Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Credit Cards ?

Just the way money replaced the barter system eventually, we are probably looking at something which is here to stay. Credit cards change the way purchasing and paying works. Along with a lot of practical benefits of using cards, there are a lot more reasons why everybody is using them these days. And today is defined in the terms of plastic money. Credit cards are cards given to us by the banks, which we can swipe, against the purchases we make. While making a payment through a credit card, we are using the money of the bank which will be credited against us.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Active server pages (ASP) web hosting ?

ASP stands for Active Server Pages. ASP web hosting refers to web hosting companies who provide support for ASP. If you want a dynamic data-driven web site you may wish to embed ASP code into your web site’s HTML Pages. When a user is viewing a web site that is developed using ASP, the pages can change depending on the actions of the user. ASP code allows you to link your web pages to a database, where users can interact with the web page by logging in and using their own personal settings or they can interactively place orders on your web site.

When you type a URL in the Address Box or click on a web page you are asking the web server to send a file to your computer; if the file is standard HTML, then, when your web browser receives the web page it will look exactly the same as it did on the web server. However if an ASP file is sent to your computer from the web server, firstly, the server will run the HTML code; and then, run the ASP code. For example: the ASP code could be the current date, or time; and other such information.

You will need to find a web host who will host your website on a Windows 2000 server. It is safer to host your ASP pages on a Windows 2000 server as they are more stable and most ASP components work with IIS (Internet Information Services), specific to Windows. You also need to consider if your web site uses a database (e.g. SQL, Access) and then make sure your web host provides support for the type of database your web site uses.

Dedicated server hosting ?

Dedicated server hosting is the service where single website or only a particular company’s website is hosted. Dedicated server hosting account provides much more security and flexibility to a website. This service allows the clients to get much more control over the server (or servers). All the facilities that are available from the dedicated web hosting services are not available from the undedicated hosting services.

If you go for dedicated server, you can choose your desired Operating System. You will also have the customized script installations and select your required hardware. As you will be facilitated with an entire server, you can do anything comes to your mind.

The hosting service providers take special care of the dedicated server. That’s why you will not have to compromise in any aspect. In dedicated server, there is less option to get affected with virus and spy ware. Moreover, slow downtime will not be an issue with this type of service.