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The internet has spawned hundreds of new terms downloads, uploads, browsers the list is endless. Web hosting is no different experienced users talk glibly of bandwidth, scripting languages, POP3 accounts, databases and more. But what does it all mean? If you are new to web hosting then you will probably find it take a little while to become familiar with all the jargon needed to understand the details of different web hosting packages. To help you get started, we've put together our very own Top 10 of essential web hosting jargon. Business - All business/finance/loan/mortgage related link can be found here Computers - All computer hardware/software/peripheral related link can be found here Internet - All webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing related link can be found here Software - All software related link can be found here Web Design - All web design/development related link can be found here Web Hosting - All web hosting related link can be found here Web Promotion - All search engine optimization/internet marketing related link can be found here Web Resources - All other web related link can be found here Recreation - All travel/hotel/cruise related link can be found here Casino - All online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette related link can be found here Health - All online pharmacy/hospital/health related link can be found here Shopping - All online shopping/gift related link can be found here Miscellaneous - All other links can be found here 1. Domain name your online identity http://www.yourdomainname.com essential and almost always included with hosting. 2. Disk space / storage How much disk space you can use to store your website's files it always sounds a lot, but can soon get eaten up with movie clips and audio files. 3. Data transfer Every time someone views a page on your website, they transfer all the files for that page to their computer hosting companies pay for this traffic, so they put a limit on data transfer per month. This limit varies a lot between providers. 4. POP3 / IMAP / Webmail different ways of accessing your mailboxes. Webmail allows you to access your mail through a web browser and POP3 and IMAP are used with e-mail clients like Outlook. 5. FTP File Transfer Protocol the method used to transfer your website's files to your web host's servers. Simple to use. 6. MySQL databases many websites rely on databases to store information MySQL is the most popular database for websites.
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