An organization's presence or an individual's presence on the World Wide Web. A Web site is a collection of Web pages, which are documents coded in HTML that are linked to each other and very often to pages on other Web sites. A Web site is hosted on a server by its owner or by an Internet service provider (ISP). The site may share space on the server with other Web sites, reside on a server dedicated to that Web site only or be on multiple dedicated servers. To qualify as a bona fide Web site, the Web server must be available on the Internet 24 hours a day.
Web Sites by Other Names
A "portal" is a Web site that covers a topic or industry, while "search engines" are Web sites that include indexes to all the content on the Web. An "extranet" is a Web site that is only for subscribers or business partners and is password protected. Portals, search engines and extranets are all exposed to the general public via the Internet, whereas an "intranet" (intra-net) is a Web site that resides behind a firewall, available only to employees and not the general public. See portal, search engine, extranet, intranet, Web vs. Internet, Internet domain name, ISP, HTML and HTTP.
Web Sites by Other Names
A "portal" is a Web site that covers a topic or industry, while "search engines" are Web sites that include indexes to all the content on the Web. An "extranet" is a Web site that is only for subscribers or business partners and is password protected. Portals, search engines and extranets are all exposed to the general public via the Internet, whereas an "intranet" (intra-net) is a Web site that resides behind a firewall, available only to employees and not the general public. See portal, search engine, extranet, intranet, Web vs. Internet, Internet domain name, ISP, HTML and HTTP.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2009 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
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