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Access, Microsoft - a program for creating and maintaining databases. ASP ("Active Server Pages") - a server-side scripting language.
Bandwidth - The amount of data (bits) which passes through a connection over a given time - usually measured in bits-per-second (bps).
Browser - A client software program, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, which allows the user to view and navigate through websites, and upload or download files.
CGI ("Common Gateway Interface") - an interface standard for executing a server-side program to generate a webpage with dynamic content. CGI scripts which conform to this standard are usually written in Perl, Python, or C/C++.
Cold Fusion - A scripting language used for interfacing databases. Domain name - The unique name which identifies an Internet website. For example, www.0hosts.com is a domain name. Email Forwarding - An email service which sends your email from one email address to another email address. Editor - Most free webhosting providers provide an online program (editor) to edit or create the HTML code of your webpages. "Basic" means you can edit the HTML code directly in the editor. "Advanced" means you never see the HTML code, but instead you make some selections and the editor will generate the web page for you.
FrontPage, Microsoft - A commercial HTML editor for creating, editing, managing, and uploading entire websites. Some advanced features of the program (such as a counter, mail-forms, and database) require that the website be hosted on a server which supports Microsoft FrontPage extensions.
FrontPage Extensions, Microsoft
- These are a set of server-side programs which allow users of Microsoft FrontPage to use its special components, called Web Bots, for advanced features such as as a counter, mail- forms, and database.
FTP ("File Transfer Protocol") - an Internet standard for uploading and downloading files over the Internet.
Guestbook - A "guest book" is a script on a web page with a form which lets those who visit the website to "sign in" and leave comments.
Host - A
computer which provides file storage and services to other computers on a network. Every web page, file, email, or online service is stored ("hosted") on a computer (a "server") which is connected to the Internet.
HTML ("HyperText Markup Language") - the coding ('markup') language used to create Hypertext documents, or web pages.
JavaScript - A programming language used in webpages.
Message Board ("web board" or "forum") - A program on a web site with a form which allows visitors to read and post messages on the website, usually on a specific subject.
PHP - A server-side scripting language.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) - the main Internet protocol for sending email.
SSI ("Server-Side Includes") - a server-side scripting language.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) - a transaction security standard which provides data encryption, server authentication, and message integrity. It is most often used on websites that accept credit card numbers or other private information.
Subdomain - Sub-domains are domain names with the form, something.your-domain.com, where the prefix ('something') is not the letters "www".
URL ("Uniform Resource Locator") - The web address, or location, of a website or file on the Internet. For example, http://www.0hosts.com/ is a URL.
Webspace - An amount of data storage space used to host websites and files on the Internet, usually measured in Megabytes (MB). | 
