Glossary
This glossary is here to help you understand some of the acronyms you may encounter on our website.
- AJAX
- Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is a collection of technologies that allow dynamic web applications to be built.
- ASP
- Active Server Pages. Microsoft's server side scripting technology for its web servers.
- ATA
- Advanced Technology Adaptor. This interface is now found in legacy equipment, and on some DVD/CDROM drives. It used to be the most common type of hard drive interface commonly used in workstations and entry level servers, but has been superseded by SATA.
- Bit
- A single BInary digiT (1 or 0).
- Byte
- A measure of memory equal to 8 binary digits (1s or 0s).
- CGI
- Common Gateway Interface. A common way for interfacing external data from a web client to a web server.
- CPU
- Central Processing Unit, the main processor in a server or PC.
- FTP
- File Transfer Protocol. An Internet standard protocol for transferring file to remote servers.
- GB
- Gigabyte, a measure of memory (one binary digit × 8 × 1024 × 1024 × 1024).
- GHZ
- Gigahertz, a measure of processor speed (1 Hertz × 1000 × 1000).
- Hot Swap
- The ability to remove and replace a component while the server is still switched on.
- HTML
- HyperText Markup Language. The format most web pages and eForms are designed in.
- HTTP
- Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. The transfer method used for all web pages on the Internet.
- HTTPS
- Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. The same transfer method as HTTP but over an encrypted port.
- ICR
- Intelligent Character Recognition. Applying context and voting algorithms to read handwritten text from images.
- IDE
- Integrated Drive Electronics. Another name for the ATA interface.
- LAN
- Local Area Network. A network the only spans one physical site, usually without any routing.
- LDAP
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A standard way of accessing user directory systems such as Windows Active Directory.
- MB
- Megabyte, a measure of memory (one binary digit × 8 × 1024 × 1024).
- MB/s
- Megabit per second, a measure of data transfer speed (1Mb/s = 128KB per second).
- MSDE
- Microsoft Database Engine, the free small scale, distributable version of SQL Server.
- OCR
- Optical Character Recognition. Reading machine print text from an image.
- OMR
- Optical Mark Recognition. Reading the presence of marks and tick box style responses from an image.
- Portable Document Format. Open standard format for documents and online forms. Most commonly associated with Adobe's Acrobat products.
- RAID
- Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. This provides a way of grouping two or more disks in varying configurations to provide tolerance should any one of the drives fail.
- RAM
- Random Access Memory, the main working memory of a server or PC.
- SAS
- Serial Attached SCSI, currently the fastest way of connecting industry hard drives to servers.
- SATA
- Serial ATA. A high performance, hot swappable drive interface now common on workstations and low end servers.
- SCSI
- Small Computer Systems Interface. A very high performance interface usually used in high end servers.
- SQL
- Microsoft's database. Also stands for Sequel, a common database programming language.
- SSL
- Secure Sockets Layer. Cryptographic protocol which provides secure communications across the Internet, commonly used for most on-line banking and shopping.
- TIFF
- Tagged Images File Format. A common image format created primarily for faxing but also best suited to storing monochrome images.
- UNC
- Universal Naming Convention. The method used on Microsoft based networks for accessing storage areas on local servers.
- VOIP
- Voice Over Internet Protocol. The technology used to modulate voice phone calls in to packet data for transmission over the Internet.
- WAN
- Wide Area Network. A network that spans two or more sites, such as the Internet.
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