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Are you confused with so many technical terms? Do not
worry its often hard to keep so many terms in mind.
This section is specially desinged to explain most of
the terms which you should read & understand before
you choose your web hosting service provider.
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Web
Hosting Glossary
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- T-1
- A
leased-line connection capable of carrying data at
1,544,000 bits-per-second. At maximum theoretical
capacity, a T-1 line could move a megabyte in less
than 10 seconds. That is still not fast enough for full-screen,
full-motion video, for which you need at least 10,000,000
bits-per-second. T-1 is the fastest speed commonly used
to connect networks to the Internet.
- T-3
- A
leased-line connection capable of carrying data at
44,736,000 bits-per-second. This is more than enough to
do full-screen, full-motion video.
- TCP/IP
- (Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) -- This is the suite
of protocols that defines the Internet. Originally
designed for the UNIX operating system, TCP/IP software
is now available for every major kind of computer operating
system. To be truly on the Internet, your computer
must have TCP/IP software.
- Telnet
- The
command and program used to login from one Internet
site to another. The telnet command/program gets you to
the login: prompt of another host.
- Terabyte
- 1024
gigabytes.
- Terminal
- A
device that allows you to send commands to a computer somewhere
else. At a minimum, this usually means a keyboard and a
display screen and some simple circuitry. Usually you will
use terminal software in a personal computer - the software
pretends to be (emulates) a physical terminal and allows
you to type commands to a computer somewhere else.
- Terminal
Server
- A
special purpose computer that has places to plug in many
modems on one side, and a connection to a LAN
or host machine on the other side. Thus the terminal
server does the work of answering the calls and passes the
connections on to the appropriate node. Most terminal
servers can provide PPP or SLIP services if
connected to the Internet.
- Top
Level Domain: (TLD)
- A
Top Level Domain (TLD) is the uppermost in the hierarchy
of domain names. For example, 1001resources.com is our domain
name. The "net" is considered the TLD and the "1001resources.com"
is considered the second level domain. Together they form
a domain name which is unique. There are two types of TLDs.
The most common type is the Generic or Global TLDs which
include .COM, .NET, .ORG, .MIL, .INT and .EDU. There is
a possibility that new gTLDs will be introduced in the near
future. National or ccTLDs are two letter country code domains
that are managed by a registry designated and controlled
by each specific country. Each registry might have differing
prices, residency requirements and structure.
- Trademark
- As
it relates to domain names... a word, phrase or slogan used
to identify and distinguish the source of the goods or services.
Trademark law may be different worldwide. If someone registers
a domain name such as microsoft.to then Microsoft would
need to go to the courts in Tonga to fight to get the name
back. Expensive international litigation is one reason why
it is important to protect your trademarks before someone
else registers the names.
- Transfer
(Domain Name)
- On
occasion, domains are sold to another organization or sometimes
the name of a company might change. Most registries require
a letter of permission from the old owner to hand over control
to the new owner. The procedures for Transfer of ownership
will depend on the registry.
- TTFN
- (Ta
Ta For Now) -- A shorthand appended to a comment written
in an online forum.
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