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Nominet


Nominet is the official registry for .uk internet domain names. They are officially recognised by the internet industry and the UK Government.
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Bandwidth


In terms of Web hosting, 'bandwidth' describes to the amount of data sent across the internet over a period of time. Bandwidth is commonly referred to as 'Traffic'. As an example, [..]
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Broadband


Comes from the words "broad bandwidth" and is used to describe a high-capacity, two-way link to the Internet or other networks, due to the large amounts of data broadband is capable of handl [..]
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Byte


A set of Bits that represent a single character. Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes more, depending on how the measurement is being made.
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cascading style sheets


A format used to separate style from structure on Web pages, it is a feature of HTML that gives both Web developers and users more control over how Web pages are displayed. Style sheets are used on th [..]
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Database


A collection of files managed by a specific piece of software and serving one or more applications with data. The major functions of databases are to provide security, consistency, integrity, recovery [..]
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domain name server


A server that relates an internet domain name (such as www.pixelism.co.uk) to an IP address.
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Download


The transfer of data [usually a file] from a another computer to the computer that you are using. The opposite of upload.
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Encryption


A procedure that renders the contents of a message or file unintelligible to anyone not authorised to view it.
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GIGABYTE


A unit of storage measurement consisting of one billion bytes. One gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes. Gigabyte is often abbreviated as G or GB. Often referred to as a 'gig'.
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