| What is web hosting? |
| a service that allows users to post web pages to the Internet. A web host, which is also called hosting service provider (HSP), is a business that provides the technologies and services needed for websites to be viewed on the web |
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| What is bandwidth? |
In website hosting, the term "bandwidth" is often used, to describe the amount of data that can be transferred to or from the website or server, measured in bytes transferred over a prescribed period of time usually per month
Web hosting companies often quote a monthly bandwidth limit for a website, for example 500 gigabytes per month. If visitors to the website download a total greater than 500 gigabytes in one month, the bandwidth limit will have been exceeded. |
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| What is disk space? |
| Disk space or web space is the amount of space you are allowed to take up on the web host's hard drive. In most cases this is limited, so that they can store many web sites on one hard drive or server. |
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| What is domain name? |
| The name that indentifies a web site (eg, company.com). Also referred to as a URL |
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| What is GB? |
| A gigabyte is a measurement of data storage that equals 1,024 megabytes. Typically used to describe the storage capacity on a computer's hard drive |
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| What is Ready made scripts? |
| Often times people don't bother writing their own scripts, because so many good quality scripts are offered for free or cheap. And these scripts are called ready made scripts. |
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| What do I need to accept payments through my website? |
| You need to register with one of the payment processing companies like 2Checkout.com |
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| What is Payment processing? |
| A secure, real time processing system for online credit and debit card transactions. Payment processing usually includs authentication and verification of the credit cards used to purchase your products or services |
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