Web Hosting Glossary
ActiveX
Similar to Applets but given greater control to the client's system to execute commands/tasks.
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscribers Line. Please see DSL.
Applets
These are programs that are made from the language JAVA. They are similar to modules and extend the capabilties of the browser. Applets are relatively safe compared to ActiveX since it executed in a sandbox.
ARPANET
A project which began in 1969 by the Advanced Research Projects Agency to link up 4 universities. This became well-known for beings the origins of the Internet.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A data representation code used most common in microcomputers and minicomputers.
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode. A network configuration utilizing a single standard for data, video and voice that transmits information in short, fixed-length packets.
Bandwidth
The amount of data transfer available at one time.
Bit
The smallest unit of information in a computer either representing the state "on" or "off", or 1 or 0.
Browser
A piece of software that allows you to access and display information on the Internet or any other network, either visually or text based.
Byte
A byte is made up of eight bits. It is used to represent one character.