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GAL
The Global Address List (GAL) is a directory
service within the Exchange email system. The GAL contains
information for all email users and distribution groups. The GAL is
the default address book.
Gigabyte (GB)
Gigabyte = 1,024 megabytes = 1,073,741,824 (2
to the 30th power) bytes, or characters of information.
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) (.gif)
A bit-mapped file format that is a standard
for displaying images on the Web, it allows upto 256 specific
colours to be referenced in an image. It is also possible to create
GIF animations. The file extension is .gif
H
Hardware
The physical components of a computer
system.
HE or Hosted Exchange
Hosted Exchange - A hosted version of
Microsoft's Exchange platform, removing the need for company's to
host their own Microsoft Exchange Server in-house. Allows for a pay
monthly scheme, whereby a third party (Cobweb) hosts your email
servers ih a highly secure T4 data centre and adminsters all the
assocaited IT support and virus protection, plus runs daily data
backups.
Hits
Hits are a record of how many items are
retrieved from a web server. For example, a visit to a web page
with two graphics would record 3 hits-1 hit for the page, and 2
hits for the graphics. Hits are frequently mistaken for the number
of visits to a given site, but as one visit is likely to generate a
number of hits page views are a more accurate measure of
traffic.
Homepage
The introductory page for a website.
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
Code used to describe the layout of a page for
use on the World Wide Web. Common extensions are .htm or .html
HyperText Transport Protocol HTTP
The transmission standard used to send HTML
documents across the Web.
Hyperlink
A
hyperlink is a graphic or a piece of text in an Internet
document that can connect readers to another website, another page
within the same website, or allows you to download a file. Also
known as a 'link.'
I
IP
Internet Protocol (IP) is the method or
protocol by which
data is sent from one computer to another on the
Internet or on the same private network.
IP Address
An identifier
for a computer or device on a
TCP/IP
network.
Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route
messages based on the IP address of the destination. The format of
an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers
separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For example,
1.160.10.240 could be an IP address.
ISMS
Information Security Management System
ISO
International Standards Organization - is the
International Standards Organizations. They do not create standards
but (as with ANSI) provide a means of verifying that a proposed
standard has met certain requirements for due process, consensus,
and other criteria by those developing the standard. Cobweb are
ISO9001, ISO140001 and ISO270001 accreidted.
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
A company that provides access to the
Internet.
J
Java
An object-oriented programming language
developed by Sun Microsystems.
Javascript
A scripting language developed by Netscape to
allow designers to add interactivity to their websites. JavaScript
can interact with HTML code to enable dynamic content. For more
information, go to: http://javascript.com/.
JPEG (.jpg)
An acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group, a JPEG is the
most commonly used type of digital image format. By eliminating
very subtle color distinctions that the human eye usually cannot
detect, JPEG images are compressed so that they can save faster and
use less space. Because JPEG format actually alters an image,
meaning that a certain amount of data is lost every time a JPEG is
edited, saved, and compressed again.
L
LAN
Local Area Network. A group of connected
computers usually located in close proximity (such as the same
building or floor of the building) so that data can be passed among
them.
Link
A pointer in an HTML document that leads to
another World Wide website, or to another place within the same
site; also called a hyperlink. A link is activated by clicking on
it.
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