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AWStats
AWStats is an open sourc Web analytics reporting tool, suitable for analyzing data from Internet services such as web, streaming media, mail and FTP servers

Dedicated Server
The hosting company provides you with an entire hosting setup including your own server hardware that only you can use. This means a much faster loading time for your site because the entire computer is "dedicated" to running the server software.

Domain Extension
Domain extension describes the ending of a domain name, these can also be referred to as the tld (top level domain), suffix, or domain root.

.com, .org, .co.in & .in are all examples of a domain extension.

It is common for websites to register the same domain name with multiple domain extensions; increasing the likelihood of a visitor finding the way to your site, and protecting your brand.

	.biz .biz is a top-level domain which is intended for the use of businesses. The .biz was introduced to relieve the great demand for .com domain names.

	.com .com stands for commercial. .com is a top-level domain and is one of the original top-level domains. Currently the .com extension is the most popular extension on the internet. The .com extension may be registered by any person or business around the world.

	.co.in .co.in stands for commercial for a Indian website. .in stands for the country

	.edu The .edu extension is a top-level domain intended for educational institutions.

	.in .in stands for country wise domain extensions. The .in extension may be registered by any person or business around India.

	.net The .net extension was one of the first domain name extensions introduced The .net extension was first introduced for use by network oriented entities such as internet service providers (ISP’s). Today any person can register domain names with a .net extension.

	.org The .org extension is an original top-level domain name, primarily established for the use of organizations.

Domain Name
A domain name is the unique name that identifies an Internet site. A domain name is the text name corresponding to the numeric IP address of a computer on the Internet.

Domain Name Registration
The process by which a company or individual selects a domain name and later officially registers the domain name through an approved domain name registrar.

Domain Name Registrant
An individual or company who is the owner and the person(s) involved with the registration of a domain name.

Domain Name Registrar
A company that is accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in order to provide domain name registration services for a fee.

Domain Name Registry
A domain name registry has two main tasks. One task is giving out domain names under their top level domain to those who ask for them; and the other task is making the database of domain name registrations available to the world at large.

Domain Name Renewal
Domain names are registered by the year and once the registered domain name expires, the registrant has the option of either keeping the domain name and "renewing" the registration or he/she can decide to cancel the registration service and allow the public to register the domain name.

Domain Name Resolution
The function that converts a domain name, whether private or on the public Internet, into an IP address.

Domain Name Transfer
To renew a Domain Name with a registrar who was not the registrar who originally provided the registration service, an owner must first transfer sponsorship of the Domain Name to the new registrar.

Firewall
A piece of security software designed to protect Web servers. They are typically used to protect sites from hacker attacks/unauthorized access. A firewall is a combination hardware and software buffer that many companies put in place between their internal networks and the Internet. A firewall allows only specific kinds of messages from the Internet to flow in and out of the internal network. This protects the internal network from intruders and/or prevents hackers from breaking into the systems.

Front Page
A popular site design and management tool developed by Microsoft.

Hosting
The service which offers accessibility and maintenance of disk space on which an Internet web site is located. Demerg Systems Inc. is a web hosting leader and provides web hosting services to individuals and businesses around the world.

MySQL Database
An advanced server-side relational database system, designed for corporate users or those with intensive transactions. A relational database stores data in separate tables rather than putting all the data in one big storeroom. This adds speed and flexibility. The SQL part of MySQL stands for "Structured Query Language" - the most common standardized language used to access databases.

Linux
Linux is a free open-source operating system based on Unix. Linux was originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers from around the globe Demerg Systems Inc. provides its customers with linux web hosting solutions and services.

phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin is a PHP application that provides a web-based interface for the administration of mySQL databases

Server
One half of the client-server protocol, runs on a networked computer and responds to requests submitted by the client. Your World Wide Web browser is a client of a World Wide Web server.

Shared Hosting
The most basic of Web hosting types. With shared hosting, numerous Web sites are shared on one server. While an economic solution, they typically cannot handle large amounts of storage or traffic.

Shared SSL
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol that provides encrypted communications on the Internet. This is used primarily for financial transactions that take place over the Internet. Shared SSL provides secure Web server access without requiring you to purchase a digital key. This means you will avoid additional cost, but you will be required to access your secure content

Webaliser
Webaliser is a GPL (General Public Licence)application that generates web pages of analysis, from access and usage logs, i.e. it is web log analysis software. It is one of the most commonly used web server administration tools.

Web Mail
Web Mail allows you to access your e-mail account from anywhere using a Web browser. You should use Web Mail when you cannot access the computer that you have set up with POP access.

Web Statistics
This is graphical information tracking visitors to your site, including the amount of hits your web site is receiving, where the visitors are coming from, what platform they are using, what browser they are using, how long they spent on a page, and usually it rates your most popular pages.