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select one of the options below to explore our web hosting glossary. If
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Daily Backups
Most hosting organizations employ a system whereby a second copy of a
client's data is created and maintained on a second medium (usually a
disk or a tape). This second copy will be deployed on the server if the
original is corrupted due to a hardware or software failure.
Data Center
A data center is a facility which houses a large amount of electronic
equipment, such as communications equipment, Web servers or power
backup systems. A data center is usually maintained by an organization
to handle the data necessary for its operations.
Data Transfer
The amount of data which you can transfer with your account in a given
month. The data refers to images, text or anything that the server must
transfer to a user's web browser. This data limit is typically
calculated in GB with 1 GB amounting to 30,000 - 50,000 page views.
Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated hosting options allow organizations of any size to rent
pre-configured, state-of-the-art equipment and connectivity from the
service provider. While a virtual host requires you to share bandwidth
and storage space with other clients, dedicated hosting gives you the
opportunity to have an entire server for your exclusive use. - and
essentially exercise 100% control over your Web presence. Click here to visit our Dedicated Showcase.
Disk Space
The amount of hard drive space on the server, available to your hosted websites.
djbdns
A simple and secure Domain Name Service (DNS) implementation. It was
created by Daniel J. Bernstein because of his frustrations with
repeated BIND security holes. A $500 unclaimed prize is still available
to the first person to find a security hole in djbdns.
DNS
A Domain Name Server is a program running on a server which
automatically translates domain names from http://www.xxxxx.com/ into
their correct TCP/IP addresses, eg 79.105.12.99.
Domain Name
An Internet address in alphabetic form, also known as a personalized
web address. Domain names must have at least two parts: left side which
names the organization, and right side which identifies the country. Click here to view domain name articles.
Domain Parking
For every domain name registered, registrars require primary, secondary
name servers and IP Numbers to go with it. Domain names must be linked
to this information (address) for it to be valid. When registered, some
do not yet have Name Server information associated with it, so
registrars will offer 'domain parking' on their servers for the time
being.
Download
To transfer files or data from one computer to another. To download
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