- CGI
- Common Gateway Interface
A standard by which programs executing on a web server can communicate with
a cooperating web browser.
Example: Programs that access databases stored on a web server often do
so through a CGI program located on the web server. The program receives
requests from the web browser for information stored in the database, looks
up the information in the database, creates a web page containing the data
and sends the data back to the web browser.
- DNS
- Domain Name System
A system that enables one to connect to websites by specifying the
address or URL of the website. Computers on the Internet must be accessed
by using that computer's IP address much like you must use a person's
phone number to access that person through the phone system. The Domain
Name System acts much like a phone book in that it translates a website
address (URL) like www.roussosweb.com to its IP address, 66.84.51.99.
Domain Name Servers use the Domain Name System to look up the IP addresses
of URLs.
- DNS Server
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A computer, connected to the internet, that uses the Domain Name System to translate URLs (web addresses) into IP addresses. See the definitions of DNS and URL. This is the most common function of a DNS server. DNS servers may also perform reverse DNS translation, converting IP addresses into URLs. Additionally, DNS servers keep a data base of the URLs and corresponding IP addresses for which they are directly responsible.
Example: A web browser or other program might request that a DNS server translate the URL, www.roussosweb.com, into its IP address. The DNS server would then return 66.84.51.99.
- Domain Name
- Domain names form the basis of URLs or website addresses.
For example, the addresses www.roussosweb.com and mail.roussosweb.com both
belong to the roussosweb.com domain. In order to own a domain name one must
register the name (if it is not already taken) and pay a yearly fee.
- Domain Name Server
- See DNS server above.
- IP Address
- Internet Protocol Address
Every computer on the Internet is identified by a unique IP Address
which consists of a set of 4 numbers separated by dots (periods).
Example: 207.46.134.189 is the address of a computer that belongs
to Microsoft Corp.
- ISP
- Internet Service Provider
Provides your computer's connection to the Internet. In addition your ISP may
also provide space for your website.
- meta tags
- Meta tags are a component of a web page that contain information about that web page.
For example, most web pages should include a desciption of themselves as well as a list of
"keywords" that search engines can use to categorize the web page. The information
in meta tags are not directly viewable through a web browser but are intended for
programs such as those run by search engines.
- parking
- In order to own a domain name one must register that name (if it is available)
with a domain name registrar and pay a yearly fee. Additionally, the name must be
hosted by a domain name server. When there is no website associated with a properly
registered domain name that domain name is said to be "parked". Parking is used as a
means of reserving domain names for future use. The owner of the domain name server
normally charges a fee for parking the domain name.
- server
- A computer that provides services for other computers. For example, the
web pages that comprise a website reside on a computer called a web server.
The web server delivers web pages to computers that are browsing the website.
- server-side
- Existing on the server.
Example: A program that accesses a database stored on a web server must also
exist on the server.
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator
A standard naming convention for identifying objects in a computer
network environment. The most common URLs are website addresses.
Example: www.NelsonCountyVA.org
- Web Server
- A computer, connected to the Internet, that contains web pages.
The web server, when it receives a request from a web browser for a web page,
delivers the web page to the web browser which displays the page.
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