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A

Algorithm
A well-defined set of instructions to solve a given problem. This is another name for logic we use to resolve a problem.

Apache
An open-source, cross-platform, HTTP web server used to serve webpages

API
Application programming interface, an endpoint used to interact with an external system. They are platform-independent.

AWS
Amazon web services is the expanded form of AWS. It is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides cloud computing services on a pay-as-you-go model. It includes providing services like web-server, database management, caching, and so on.

B

Browser
Application software to interact with the websites over internet

Byte
A unit of digital information consists of 8 Bits

C

Computer
An electronic device that takes input, processes it, and gives output. It can store, retrieve and process data.

CPU
Popularly known as CPU (Central processing unit), used to execute program instructions. It is responsible to perform arithmetic, logic, input/output, and any other functions specified by the program.

CSS
Cascading Style Sheet; a language used to provide styling to a webpage

D

Domain
Online name or identity for your website through which it will be known in the digital world. Have .com, .in, .org like strings appended at the end.

E

eCommerce
Selling and purchasing of goods and services online

Email
Stands for Electronic mail, used in sending and receiving of messages using SMTP protocol over the internet.

F

FTP
File transfer protocol, a protocol to transfer files from one host to another

G

Git
A version control system used to track changes in code and collaborate with other developers working on the project.

H

HTML
HyperText Markup Language; A markup language used to create web pages.

HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol; A protocol used to define how the client (User) and server interact over the internet.

I

IP address
An Internet protocol address provided to each device connected to the network. It is unique to every host and helps to identify the host over the internet.

J

JavaScript
Also known as ECMAScript or ES, a programming language used to make the website dynamic and interactive.

jQuery
A fast, small, and easy to use Javascript library that provides features like easy HTML DOM traversing, manipulation, and others.

K

Kilobyte
Abbreviated as KB, A unit of measurement for digital information consists of 1000 Bytes.

L

LAN
Stands for Local area network can connect computers within the limited geographical area such a building, school or library.

M

Metadata
Data about data. It is additional data about the data like for a document it can be author name, published date and so on.

MVC
Model - View - Controller. It is a software development approach or methodology to ease up the process of software development by separating the whole software into 3 major components - model, view, and controller.

N

Nibble
A unit of measuring digital information, consists of 4 bits.

O

OS
Operating system, a software that acts as an interface to interact with the hardware. Ex- Windows, Linux, macOS.

P

Processor
Popularly known as CPU (Central processing unit), used to execute program instructions. It is responsible to perform arithmetic, logic, input/output, and any other functions specified by the program.

Program
A set of instructions executed by a computer to perform a specific task. The program is executed with the help of a compiler or interpreter to convert the source code into machine code.

Q

Queue
A Queue is a linear data structure that is open at both ends and the operations are performed in First In First Out (FIFO) order.

R

RAM
Random-access memory (Also known as main or primary memory), volatile, used to store data until the computer is on.

React
React is a free and open-source front-end JavaScript library for building user interfaces maintained by Meta (Facebook).

ROM
Read-only memory (Also known as secondary memory), non-volatile memory, used to store data even after the computer is off.

S

SaaS
Software as a service (SaaS); It is a software distribution model in which the software applications are hosted over the internet and are made available to the users in return for some fees. Examples are - OneDrive, DropBox, Salesforce, Google Apps, etc.

SMTP
Simple mail transfer protocol; A protocol used for sending and receiving emails.

Software
Set of programs designed to perform a specific task. It is an executable file (.exe) that can be directly executed on the computer.

W

Website
A collection of web pages designed to serve a specific purpose is a website. They are identified through a domain name and are hosted on a web server. Example - thegeeksarena.com, google.com, amazon.com, and so on.

WWW
Expands for World wide web, It is a collection of websites or webpages that can be accessed via the internet. These websites are identified through a URL or domain name (thegeeksarena.com) via HTTP protocol.