Web Hosting’s Essential Terms

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Web Hostings Essential Terms
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Table of Contents

• HackAlert Monitoring
• High Availability
• Horizontal Scaling
• .htaccess
• HTML
• HTTP
• ICANN
• IP Address
• IMAP

• JavaScript and Java Applets
• Joomla
• Linux Server
• Live Chat Support
• Load Balancer
• Managed Hosting
• Mailing List and MX Record
• Money Back Guarantee
• MySQL

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HackAlert Monitoring

• HackAlert refers to a monitoring service that is
  meant to analyze a website regularly, on a daily
  basis. This service sends a notification in the
  event that a website gets hacked or if it gets
  infected with any malicious code.
• Every website is made accessible by the aid of
  some web hosting company that provides the server
  space and the necessary technologies for the
  website to remain up and running. There are
  different types of web hosting services that are
  provided by these web hosts. The best web hosts
  are often referred to as the Best Web Hosting
  Company or as the Best Windows Hosting Company
  or as the Top Cloud Hosting Company.

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High Availability

• High availability of a system denotes its
  capability to ensure a level of uptime that has
  been agreed upon and which is generally higher
  than the normal level. It also refers to a system
  that is able to operate continuously for a
  substantially long period of time without
  encountering any failure.

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Horizontal Scaling

• Horizontal scaling refers to scaling that is
  achieved by adding extra machines to the existing
  resources or adding more nodes to the system. Its
  example is the scaling that is involved when
  scaling from one web server to two or three.
  Horizontal scaling is done to scale wider for the
  purpose of coping with the requirements of
  website traffic.

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.htaccess

• .htaccess refers to hypertext access. It is a
  configuration file. It functions with the
  Apache-based web servers. It aids one in setting
  parameters for permissions that have to do with a
  file like setting, blocking certain websites and
  determining whether people can link to ones
  pages. It can be used for improving the
  functionality of a website as well as SEO.

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HTML

• HTML refers to HyperText Markup Language. It is
  the standard language which is used to create
  website pages. Original HTML is received by a web
  browser through a web server and then displayed
  as a page that is readable.
• Every website that is available over the Internet
  has its files stored on the server of some web
  hosting company. The most reliable web hosting
  companies are often referred to as the Best Web
  Hosting Company or as the Best Windows Hosting
  Company or as the Top Cloud Hosting Company.

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HTTP

• HTTP refers to HyperText Transfer Protocol, which
  is used to transfer hypermedia files that include
  images, text, videos etc. over the Internet. It
  serves as the base of the World Wide Web (WWW)
  and it consists of hypertext files that are
  interconnected.

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ICANN

• ICANN is the abbreviation for Internet
  Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. It is
  an organization that connects the unique
  identification factors which are assigned to all
  the computers that exist worldwide, in order for
  each computer to communicate with the others. The
  internet is able to perform its functions through
  this collaboration. The distribution of internet
  naming resources is also administered by ICANN.
  Moreover, certain responsibilities with regard to
  DNS management are undertaken by it.

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IP Address

• IP is the abbreviation for Internet Protocol. It
  refers to a string of numbers and dots that is
  unique and which identifies an individual
  computer that is connected to the Internet. Every
  computer which uses the internet protocol for the
  purpose of communicating over a network is
  identified by an IP address.

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IMAP

• IMAP is the abbreviation for Internet Message
  Access Protocol, which is a process to retrieve
  an email. An original emails copy is stored
  permanently inside a server till it is deleted
  from the server. Those people prefer this process
  who have to work with multiple computers as well
  as email clients for the purpose of email
  tracking as per requirement.

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JavaScript and Java Applets

• JavaScript
• JavaScript refers to a programming language which
  is a client-side technology. It aids developers
  in adding dynamic content to a website.
  JavaScript runs in the users web browser and not
  on a web server.
• Java Applets
• Java Applets are those programs that are created
  with the aid of Java programming language. These
  can be added to an HTML page in the same manner
  as the images are added to it. In the event that
  one is using a browser that is Java-enabled for
  viewing a web page which includes a Java Applet,
  the applets code gets transferred to ones
  system as well as gets executed by the Java
  virtual machine.

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Joomla

• Joomla refers to a content management platform
  that is open-source. It is used for creating
  websites as well as blogs. Joomla is a CMS
  (content management system) which connects a
  website to MySQLi, MySQL or PostgreSQL databases
  for the purpose of content management.

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Linux Server

• A Linux server refers to a server that is built
  on the Linux operating system which is
  open-source. It is preferred by many webmasters.
• Linux-based web hosting is provided by many web
  hosting companies. A web hosting company provides
  server space as well as the necessary
  technologies and services that are needed by a
  website in order for it to be accessible over the
  Internet. The most efficient service providers in
  the field of hosting are often referred to as the
  Best Web Hosting Company or as the Best
  Windows Hosting Company or as the Top Cloud
  Hosting Company.

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Live Chat Support

• A live chat support is a feature that is meant to
  provide customer service. It is used to chat with
  a web hosting companys customer service
  representative at either a specified time or
  round the clock. One can discuss and try to
  resolve ones website related issues by using
  live chat support that is provided by ones web
  hosting company.

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Load Balancer

• A load balancer refers to a system which is meant
  to distribute network resources and/or
  application traffic across servers. A load
  balancer is used to increase the capacity as well
  as the reliability of applications. It
  distributes perfectly the incoming network
  traffic across a collection of backend servers or
  server pool.

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Managed Hosting

• Managed hosting is a type of web hosting in which
  a web hosting company manages processes, such as
  upgrades in software, changes in configuration,
  tasks related to system administration etc. This
  type of hosting is made available by web hosting
  companies through their web hosting packages that
  provide support and assistance to clients. It is
  an ideal option for such webmasters who are not
  comfortable when it comes to managing their own
  web hosting accounts.
• Hosting service is provided by web hosting
  companies and the best web hosts are usually
  referred to as the Best Web Hosting Company or
  as the Best Windows Hosting Company or as the
  Top Cloud Hosting Company.

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Mailing List and MX Record

• Mailing List
• A mailing list consists of a list of email
  addresses that are stored together. This enables
  one to send common emails to the email addresses
  that are in ones mailing list in one go.
• MX Record
• MX record is the abbreviation for Mail Exchange
  Record. This type of record denotes the mail
  server which is meant for receiving email
  messages of a domain. The DNS system stores the
  MX record.

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MySQL

• MySQL is a database that is open-source. It can
  be operated through various applications that are
  installed on a website. MySQL aids in storing
  information in a form that is encrypted. This
  information can be retrieved as per requirement.

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Money Back Guarantee

• With regard to a web hosting company, money back
  guarantee refers to the guarantee that is
  provided by it in the event that one is not
  satisfied with ones web hosting services. This
  guarantee ensures that the web hosting company
  will return ones payment, subject to the web
  hosting companys terms and conditions.

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