NonStop Servlets for JavaServer Pages (NSJSP) 6.1 System Administrator's Guide

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CommerceNet
CommerceNet. A consortium that was formed in Silicon Valley to promote electronic
commerce over the Internet.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI). A standard protocol used as the interface between
web servers and the programs these servers use to process requests from web clients.
Commons Logging. A component of Apache Commons project that provides a layer of
abstraction over many popular logging implementations.
connection. The path between two protocol modules that provides reliable stream delivery
service. In the Internet, a connection extends from a Transmission Control Protocol
(TCP) module on one machine to a TCP module on another machine.
connector. Apache Tomcat component that enables Apache Tomcat to function as a web
server.
container. Apache Tomcat component that processes servlets and JSPs.
cookie. A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the
message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the
browser requests a page from the server. The main purpose of cookies is to identify
users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them.
data sources. Resources that are used to perform database operations.
deployment descriptor. The web.xml file that contain resource definitions such as MIME
types, mapping of requests to servlets, access control and servlet initialization
parameters.
disk files. Standard POSIX or Guardian style disk files. The file names of POSIX disk files
comply with the POSIX specifications.
distinguished name (DN). The complete name of a directory entry, consisting of the
Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of the entry and the RDNs of its superior entries.
DN. See distinguished name (DN)
DNS. See Domain Name Server (DNS).
Document Type Definition (DTD). A DTD states what tags and attributes are used to
describe content in an SGML document, where each tag is allowed, and which tags
can appear within other tags. For example, in a DTD one could say that LIST tags can
contain ITEM tags, but ITEM tags cannot contain LIST tags. In some editors, when
authors are inputting information, they can place tags only where the DTD allows. This
ensures that all the documentation is formatted the same way.
Domain Name Server (DNS). A method for naming resources. The basic function of the
DNS is to provide information about network objects by answering queries.