SSI - Abbreviation for "Server-Side Includes". A server-side scripting language. SSI scripting commands are embedded within a web page and are parsed and executed on the web server to generate dynamic HTML pages. Common uses of SSI are to include files (e.g. a header or footer file) that are used on multiple pages, or to show the current date and time. SSL - Abbreviation for Secure Sockets Layer. SSL is a transaction security standard that provides data encryption, server authentication, and message integrity. SSL is usually used on sites that accept credit card numbers or other private information.
Subdomain - Sub-domains are domain names with the form, anything.yourdomain.com. By definition, a subdomain should not have the prefix of "www". In order to access this domain with the "www" prefix (i.e. www.anything.yourdomain.com), you would have to create a "sub-third-level domain" with the prefix "www.anything".
T-1 - A leased-line connection to the Internet which can transfer data at 1.544 Mbps. A T-1 line could transfer a megabyte in less than 10 seconds if at maximum theoretical capacity. A T-1 line contains 24 individual channels, each of which can transfer data at 64 Kbps. Each of these 24 channels can transfer voice or data traffic. Many telephone companies will allow you to buy a portion of these individual channels, called "fractional T-1 access". T-1 lines are also called DS1 lines.
T-3 - A leased-line connection to the Internet which can transfer data at 44.736 Mbps. It is used mainly by ISPs (Internet Service Providers) connecting to the Internet backbone. A T-3 line contains 672 individual channels, each of which can transfer data at 64 Kbps. T-3 lines are also called DS3 lines.
Telnet - An Internet protocol for accessing a remote server on the Internet. When you log into the remote server using a Telnet program, you receive a command line prompt for the server that you can give commands to. Telnet is also known as "remote login".
Terabyte - 1024 gigabytes (GB), but sometimes used to refer to 1000 gigabytes.
URL - Abbreviation for "Uniform Resource Locator" - The web address (location) of a web site, file, or resource on the Internet. For example, http://www.greenwebdesign.com/ is a URL.
USENET - A worldwide system of discussion groups, only part of which can be accessed through the Internet. USENET contains well over 10,000 discussion areas, or forums, called "newsgroups".
Web address - The location, or URL, of a web site, file, or resource on the Internet. For example, http://www.greenwebdesign.com/ is a web address.
Web hosting (or webhosting) - Data storage space accessed via the Internet, usually used to host web sites and data files.
Web page - An HTML document which has its own web address, or URL. The first page usually requested at a web site is called the "home page". Using frames, multiple pages (HTML files) can be viewed in a browser and arranged in designated sections of the display screen at the same time -- these can also collectively be called a "web page".
Web server - (1) A computer program that serves the requested files which form web pages to the client's browser. (2) A web server can also refer to the computer that runs the server software and holds the files for one or more web sites.
Web site (or website) - A collection of interlinked web pages with a related topic, usually under a single domain name, which includes an intended starting file called a "home page". From the home page, you can get to all the other pages on the web site. Also called a "web presence".
