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The process of saving data - especially for data recovery. Many systems automatically back up data and software onto disks or tapes.
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| Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) |
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| A feature of dynamic HTML that gives users more control over how a Web page is displayed. Cascading style sheets can define formatting and layout elements that aren't recognized in older versions of HTML |
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| Denial of Service Attack (DoS) |
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| A type of computer vandalism that bombards servers and Web sites with so much bogus traffic that they're effectively shut down, denying service to legitimate customers and clients |
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| A system that translates a computer's numerical IP address into an easier-to-remember string of names separated by dots |
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| A type of chart capable of representing a project schedule visually, by showing each step or category of steps in a plan, along with the planned and actual start and completion times |
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Hypertext Markup Language
A HTML document is a text file that includes codes that describe the format, layout, and logical structure of a hypermedia document. Most Web pages are created with HTML |
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol
The Internet protocol used to transfer Web pages |
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| Internet Service Provider (ISP) |
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| A business that provides its customers with connections to the Internet along with other services |
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| A unique string of four numbers separated by periods that serves as a unique address for a computer on the Internet. The IP address of the host computer and sending computer is included with every packet of information that traverses the Internet |
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| An interpreted scripting language, similar to but otherwise unrelated to Java, that enable Web Page designers to ad scripts to HTML Code |
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| An open source database software based on the SQL vocabulary which can be employed in combination with more server-side languages |
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| Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users, for example Linux |
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| Software that can be distributed and modified freely by users, for example Linux |
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| A method that assigns a numerical weighting to each element of a hyperlinked set of documents, such as the World Wide Web, with the purpose of "measuring" its relative importance within the set |
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| Pay Per Click Advertising |
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| a system where and advertiser pays an agreed amount for each click someone makes on a link leading to their website |
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| a type of bank account that allows businesses to accept payments by debit or credit cards. A merchant account is an agreement between a retailer, a merchant bank and payment processor for the settlement of credit card and/or debit card transactions |
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-PayPal
a system that allows individuals and businesses to transfer funds electronically. Uses encryption software to ensure that your money transfer is safe
-Credit Card Payment
payment made by the user of a credit card to a credit card company to pay for what they have bought using the card, and any interest
-Direct deposit to an account
The deposit of funds directly into a bank account as a form of payment |
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| a widely-used-general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML |
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| a term covering many types of software, including estimation, and planning, scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication, quality management and documentation or administration systems, which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects |
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Redundant Array of Independent Disk
A storage device that allows multiple hard disks to operate as a unit |
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Really Simple Syndication
An XML-based format for sharing data with aggregators, commonly used by bloggers |
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| Search Engine Optimization |
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| The process of improving the visibility of a website of a web page in search engines through the "natural" or un-paid search results. |
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| Software used in e-commerce to assist people making purchases online, analogous to the term shopping cart |
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The amount of data sent and received by visitors to a website. Analyzed through the number of visitors and the number of pages they visit. Sites monitor the incoming and outgoing traffic to see which parts or pages of their site are popular and if there are any apparent trends, such as one specific page being viewed mostly by people in a particular country.
- measured by Web analytics |
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Structured Query Language
A query language available for many different database management systems. More than a query language, SQL also accesses databases from a wide variety of vendors. |
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Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web
- social network sites
- Blogs
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-Video Sharing Websites |
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| Web Content Management System (Web CMS) |
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| a software system which provides website authoring, collaboration and administration tools designed to allow users with little knowledge of web programming languages or markup languages to create and manage the site's content with relative ease. |
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