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What are nameservers? Name severs are servers which assist connect domain names to (IP) Internet Protocol numbers so... Views: 289

What does a 404 error really mean? The 404 or Not Found error message is an HTTP standard response code indicating that the client... Views: 249

What is a Blog? A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual... Views: 249

What is a Domain Name? The unique name that identifies an Internet site. Such as okie.net, microsoft.com etc... Views: 316

What is a Server? A computer that provides information to client machines. For example, there are Web Servers that... Views: 278

What is a Shared IP? An IP address shared by multiple websites. Views: 330

What is a URL (Uniform Resouce Locator)? An Internet address (for example, http://www.okie.net/webhosting/), usually consisting of the... Views: 277

What is an .htaccess file? Htaccess stands for hypertext access. It controls HTTP directives for a particular directory.... Views: 283

What is an I.P. address? Internet Protocol Address, a number used to uniquely identify a computer or device on an internal... Views: 316

What is bandwidth? How much data can be transmitted in a time period over a communications channel. This can be... Views: 332

What is CGI? CGI - Common Gateway Interface A CGI is a program that translates data from a web server and... Views: 247

What is Disk Space (or quota)? This is the amount of disk space that will be available to you on the hosts server to hold your... Views: 290

What is DNS (Domain Name System)? DNS is used for translating hostnames into Internet addresses. DNS makes it easier for users to... Views: 268

What is E-Mail Spoofing? E-mail spoofing is a term used to describe fraudulent e-mail activity in which the sender address... Views: 231

What is FTP (File Transfer Protocol)? File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a... Views: 307

What is HTML E-Mail? HTML mail allows the sender to properly express quotations (as in inline replying), headings,... Views: 260

What is HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)? HyperText Transfer Protocol - The communications protocol used to connect to Web servers on... Views: 237

What is phishing? In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to... Views: 246

What is PHP Hypertext Preprocessor? A scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. With syntax from C, Java and Perl, PHP... Views: 281

What is SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)? The main protocol used to send electronic mail on the Internet. Most Internet email is sent and... Views: 309

What is SSL (Secured Sockets Layer)? The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do... Views: 277

What is Terms of Service? A contract between you and us decribing methods we use to bill for services, provide services,... Views: 297

What is the difference between Internet and Intranet? An inhouse Web site that serves the employees of the enterprise. Although intranet pages may link... Views: 309

What is Twitter? Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected... Views: 326

What is Web Hosting? A business such as okie.net that provides hardware and services to store, maintain, and... Views: 327

What is Website Spoofing? Website spoofing is the act of creating a website, as a hoax, with the intention of misleading... Views: 249

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