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Backbone
A high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway
within a network. The term is relative as a backbone in a small network
will likely be much smaller than many non-backbone lines in a large
network. In general, the better the backbone of the hosting company,
the better the availability of the web sites that run on their
computers.
Backups
Web hosts back up data on their servers. Many host packages offer
backups every 24 hours. This is supposed to prevent the loss of data
should something happen to the server. . If you think you may need to
restore old data in case of a disaster, it may make sense to choose a
hosting company that performs regular backups.
Bandwidth
An amount of data which can be transmitted in a time period over a
communications channel. Usually expressed in kilobits per second
(kbps).
Browser
This is the client software that displays (interprets) the HTML code it
receives from the server. All browsers work slightly different and one
may not display the pages correctly if the code was developed
exclusively for another browser. Today the two main browsers are
Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape. |
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