Applet
See Java applet.

B

Bandwidth

Bandwidth, sometimes referred to as monthly transfer, is the amount of data a single account can transfer in a single month. Some hosts advertise "unlimited bandwidth," but that is impossible to provide since the host has a limited amount of bandwidth to offer.

Browser
See web browser.

Bulletin Board
An internet service that makes multiple discussion groups available.

C

CPU Usage
CPU usage is the amount of server processing resources that are required to handle an account.

Co-Location
A hosting service that houses customer's servers and maintains their connection to the internet.

D

Dedicated Hosting  
Service that provides the equipment and assumes the responsibility for the technical support and maintenance of websites.

Domain Name  
A domain name is the name/address by which a web site is accessed. 

E

E-Mail (Electronic Mail)
A service for sending messages electronically over a computer network.

F

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
A type of document on the internet that contains a list of questions and answers. On the world wide web questions are often hyperlinks to the answers.

File Server
A program running on a network that stores files and provide access to them. Also called server.

File Type
The format of a file, usually indicated by its filename extension. Editors usually work on a limited set of file types.

Firewall
A method of protecting one network from another network. A firewall blocks unwanted access to the protected network while giving the protected network access to networks outside of the firewall. A company will typically install a firewall to give users access to the internet while protecting their internal information.

Form
A set of data entry fields on a page that are processed on the server. The data is sent to the server when the user submits the form by clicking on a button or, in some cases, by clicking on an image.

Form Field
A data-entry field on a page. A user supplies information in a field either by typing text or by selecting the field.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
The internet protocol that allows for files to be transferred from one computer to another.

G

Gateway Script
Related to CGI (Common Gateway Interface), the means by which a web site can be linked to other non-internet programs and a server's operating system.

H

Home Page
The starting point on a web server. It is the page that is retrieved and displayed by default when a user visits the web server. The default home-page name for a server depends on the server's configuration. On most web servers, it is index.html or index.htm. Some servers support multiple home pages.

Host
A computer on the internet.

Host Name
The name of a computer that identifies it on the internet.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
The standard language for describing the contents and structure of pages on the world wide web.

HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)
The internet protocol that allows world wide web browsers to retrieve information from servers.

Hyperlink
A jump from text or from an image map to a page or other type of file on the world wide web. On world wide web pages, hyperlinks are the primary way to navigate between pages and among websites.

I

Image
A graphic in GIF or JPEG file format that can be inserted in a world wide web page. FrontPage lets you import images in the following formats and insert them as GIF or JPEG: GIF, JPEG, BMP (Windows and OS/2), TIFF, TAG, PCD, RAS, EPS, PCX, and WMF.

Internet
The global computer network, composed of thousands of Wide Area Networks (WANs) and Local Area Networks (LANs), that uses TCPIP to provide world-wide communications to homes, schools, businesses, and governments. The world wide web runs on the internet.

Internet Address
The URL that is specified to direct a web browser to load a web site.

Intranet
A computer network that resides in a single organization.  An intranet uses many of the same technologies as the internet, but cannot be viewed from outside the organization.

IP (Internet Protocol)
Internet software that divides data into packets for transmission over the internet. Computers must run IP to communicate across the internet. See also TCP.

IP Address (Internet Protocol Address)
The standard way of identifying a computer that is connected to the internet, much the way a telephone number identifies a telephone on a telephone network. The IP address is four numbers separated by periods, and each number is less than 256, for example, 192.200.44.69. Your system administrator or internet service provider will assign your machine an IP address.

IP Address Mask (Internet Protocol Address Mask)
A range of IP addresses defined so that only machines with IP addresses within the range are allowed access to an internet service. To mask a portion of the IP address, replace it with the asterisk wild card character (*). For example, 192.44.*.* represents every computer on the internet with an IP address beginning with 192.44.

J

Java
A general-purpose programming language created by Sun Microsystems. Java can be used to create Java applets. A Java program is downloaded from the web server and interpreted by a program running on the machine containing the web browser.

Java Applet
A short program written in Java that is attached to a world wide web page and executed by a web browser.

JavaScript
A cross-platform, world wide web scripting language, developed by Netscape Communications. JavaScript code is inserted directly into the HTML page.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)
A color image format with excellent compression for most kinds of images. JPEG is commonly used on the world wide web for 24-bit color images.

