What does all this mean?  (Help / Frequently Asked Questions)

What is a Domain Name?
A domain name is your registered Internet address which points to your web site, for example: "www.yourcompanyname.com". This would be the location of your web site. So when you want to refer someone to your web site you would give them this address to type into their internet browser.

What is Web Hosting?
Your web site would need to be hosted on a web server. This is the space or memory where all the information is stored on a computer connected to the worldwide web.

What is Disk Space?
The total amount of storage memory on your server where your web site information is kept. Our hosting plans offer 40MB of space to hold this information. This page you are currently viewing is approximately 0.01MB.

What is Data Transfer?
This is the amount of information that is transferred to and from the server. The more people view your web site the more your data transfer monthly allowance is used. We allow up to 1 Giga Bite of transfer per month in our hosting packages. We find this is more than enough for small/medium business web sites.

What are Pop 3 Mailboxes?
Mailboxes allow you to check your emails through programs such as Outlook Express. We provide support to set up your email if required.

What is Web Mail?
Web mail allows you to log onto your emails to read and send emails online from any computer with internet access.

What are Web Stats?
Web stats are statistics of your web site. They will show the number of times people have accessed and viewed the web site as well as many other detailed reports.

What is a Search Engine?
Search engines are used to search for information or web sites, like a directory. See www.msn.com or www.altavista.com.au

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