Address
Unique identifier of a web page. URL (Uniformed Resource Locator) is more frequently used for this purpose.

Anchor
The place in a hypertext document which provides a link to another file. Anchors are created by HTML tags that define the kind of hyperlink.

Anonymous FTP
A method for downloading and uploading files using FTP protocol without having a username or a password. In place of a username, word “anonymous” is used, and in place of a password, email address is usually used. These anonymous FTP servers contain software, documents of various sorts, files for configuring networks, graphic images, songlyrics and all sorts of other information. If a hosting plan offers this service, your users will be able to download or upload files with FTP without having their own account.

Apache
Apache is an open-source HTTP Web server software. It is usually run on Unix operating system versions like Linux or BSD, but it can also be run on Windows. Apache is very popular and provides access to most web sites on the internet.

Applets
Applets are little programs designed to run inside of a Web browser; usually written in Java. Typically used to enhance the human factors available in HTML.

ASP
ASP stand for Active Server Pages. ASP allows you to create dynamic data driven pages using HTML, scripts, and reusable ActiveX server components. When a browser or
a search engine spider requests an ASP page from a server, the server generates the web page with HTML code and gives it to the browser or spider.

Bandwidth
Bandwidth determines the amount of information that can be transmitted via a given communication channel in a given unit of time. It is usually measured in kilobits, megabits or gigabits per second.

Banner
Banner is an advertising graphic, usually in the form of a gif image.

Binary
Data represented in binary format uses only two digits - 0 and 1.

CSS
CSS is an acronym for Cascading Style Sheets. CSS are just now starting to be widely used among browsers and Web developers are learning to be more comfortable with them. It used to describe how an HTML document should be formatted. The current version of CSS is version 2 (CSS2).

CGI
Common Gateway Interface. It is an interface that defines how data is passed and serves to connect the web with other software and databases. CGI is not a programming
language.

cgi-bin
A directory on the server where the executable CGI scripts reside.

Chat
One of the most popular uses of the Internet, particularly among newcomers, and widely regarded as the driving force behind the success of AOL.

Control Panel
Control panel is an online web-based application that allows you to easily manage different aspects of your account. Most control panels will let you upload files, add email accounts, enable/disable anonymous FTP access, change contact information, set up shopping carts or databases, change your password and more.

Cron
The clock daemon in UNIX that executes commands at specified dates and times according to instructions in a file.

Data Transfer
Data transfer means the amount of digital data transfered from one location to the another.

Disk Space
This indicates the amount of disk space that will be available to you on the hosts server to hold your web site files.

Domain Name
A name that identifies one or more IP addresses.