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Aug 31

Web Glossary

Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/31/2007 - 15:28.
  • CMS - Contents Management System (How To choose); framework for a website providing menus, layouts, usermanagement and extension like blogs, galleries
  • DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol; sharing one IP by dealing local addresses to devices like PCs
  • DNS - Domain Name System; transforms domainnames into IPnumbers
  • Hosting - hireing storage for the files and data of a website
  • HTML - HyperText Markup Language: programmingcode to describe a webpage
  • ISP - Internet Service Provider; Company which provides access to the www/internet by connecting a building to their own net. Common types are (A)DSL and cable
  • LAMP - The commonly used combination of software for hosting an building websites: Linux OS - Apache webserver - MySQL database - PHP Scripting language for webpages
  • LAN - Local Area Network; group of connected computers in an office or house
  • NIC - Network Interface Card; same is LAN-card, ethernetcard
  • Router - device with DHCP & switch; nowadays often extended with WLAN/Wifi and VoIP
  • SIP - Session Initiation Protocol is an agreement for communication between devices or computers
  • Switch - crossroad for LAN-connections
  • TLD - Top Level Domain; like COM, NET, NL
  • VoIP - Voice over IP; Phone over internet
  • WAN - Wide Area Network; mostly just the internet
  • Wifi - Wireless connection (WLAN)
  • WHOIS - Who Is this domainname; search for owner of domainname
  • WLAN - Wireless LAN; LAN using Wificonnections

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