Web Hosting
In my journey as a beginner in the world of blogging, I came across certain terms that were really necessary to have a basic understanding. Some of them are as follows:
Web hosting service is a kind of Internet hosting service that enable an individual or an organization to make their website available at the World Wide Web. Web hosts are those companies or an organization which provide a platform on a server owned or leased for use by clients, and provide Internet connectivity, typically in a data centre.
The following are certain terms that you may come across while you are trying to launch your Blog:
Solid – State Storage (SSD)
SSD is a device that uses integrated circuit assemblies to store data persistently, typically using flash memory and functioning as secondary storage in the hierarchy of computer storage. This method is efficient, reliable, fast and smoothens the process of web hosting compared to the traditional way of storage Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
Database
A database is an organized collection of data, generally stored and accessed electronically from a computer system. More Database means more data you can store.
Word Press Theme
Word Press Theme is a tool using which you can alter or change the design and layout of your website. Some web hosting servers provide options from where you can choose where as in some this option is managed. If your are concerned with the aesthetic side of your website you can choose accordingly.
Staging environment
This feature helps you to test your website and software under almost a real condition. It can be defined as the clone of your real website, with which you can observe and provide finishing touches before actually launching your website.
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate
SSL certificate authenticates your website and provide an encrypted connection. This communicates to the client about the ownership of your website to the person who hosts the website.
Content Delivery Network
Content Delivery Network or CDN is a geographically distributed network of proxy servers and their data centres. It provides high availability and performance by distributing the service spatially relative to web site users or clients.
Email Marketing Tool
It is a tool that enables you to send a commercial message, typically to a group of people, using email. It helps to advertise your brand, request business, sales or donations. Email marketing strategies commonly seek to achieve one or more of 3 primary objectives, to build loyalty, trust or brand awareness.
Website Stats Dashboard
Website Stats Dashboard is a reporting interface that helps to monitor the website performance by tracking metrics like visitors, pageviews and online conversations. It collects, measure and analyse data from website.
Blue Host SEO Tools
The Blue host SEO tool helps your website get listed higher on the search engine results so that you can be found where it matters the most. It saves time and efforts with Yahoo, Bing and Google website submissions. It also provides detailed plan of action with a personalised marketing report.
Domain Privacy
Domain privacy, also known as Whois Privacy, is a service offered by a number of domain name registrars. A user buys privacy from the company, who in turn replaces the user’s information in the WHOIS with the information of a forwarding service (for email and sometimes postal mail, it is done by a proxy server).
Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) Access
Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for opening network services securely over an unsecured network. Typically applications include remote command-line, login and remote command execution, but any network service can be secured with this feature. It provides a secure channel over an unsecured network by using a client-server architecture, connecting an SSH client application with an SSH server.
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