http server) that is permanently connected to the Internet so that it can be seen by anyone connected to the Internet at any time

Login Name
A login name is the account name used to access a computer system. Also called user ID or user name, it is a way people identify themselves to their online service or Internet access provider. See also 'User ID.'

Mailing List
A mailing list is a way of having a group discussion by electronic mail or distributing announcements to a large number of people. A mailing list is very much like a conference, except that the conversation comes to you in your e-mailbox. Each time you or any member of the list posts a reply to the conversation, it is distributed to the e-mailbox of every member of the list. All of this traffic is automated and managed by programs called mailing list managers (MLMs).

Modem
Short for Modulator/Demodulator, a modem is a device that allows remote computers to communicate, to transmit and receive data using telephone lines.

MySQL
MySQL is most commonly used for Web applications and for embedded applications and has become a popular alternative to proprietary database systems because of its speed and reliability. MySQL can run on UNIX, Windows and Mac OS. MySQL is an open source RDBMS that relies on SQL for processing the data in the database. MySQL provides APIs for the languages C, C++, Eiffel, Java, Perl, PHP and Python.

Online Transactions (E-Commerce)
Refers to the general exchange of goods and services via the Internet.

Password Protected Directories
For additional security you can create passwords on all directories for your Web site content.

Perl
Short for Practical Extraction and Report Language, Perl is a programming language with strong capability to process text. Commonly used for writing CGI Scripts.

Photo Albums
A Web-based, digital photo storage application allowing you to store and share digital photos securely, quickly and simultaneously via the Web.

PHP
A server-side, HTML-embedded, open source scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages.

PhpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web.

Post Office Protocol (POP, POP2 or POP3)
POP is a process that transfers your e-mail messages from our servers to your computer's hard drive. You can access your messages using an e-mail program installed on your computer. POP allows you to:

        * Use the e-mail software currently installed on your computer
        * Connect faster than the Web Mail option
        * Have unlimited storage
        * Compose and review messages while offline

Register a domain (www.name)
To establish an Internet identity you need to have a domain name. In order to do this, you'll need to register a domain name. To do so, you can go to www.easyweb123.co.uk and type your desired name in the www.name search box and purchase an available domain.

Renew Services - domain (www.name) and website packages
To protect your domain name registration, it's best to renew your website package before the expiration date annually. easyweb123 waives all liability in the loss of domain name registrations due to failure to renew services.

Script
A script is a type of program that consists of a set of instructions for another application or utility to use. See also 'CGI-Bin Directory' for more information.

Search Engine
A tool allowing users to search for information on the Internet using key words and phrases. Search engines explore the Internet and return a list of Web pages that are related to the key words or phrases entered. Popular search engines include Google®, Alta Vista®, Ask Jeeves®, Excite, Hotbot, Lycos® and Yahoo!®. Search engines are also a tool to market your Web site to potential visitors (see 'Search Engine Marketing' and 'Search Engine Optimization' for more)

Search Engine Submission
This includes the submission of your Web site to search engines and a complete analysis of your site, identifying improvement on your Web site that can help your Web site get indexed by search engines more successfully.

Server Side Includes (SSI)
A type of HTML comment that directs the Web server to dynamically generate data for the Web page whenever it is requested. SSIs can also be used to execute programs and insert the results.

Shared SSL
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol that provides encrypted communications on the Internet. This is used primarily for financial transactions that take place over the Internet. Shared SSL provides secure Web server access without requiring you to purchase a digital key.

SMTP
Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) is a protocol used in sending and receiving e-mail. However, since it is limited in its ability to queue messages at the receiving end, it is usually used with one of two other protocols, POP3 or IMAP, which let the user save messages in a server mailbox and download them periodically from the server. In other words, users typically use a program that uses SMTP for sending e-mail and either POP3 or IMAP for receiving e-mail.

Spam/Spam Filter
While originally used to refer to e-mail that was sent without explicit permission from the recipient, now it's used more broadly to refer to any unwanted e-mail. Spam filters attempt to identify spam e-mail and prevent it from being delivered to your inbox.

Spyware
Software unknowingly installed on a PC that secretly monitors the user's actions. Spyware can range from the benign, such as a cookie tracking a user's Internet habits, to the malicious, such as a PC hijacker.

SSL Certificate
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, which is the standard security technology for creating an encrypted link between a Web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the Web server and browser remains private and secure. Your site visitors will know they have created an SSL link with your Web server when they see the "https://" at the beginning of the URL as well as the padlock icon in the lower right-hand frame in their Web browser.

Transfer (www.names)
easyweb123 can accommodate all types of domain name transfers, but it is important to note that the term transfer is often defined differently by Internet Service Providers (ISPs), registrars, and customers.

Unlimited E-mail Forwarding
When you set up forwarding for your e-mail account, messages addressed to your e-mailbox are automatically sent to the other mailbox you choose. You can enter any valid e-mail address as a destination for your forwarded messages. You can also choose whether you want to keep copies of your forwarded messages.

Upgrade
An upgrade is an improvement to your existing website package. By upgrading you usually get new features and functions.

URL
An acronym for Uniform Resource Locator, a URL is the address for a resource or site (usually a directory or file) on the World Wide Web and the convention that Web browsers use for locating files and other remote services.

User ID/User Name
A User ID is the account name used to access a computer system. Also called login name or user name, it is a way people identify themselves to their online service or Internet access provider.

Virus
Viruses are small files that attach to e-mails or download and infect your computer. They can be harmless (they place a funny picture on your monitor) or dangerous (they can go through your address book and send everyone within your address book the same virus). More dangerous viruses can wipe out your computer and all your information. Some viruses can take over your machine and send spam from your computer. Without your knowledge, you can become a spammer.

Virus Scanning
PC viruses can cripple your computer or wipe out your files, and e-mail is now a common method of computer virus transmission. E-mail from Network Solutions is set up to detect and clean viruses from all incoming messages and file attachments (including those that are compressed) before they get to your computer.

Web Design
The aesthetic and navigational architecture of a Web site.

Web Hosting
Web hosting is an online storage service for information, images, video, or any content accessible through the Web.

Web Mail
Web Mail allows you to access your e-mail account from anywhere using a Web browser. You should use Web Mail when you cannot access the computer that you have set up with POP access.

Web Page
A Web page is a document created with HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) that is part of a group of hypertext documents or resources available on the World Wide Web. Collectively, these documents and resources form what is known as a Web site. Web pages can contain hypertext links to other places within the same document, to other documents at the same Web site, or to documents at other Web sites. They can also contain fill-in forms, photos, large clickable images, sounds, and videos for downloading.

Web Site
A Web site is a collection of HTML documents or Web pages, that are linked together and that exist on the Web at a particular server. Exploring a Web site usually begins with the home page, which may lead you to more information about that site. A single server may support multiple Web sites.

Web Builder
Every website package includes the easyweb123 web builder, our web site building tool. Web builder is a template based Web site design tool that lets you quickly and easily create a professional and customized Web site using our step-by-step wizard to select your design, color, theme and images.

World Wide Web (WWW)
You can think of the Web as a worldwide collection of text and multimedia files and other network services interconnected via a system of hypertext documents. Http (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) was created as a means for sharing data internationally, instantly, and inexpensively. With hypertext, a word or phrase can contain a link to other text. To achieve this, CERN developed a programming language called HTML, which allows you to easily link to other pages or network services on the Web.