A TCP/IP utility that allows a user to determine if two computers are communicating successfully with each other.

A unit of measurement for modem speed, synonymous with bits per second (bps). A 56K modem has a speed of 56,000 baud or 56,000 BPS

In the Domain Name System (DNS), the highest level of the hierarchy after the root. In a domain name, the top level domain is that part of the domain name that is furthest to the right. For example, the “com” in globalpresence.com.

Possible suffixes and types include the following:

.com = Commercial
.edu = Educational
.int = International
.gov = Government
.mil = Military
.net = Network
.org = Organization

The amount of data you can send through a connection, usually measured in bits per second.

Changing the party who is listed as the domain name registrant. The party that takes over the domain name becomes responsible for paying a new registration fee.

A high-speed line (or a series of connections) that forms a major pathway within a network.

A computer generated or online persona, used primarily in online gamming, forums and chat rooms.

A feature that sends an automated reply to incoming email.

For example, when customers send email to your support@yourwebsite.com address, an automatic response is e-mailed back to them.

The process of using a software or a web application to get a site listed in Search Engine and Directories

Acceptable Use Policy

A set of rules that inform web hosting customers what they can and cannot do through their hosting accounts. Often such policies place certain restrictions on e-mail use (such as spamming) and content (such as not allowing images of child pornography).

What You See Is What You Get – pronounced “wizzy-wig”

 A program that displays a document on your screen exactly as it would appear when printed or published online. The term usually applies to HTML editors, such as Microsoft FrontPage and Macromedia Dreamweaver. These WYSIWYG editors can show you how your Web page will appear online, as you’re editing the document.

eXtended Markup Language

An expansion of HTML that includes dynamic content capability.

Zone Information Protocol

This is a method of compressing computer data or files into a small size, so they can be transferred quickly over the Internet. There are programs built specifically to zip files, such as WinZip.

A file that has data describing a part of the domain name space. Zone files hold the information that is needed to resolve domain names to Internet Protocol (IP) numbers

Application Service Provider
Active Server pages

A hosting environment that extends the normal capabilities of a web server and exposes objects for use in web programming, also referred to as a programming language.