L

LAN (Local Area Network)
A computer network technology that is designed to connect computers that are separated by a short distance. A LAN can be connected to the internet and can also be configured as an intranet.

M

Meta Tag
An HTML tag that must appear in the header portion of the page. Meta tags supply information about the page but do not affect its display. "Generator" is a common meta-tag used to specify which editor created the page.

MIME Type (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
A method used by web browsers to associate files of a certain type with helper applications that display files of that type.

N

Network Location  
In a URL the unique name that identifies an internet server. A network location has two or more parts, separated by periods, as in my.network.location. Also called host name and internet address.

P

Page
A single document in a world wide web site written using the HTML language.

Path
The portion of a URL that identifies the folders containing a file. For example, in the URL http://my.web.site/hello/world /greetings.htm, the path is /hello/world/.

Plug-in
One of a set of software modules that integrates into web browsers to offer a range of interactive and multimedia capabilities.

Port
One of the network input/output channels of a computer running TCP/IP. In the world wide web, port usually refers to the port number a server is running on. A single computer can have many web servers running on it, but only one server can be running on each port. The default port for world wide web servers is 80.

Protocol
A method of accessing a document or service over the internet, such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Also called "type."

Proxy Server
An internet server that acts as a firewall, mediating traffic between a protected network and the internet.

R

Radio Button
A form field that presents the user with a selection that can be chosen by clicking on a button. Radio buttons are presented in a list, one of which is selected by default. Selecting a new member of the list deselects the currently selected item.

Relative URL
The internet address of a page or other world wide web resource with respect to the internet address of the current page. A relative URL gives the path from the current location of the page to the location of the destination page or resource. A relative URL can optionally include a protocol. For example, the relative URL doc/sample.htm refers to the page sample.htm in the directory doc, below the current directory.

RTF (Rich Text Format)
It is a type of document file that is supported by most web processors

S

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
Defines a way two mail servers communicate in order to transmit and receive e-mail messages.

Script
A type of computer code than can be directly executed by a program that understands the language in which the script is written. Scripts do not need to be compiled into object code to be executed.

SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
A low-level protocol that enables secure communications between a server and a browser.

Server
A computer that offers services on a network. On the world wide web the server is the computer that runs the web server program that responds to HTTP protocol requests by providing web pages. A server may also be called a network host.

Server-Side Includes
A feature provided by some web servers that automatically inserts text onto pages when they are given to the browser.

Shared Hosting
Hosting service that allows you to effectively manage your site by sharing server space with other clients allowing for a lower cost of service.

T

Table
One or more rows of cells on a page used to organize the layout of a page or arrange data systematically.

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
Internet networking software that controls the transmission of packets of data over the internet. Among its tasks, TCP checks for lost packets, puts the data from multiple packets into the correct order, and requests that missing or damaged packets be resent. Computers must run TCP to communicate with world wide web servers.

U

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
A string that supplies the internet address of a resource on the world wide web, along with the protocol by which the resource is accessed. The most common URL type is "http," which gives the internet address of a world wide web page. Some other URL types are "gopher," which gives the internet address of a gopher directory, and "ftp," which gives the address of an FTP resource.

UNIX
An operating system that was originally developed by Bell Labs.  "Unix" is often used to describe several Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, Sun Solaris, and Linux.

V

VBScript
A subset of the Microsoft Visual Basic programming system. Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0, along with other browsers, can read VBScript programs embedded in HTML pages. VBScript programs can be executed on either the browser machine or on the world wide web server.

Video Clip
A short video sequence that can be embedded into a world wide web page. Video clips can be inserted into FrontPage using ActiveX Controls, VBScripts, Java applets, or plug-ins.

Virtual Hosting
Hosting service designed to provide you with the tools you need to effectively manage your presence on the internet.

Visited Hyperlink
A hyperlink on a page that has been activated. Visited hyperlinks are usually displayed in a unique color by the browser.

W

Web
Often used as a short way to refer to the world wide web or the internet. 

Web Site
A group of pages on the world wide web that are developed and maintained by a company, organization, or individual, usually to convey information.

World Wide Web
The information available on the internet through interconnected sites that are accessible with a web browser