Hit
A single
request from a Web browser for a single item from a Web server. When
a browser displays a Web page that contains 2 graphics, 3 hits occur
at the server: 1 hit for the HTML page itself, plus a hit for each
of the two graphics.
See Also: Impressions
Host
1. A computer system
accessed by a user from a remote location. In the case of two
computer systems connected via modem, the "host" is the system
containing the data and the "remote" is the computer at which the
user is working.
2. A computer that is connected to a TCP/IP
network, including the Internet. Each host has a unique IP
address.
3. As a verb,
"host" means providing the infrastructure for a computer service. A
company that hosts a Web server
may provide the hardware and software needed to run that server, but
does not supply all the content on that server. Quickhosts provides
hosting services by running and maintaining the server, while
allowing customers to maintain their own Web site content.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language: The coding language used to
create Web pages.
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol: The protocol for moving
hypertext files across the World Wide
Web. When you enter a
URL in
your browser to visit a Web page, an HTTP command is sent to the Web
server. This command tells the server to fetch and transmit the
requested Web page.
Hypertext
Any text within a document that is linked
to another location. The other location could be within the same
document, or a different document. Clicking hypertext with your
mouse will activate the link. This glossary is made up of hypertext,
containing many links.
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