| 1. | Second Level Domain (SLD) | Second Level Domains is the next highest level of the hierarchy underneath the Top Level Domains. In the example, 1stDomain.net - the "1stDomain.net" part is the second level domain. Second level domain names are what you register in a Top Level Domain registry. |
| 2. | Secure Server (SSL) | Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Requires use of a certificate for secure access. A Secure Socket Layer does not provide for credit card clearing or any other form of payment processing. It only provides a facility for secure transactions across the Internet. Some hosting providers allow use of a "shared" certificate. |
| 3. | Server | In a modern computing environment there are usually two kinds of computer classifications when more than one is connected together to create a network. The server is the computer which provides data and is the central repository, and/or gatekeeper between multiple "client" computers. A server can also be called a "host" because it hosts the data "served" to "clients." |
| 4. | Server Side Includes | Server side includes (or SSI) is a set of tags which can be used within HTML pages to be replaced by something else, added ("included") by the server. An example might be that you have one file with copyright information which goes on the bottom of every page. By using a SSI tag, you could tell the server to replace every tag on every page with the copyright information. The benefit is that you could have one file containing the copyright information that gets placed on hundreds of pages on your… 0.7 KB |
| 5. | Setup Fee | A one-time fee paid by a hosting client to at the beginning of a new hosting contract. |
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