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Miva Merchant
Miva Merchant is a management system developed for and employed by businesses. It is browser-based and is designed to resemble a storefront.
MPEG
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) is a popular video format used on the Internet. It is a form of compressing video files, such as movies, although quality is lost via this method.
MySQL
This is the most popular open-source database found in web hosting. It stores relevant information and is widely employed by Unix-based plans.
OC-1, OC-3, OC-12, OC-24, OC-48
Used to denote Optical Carrier transmission speeds and their optimum levels. They are found in fiber optic networksand conform to SONET standard. OC-1 is equal to 51.85 Mbps, and the number next to the OC is the multiple of the base speed. Therefore the higher the number, the faster the transmission.
Operating system
The operating system is the heart of a device. It is a group of software programs that serve to allow the running of applications, provide the user interface and control the hardware of the computer. MaxOS, Windows and Unix-based programs are all examples of operating systems.
Perl
Perl is a powerful programming language that was published in 1987. It draws on other languages, but its ability to support many platforms means that it is mainly used in CGI programs. Its ability to manipulate and exploit operating systems means it is hugely popular.
PHP
PHP is almost exclusively an open-source server-side language. The code can be used in conjunction with HTML and often has file extensions, which are denoted by the suffixs .php or .php3. It is very similar to other languages, such as Java and C.
POP
Post Office Protocol is a form of email system. However, unlike IMAP, it is very rigid and thus difficult to employ when attempting to meet deadlines. For example, messages can only be downloaded and retrieved at a specifically stipulated time on one particular device.
Port
The location of a device's connection to a network or server. It is usually in the form of a socket.
RAID
Used to denote the Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks. RAID is a type of disk that is usually used on servers to combine several actual disks. This in turn increases speed, efficiency and prevents faults occurring. There are several levels that can be combined in order to aid and ensure relaibility:Level 0 implements data striping. Files are written to purposely separate drives. However, the failure of one drive will cause data loss at this stage.Level 1 allows data mirroring. The data is copied and placed on two separate hardware or software drives. The data can then be read a lot quicker.Level 2 - sees data split at bit level and sent to multiple drives. This is not used in practice.Level 3 - requires at least 3 drives because the data is striped at byte level across drives and any error correction codes that appear are recorded on a separate drive. This prevents faults but slows down the process.Level 4 - is another version of Level 3 but is quicker because it uses blocks for data striping.Level 5 - is similar to Level 4 but improves performance by striping the error correction codes as well, which is then split across multiple drives.Level 6 - is comparable to Level 5 but has more effective fault tolerance owing to a further parity level.Level 7 - Proprietary RAID design by Storage Computer Corporation. It is faster and more effective because it employs multiple levels of cache and asynchronous I/O transfers.
Raw Logs
A raw log is access data that is updated in real-time and can be downloaded and read by a statistics program. The log is comprised of IP address, access date and time, nature of the request, documents accessed, status code, referrer, user and HTTP status code for each individual request. It can identify site visitors and give a more accurate picture of the website than a page of flat statistics.
Server
A server is a network device that can access the Internet and deals with client requests.
Setup fee
This is the price a host may charge to establish your personal hosting account. It is usually a one-off fee.
Shopping Cart
Online businesses set up a shopping cart via software in order for users to buy their products. Browsing and selection of products places each item in the cart, which then can be altered at will. Options include calculating prices (including shipping), add and remove items, modifying quantities and placing an order. Merchants generally have shopping cart facilities on their websites, but you can choose to have a separate one of your own.
Miva Merchant
Miva Merchant is a management system developed for and employed by businesses. It is browser-based and is designed to resemble a storefront.
MPEG
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) is a popular video format used on the Internet. It is a form of compressing video files, such as movies, although quality is lost via this method.
MySQL
This is the most popular open-source database found in web hosting. It stores relevant information and is widely employed by Unix-based plans.
OC-1, OC-3, OC-12, OC-24, OC-48
Used to denote Optical Carrier transmission speeds and their optimum levels. They are found in fiber optic networksand conform to SONET standard. OC-1 is equal to 51.85 Mbps, and the number next to the OC is the multiple of the base speed. Therefore the higher the number, the faster the transmission.
Operating system
The operating system is the heart of a device. It is a group of software programs that serve to allow the running of applications, provide the user interface and control the hardware of the computer. MaxOS, Windows and Unix-based programs are all examples of operating systems.
Perl
Perl is a powerful programming language that was published in 1987. It draws on other languages, but its ability to support many platforms means that it is mainly used in CGI programs. Its ability to manipulate and exploit operating systems means it is hugely popular.
PHP
PHP is almost exclusively an open-source server-side language. The code can be used in conjunction with HTML and often has file extensions, which are denoted by the suffixs .php or .php3. It is very similar to other languages, such as Java and C.
POP
Post Office Protocol is a form of email system. However, unlike IMAP, it is very rigid and thus difficult to employ when attempting to meet deadlines. For example, messages can only be downloaded and retrieved at a specifically stipulated time on one particular device.
Port
The location of a device's connection to a network or server. It is usually in the form of a socket.
RAID
Used to denote the Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks. RAID is a type of disk that is usually used on servers to combine several actual disks. This in turn increases speed, efficiency and prevents faults occurring. There are several levels that can be combined in order to aid and ensure relaibility:Level 0 implements data striping. Files are written to purposely separate drives. However, the failure of one drive will cause data loss at this stage.Level 1 allows data mirroring. The data is copied and placed on two separate hardware or software drives. The data can then be read a lot quicker.Level 2 - sees data split at bit level and sent to multiple drives. This is not used in practice.Level 3 - requires at least 3 drives because the data is striped at byte level across drives and any error correction codes that appear are recorded on a separate drive. This prevents faults but slows down the process.Level 4 - is another version of Level 3 but is quicker because it uses blocks for data striping.Level 5 - is similar to Level 4 but improves performance by striping the error correction codes as well, which is then split across multiple drives.Level 6 - is comparable to Level 5 but has more effective fault tolerance owing to a further parity level.Level 7 - Proprietary RAID design by Storage Computer Corporation. It is faster and more effective because it employs multiple levels of cache and asynchronous I/O transfers.
Raw Logs
A raw log is access data that is updated in real-time and can be downloaded and read by a statistics program. The log is comprised of IP address, access date and time, nature of the request, documents accessed, status code, referrer, user and HTTP status code for each individual request. It can identify site visitors and give a more accurate picture of the website than a page of flat statistics.
Server
A server is a network device that can access the Internet and deals with client requests.
Setup fee
This is the price a host may charge to establish your personal hosting account. It is usually a one-off fee.
Shopping Cart
Online businesses set up a shopping cart via software in order for users to buy their products. Browsing and selection of products places each item in the cart, which then can be altered at will. Options include calculating prices (including shipping), add and remove items, modifying quantities and placing an order. Merchants generally have shopping cart facilities on their websites, but you can choose to have a separate one of your own.
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