DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. An Internet Proposed Standard Protocol that allows a system to dynamically assign an IP address to individual computers on a network. A background process responsible for a particular system task. DNS Domain Name System. Machines normally get this translated information from a DNS server, or they look it up in tables maintained on their systems.
Machines always have one real name, but they can have one or more aliases.
A directory on the server machine that contains the files, images, and data you want to present to users accessing the server. The process of transforming information so it can't be decrypted or read by anyone but the intended recipient. The expiration time of the returned document, specified by the remote server. An extension of a company's intranet onto the Internet, to allow customers, suppliers, and remote workers access to the data. A method of indexing that provides more information than simple indexing.