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

Stands for Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line, and is a way of making use of existing analogue telephone lines to provide high-speed digital Internet access. As the connection is asynchronous, the d [..]

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, [..]

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 [..]

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.

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 [..]

A computer, or a software package that runs on a personal computer or workstation and relies on a server to perform some operations. For example, a web browser is an application that enables you to do [..]

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 [..]

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

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