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Glossary of Internet Terms |
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A million bytes, technically, 1024 kilobytes.
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A special coding tag contained within web pages to provide information about that web page. Unlike normal coding tags, meta tags do not affect how the page is displayed. Instead, they provide information such as who created the page and its design, what the page is about, company details and and which keywords represent the web page's content. Many search engines use this information when building their indices. If you using Internet Explorer, click View -> Source from the menu and view the meta tag for this page.
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Generally speaking, "to mirror" is to maintain an exact copy of something. Probably the most common use of the term on the Internet refers to "mirror sites" which are web sites, or FTP sites that maintain copies of material originated at another location, usually in order to provide more widespread access to the resource. For example, one site might create a library of software, and 5 other web sites might maintain mirrors of that library.
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Moving Pictures Experts Group - Compressed format for animation and video files.
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The file extension associated with MPEG audio layer 3 (MPEG-3). An MP3 is created using compression coding to remove redundant and irrelevant parts of a sound signal that the human ear doesn't register. The result is a highly compressed file with no noticeable loss of quality, making them popular in web design for transfer over the Internet.
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MySQL is a database management system mainly used to store information for use on web sites.
The official way to pronounce MySQL is 'My Ess Que Ell'.
A database is a structured collection of data. It may be anything from a simple shopping list to the vast amounts of information in a corporate network. To add, access, and process data stored in a computer database, you need a database management system such as MySQL Server. Database management systems play a central role web development.
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