What is Broadband?
Broadband comes from the words "broad bandwidth" and is used to describe a high-capacity, two-way link between an end user and access network suppliers capable of supporting full-motion, interactive video applications.
What is a Browser?
An application used to view and navigate the World Wide Web (www) and other Internet resources. Popular browsers are Internet Explorer and Firefox.
What is Browsing?
A term that refers to exploring an online area, usually on the World Wide Web.
What is the Internet?
The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data using the standard Internet Protocol (IP).
What is a CD-ROM?
Compact disc read only memory. A CD-ROM is Compact Disc that contains data accessible by a computer. CD-ROMs are usually used to distribute computer software, including games and multimedia applications, though any data can be stored (up to the capacity limit of a disc).
What are Cookies?
Cookies hold information on the times and dates you have visited web sites. Other information can also be saved to your hard disk in these text files, including information about on-line purchases, validation information about you for members-only web sites, and more.
What is the CPU?
Central Processing Unit. A programmable logic device that performs all the instruction, logic, and mathematical processing in a computer or the large box.
What is a Database?
A computer database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system so that a computer program or person using a query language can consult it to answer queries. The records retrieved in answer to queries are information that can be used to make decisions.
What is a Domain Name?
A domain name is the text name corresponding to the numeric IP address of a computer on the Internet. A domain name must be unique. Internet users access your website using your domain name.
What is Downloading?
The process of copying files, information and images from the Internet to your computer. Every time a visitor accesses a page on the Internet, they are downloading the contents of that page.
What is a GB?
Short for Gigabyte. One gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes. Gigabyte is often abbreviated as G or GB.
What is an IP Address?
Each machine connected to the Internet has an address known as an Internet Protocol address (IP address). The IP address takes the form of four numbers separated by dots, for example: 123.45.67.890
What is an ISP?
Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a company that provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider supplies a software package, username, password and access phone number. Equipped with a modem you can then log on to the Internet to browse the World Wide Web, send and receive e-mail. ISPs are also called IAPs (Internet Access Providers).
What is an MB?
A megabyte is a unit of information or computer storage equal to approximately one million bytes. It is commonly abbreviated MB. Mb is used for megabits.
What is a Modem?
Short for modulator/demodulator. A communications device that converts one form of a signal to another that is suitable for transmission over communication circuits, typically from digital to analog and then from analog to digital. Modems are used by Internet users every day, notably cable modems and ADSL modems.
What is a PDF?
(Portable Document Format). A document-encoding process developed by Adobe that maintains page layout, fonts, and graphics and can include many other features such as hyperlinks. Requires free software called 'Acrobat Reader' to view files in this format.
What is a Server?
A computer that delivers information and software to other computers linked by a network.
What is a Shared Server?
A shared Server (web hosting service or virtual hosting service) is where many websites reside on one web server connected to the Internet. Each site "sits" on its own partition, or section/place on the server to keep it separate from other sites. This is generally the most economical option for hosting as many people share the overall cost of server maintenance.
What is a Dedicated Server?
An advanced form of web hosting where a server is leased and stored in the data center of the host company. It is typically controlled by the server's owner who controls which websites are hosted on the server.
What does it mean to Upload?
The transfer of copies of a file from the user's own computer to a remote database or other computer. The reverse of downloading.