Standard terms related to e-commerce and web sales
Many terms that are related to e-commerce often lead to misunderstandings and can cause problems later. Therefore, we will now identify the key terms, and briefly explain their meaning in a web-related context. The following terms are often used:
Hosting
Shopping cart
Amazon AWS
Firewall
Security and SSL certificates
Hosting
Hosting comes in various flavors. There are different forms of hosting that must be chosen based on requirements and the available budget. The most high-end hosting is a dedicated server. This is a server at a data center, which is managed by a professional team at the data center. Most commonly, the server is provided by the data center. You can also bring your own server and manage it via remote access. This is called co-location. The third option for hosting is a shared server. In this environment, you will share a single server with a group of customers. Management software will make sure that all participants get the...