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FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for transfer files across the network. It’s one of the base transfer protocols intended for file exchange between computers across the network. With its help it’s possible to connect to FTP servers, look through directories content, and download or upload files on and from server.

SSL Protocol

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SSL protocol (Secure Sockets Layer) is cryptographic protocol, which provides secured connection between user and server.

HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure)

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HTTPS protocol (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) is a continuation of HTTP protocol for supporting secure data exchange. It allows client and server to provide encrypted communication channel and to send messages by this channel with protection from bugging. Supports TLS/SSL encryption technology.

Domain name transfer

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Domain name transfer is a service that allows you to transfer your domain from one registrar to another in accordance to the procedure of changing your registrar.

DNS domain zone file

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DNS server which is responsible for hosts name in its zone, must keep data about hosts in database and provide it by request from remote computers. DNS database is textual file, which consists of RR records. These records describe computers and their functions in local zone. To conduct data exchange with remote servers, the DNS server software (it’s usually a ‘named’ program) must be launched.

DNS resource records

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DNS server, which is responsible for host names in its zone, must keep hosts’ data in database and give it for requests of other devices. DNS database is text file, which consists of RR records (resource records). These records describe computers and their functions in a domain zone. To start data exchange with remote DNS servers, the DNS server soft must be launched (it’s usually ‘named’

SSH client

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SSH client is used for access to remote machine and execute commands on it. (SSH — “secure shell” — is network protocol that allows to connect to a remote operation system and tunneling TCP connections (for example, for files transfer)).

IP address

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IP address or Internet Protocol Address is a unique address of host or computer network, which is built on TCP/IP protocols. There are two types of these protocols: IPv4 and IPv6. IP address record of A-type is a record of a four groups of four numbers from 0 to 255 divided by dots. For example, 192.168.0.3.

Network capacity

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Network capacity is the maximum allowed speed of data transfer through channel or system. It’s measured in bits per second (bps) and shows the maximum amount of information that can be transferred or received per unit of time.

Hosting traffic

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Hosting traffic is an amount of information transferred through network per unit of time. There are outgoing and incoming traffic. When somebody visits your website or requests files, it’s incoming traffic towards the user and outgoing towards the server. Month traffic is the sum of incoming and outgoing traffic.

Root access

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Root access is one of the Linux terms. It’s an account of server admin. An access to this account gives large amount of possibilities which are inaccessible in normal operating conditions, namely, editing of system files and directories.

Htaccess

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Htaccess is file type of additional configuration of Apache servers and the similar ones. It allows to set large number of additional parameters and permits for web server work in separate directories. It’s operated only on the directory where it’s located and its subdirectories. .htaccess is simple text document.

Domain Validated SSL

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Domain Validated SSL — is also called personal. This certification needs checking a primary level domain. To get this certificate, it’s enough to prove your ownership of the domain. You can stand the test through email validation by following the link in an email to one of the domain email addresses, or through HTTP validation by placing certain file in domain root directory.

SSL certificate

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SSL certificate is some of the unique digital signature, or digital identity of your website, which confirms that data exchange between website and browser is conducted by secured channel. Website protection with SSL certificate allows to provide secured encrypted connection between web server (website) and web client (browser) by means of HTTPS protocol.

Ping

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Ping is a special subsidiary program for checking an network resources accessibility. Ping program is one of the diagnostic means in TCP/IP networks. Ping command sends a data packet of certain size to defined host, and then it comes back. When command is launched, the delay value is checked. The time between request sending and receiving an answer checks connection on IP protocol level with

DNS сервер

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What DNS server is and how it works? If DNS is a hierarchical and decentralized naming system, which contains data about server names (hosts) and allows to identify their IP addresses, than DNS server as a component of it is a software and hardware system, which contains necessary data about domain and provides it upon request in accordance with technical network requirements.