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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).
Sub domain
Also called a child domain, a domain that is part of a larger domain name in DNS hierarchy. DNS hierarchy consists of the root-level domain at the top, underneath which are the top-level domains, followed by second-level domains and finally sub domains. For example, in the domain name mail.intra-logix.com, "mail" is a sub domain of the larger second-level domain "intra-logix.com."
Add-on Domains
The Add-on Domain Maintenance menu allows you to add and remove add-on domains to your account. An add-on domain allows you to reach a sub domain when entering the name of the add-on domain into a browser. This means that you can host additional domains from your account, if allowed by your hosting provider. Any current add-on domains will be listed under Current Add-on Domains.
For example, if domain2.com is an add-on domain on sub.domain.com, going to http://www.domain2.com in a browser will bring up sub.domain.com (domain.com/sub).
FTP
FTP (file transfer protocol) is generally used to transfer files from your computer to your web server. It requires the use of a client (a program that "talks" to a server) that allows you to make a connection to a server, log onto your file space and then transfer files, make directories, delete files and set file permissions (permission means that some files can be viewed only, some can be written to and some can be executed). There are some FTP client programs that can be downloaded and used for free such as WS-FTP, Cute FTP, FileZilla, Absolute FTP and EFTP.
URL
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. A URL is an Internet address (for example, http//:www.intra-logix.com/example). In this instance, the URL consists of an access protocol (HTTP), the domain name (www.intra-logix.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.
WWW
WWW stands for World Wide Web. The
World Wide Web is the collection of networks that
make up the Internet. The World Wide Web incorporates
HTML files that can be viewed by any web browser connected
to the Internet. The World Wide Web was created by
the people at CERN in 1991 in order to create a global
network out of the many networks operating in various
parts around the world.
Web Server
A web server is a computer that stores websites and
their related files for viewing on the Internet. Visitors
wishing to access the sites and files simply type
in the corresponding URL to the site they wish to
view.
Web Site
A web site is a collection of web pages that reside
together on the World Wide Web and are connected with
a common theme, and usually a common domain name.
Websites can exist across multiple servers, and multiple
IP addresses, and even multiple domain names, but
have a common theme, and are inter-connected by hyperlinks
in such a way that they function together as a complete
site.
Web hosting
The business of providing the storage, connectivity,
and services necessary to serve files for a website.
A company that provides web hosting services is called
a web host, and their detailed offers of storage,
connectivity, and services are called web hosting
plans.
Web Control Panel
Control Panel is a web hosting control software that
can be accessed using any modern
web browser. It is designed to make the complex task
of managing your hosting account easy.
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