E-commerce Glossary - JKL

Java

A high level programming language used to create web applications, run scripts or mini-programs embedded in web pages or applications, or to create an interface for a web site residing database and many other purposes. Created by Sun Microsystems and a chief rival of XML.

Java Script

A proprietary scripting language by Netscape that adds author-specified user events to static pages.

JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group

A group that has defined a compression scheme that reduces the size of image files by up to 20 times at the cost of slightly reduced image quality.

KB

Short for kilobyte. When used to describe data storage, KB usually represents 1,024 bytes. When used to describe data transfer rates, KB represents 1,000 bytes.

Keyword

A word or phrase used identify the content of Web Pages or used in a Search in a Search Engine (a WWW node) or Directory to find sites related to a topic of interest. Dependent upon the URL protocol. Had known limitations when used in large domain managed networks but pressed into the Internet schema. Search Engine output where millions of records are produced with repeated site listing and mixed results is an example of the limited capability.

LAN

Short for Local Area Network or a computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings. However, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via telephone lines and radio waves. A system of LANs connected in this way is called a wide-area network (WAN).

LAN Server

A data station that provides specific services to other data stations on a local area network. For example, a file server, print server, mail server.

Link

The text or graphic used in an HTML document to jump from one document to another. Typically underlined.

Linux

Developed by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki ( Finland), is a UNIX-like operating system. It provides computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive UNIX systems.

Location

Any place in which data may be stored

Log File

A file that lists actions that occurred. For example, web servers maintain log files listing every request made to the server. With log file analysis tools like WebTrends, it"s possible to get a good idea of where visitors are coming from, how often they return, and how they navigate through a site. Using cookies enables Webmasters to gather even more detailed information about how individual users are navigating through a site.

Login

The account name used to gain access to a computer system. Unlike a password, the login name is not a secret. The act of entering into a computer system; for example, "Login to the WELL and then go to the GBN conference."

Luhn Alogorithm

The LUHN algorith is used for credit card number generation and validation.