FAQ and Glossary

Browser	A computer program used to view web pages on the internet. Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Mosaic are examples.
CGI	Common Gateway Interface. A set of rules by which data can be passed between the server and the client. Applications of CGI include on-line submission forms, graphical animations, database access, etc.
Client	Same as browser, however, its a more general term. It refers to any computer program that sends "request" to a server.
Content Management	Whether you require consistent updating of your site content, or need only make modifications a couple times a year, we can provide you timely service at a reasonable price. You know what you have to offer, let it be our job to help in offering it to an audience of millions.
Custom Applications	If your project requires more advanced content, we can design custom applications to serve you. We can create online databases, custom response forms or take online orders with our Netscape Commerce Server. We will see to it that everything you need to power your site is available.
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Design	RnR Web Services will put you and your products/services on the Internet at a reasonable cost. Allow us to design an interesting and interactive web site that gets your message across with multimedia - graphics, photos, sound and most importantly - Your Message. Photos, links, forms, you name it. We will get to know your business and its purpose, then design a site to efficiently and attractively appeal to your target market.
DNS	Domain Name Service The online database that correlates Internet IP addresses (for example, 107.06.5.33) to human readable domain names such as rnrs.com. The DBase is spread over thousands of name servers throughout the internet.
DS3 connection	Fiber optic connections to the Internet. The speed of this connection is 45Mbits/sec making it about 27 times faster than a T1 (1.5 Mbits/sec)
E-mail Forwarding	We will set up multiple e-mail address for you at our domain, such as, you@yourcompany.com or customerservice@yourcompany.com. Your mail is forwarded to your own e-mail address, be it AOL, CompuServe or any other ISP. This allows you to create an e-mail identity on the Internet independent of the online service.
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FTP	File Transfer Protocol. The set of rules that defines how the transfer of files takes place between computer systems. Files can be transferred in either ascii (e.g. text documents) or binary (e.g. images) mode.
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HTML	Hypertext Markup Language. The language used to create web pages.
HTTP	Hypertext Transport Protocol. The set of rules that defines high level commands That browsers use to communicate with web servers.
Hyperlinks	Areas of text that have been connected through HTML to a particular area or site.
InterNIC	Internet Network Information Center. The organization responsible for assigning domain names.
IP	Internet Protocol
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network. A way to connect to the internet from your home at speeds of up to 128 Kbps.
ISP	Internet Service Provider. The service used to connect to the internet
JPEG	Joint Photographic Expert Group is a method of storing an image in digital format.
Links	Also known as hyperlinks. Areas of text that have been connected through HTML to a particular area or site.
Marketing your Web Site	RnR Web Services will submit your site location to all the top search engines. By selecting the keywords that define your target market, we can make sure the people that count find you .
MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. A protocol for sending non-ascii data such as sound or video over the internet.
NNTP	Network News Transfer Protocol. The protocol used to transmit Usenet messages across the internet.
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POP	Post Office Protocol. A text based protocol used to send and retrieve E-Mail messages.
PPP	Point to Point Protocol. The most popular protocol for establishing dial up connections to the internet.
Server Space	RnR Web Services will host your site on our leased server. We have safe, reliable service and daily backups. Access to the latest technical features on the web such as: CGI Scripts, RealAudio, Java, Netscape Commerce Server, User Statistics.
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
T1	A leased line that provides high speed 1.544 Mbps connections to the internet. Typically available in large company and university settings.
T3	A leased line that provides ultra high speed 45 Mbps connections to the internet. RnR Services uses a DS3 connection. The fastest available.
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol. The protocol that provides reliable stream delivery service to internet applications.
URL	Uniform Resource Locator. A readable text that identifies the location of a resource on the internet. A URL is comprised of four parts: Protocol Type (HTTP), Machine Name (rnrs.com), Directory Path (/html/info/) and File Name. (default.html)User Address: The domain name or IP address for the remote user.
User Address	The IP address or domain name of the user accessing the site.
VRML	Virtual Reality Modeling Language. The 3D counterpart to HTML.
Virtual Server	Part of a system which is capable of hosting multiple IP addresses. This system allows a single machine to act as many separate 'virtual' systems. RnR Services has defined its Virtual Server System to maximize customer use, control, and design of their own web site. This is quite unlike 'Virtual Hosting', such as Apache and others, which merely spoofs the domain name of a company to point to a subdirectory of a server controlled by the hosting service.
World-Wide Web (WWW, the Web, W3)	The Web is a hypertext-based, distributed system developed to provide Internet users an easy, intuitive means of accessing information.