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		<title>What is a content delivery network or CDN?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A content delivery network (CDN) is a series of computers (web servers) that hold similar data but are located in different areas. Each computer essentially holds a copy of all the data needed for a website and when resources are necessary to serve a page, the CDN will find the closest network and display the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a web cache?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A web cache is a place where website data can be stored to increase speed and delivery by temporarily storing certain parts (HTML, images, etc) of a web page. So essentially after the initial website visit, any subsequent visits will serve a cached or copied version to the visitor. This storage mechanism reduces bandwidth and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is firmware?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Firmware is a type of replaceable software that has been specifically written into the hardware of a digital device. It is essentially temporary (semi-permanent) memory that is added to a number of programmable ROM chips within a device including: PROMS, EPROMs, EEPROMs, and flash. Firmware is typically added during manufacturing and, in many cases, can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a robots.txt file?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A robots.txt file is a type of text file, often placed at the root of a website that provides instructions to search engines. It is essentially a file webmasters use to control what information a search engine can access and index. It not only tells a search engine what information it can find, it also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a podcast?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A podcast is a digital recording of an audio broadcast that is typically published and distributed, through syndication, online. They can essentially be created by anyone with a computer, microphone, and something to say. Podcasts are an easy and economical way to distribute media to any audience around the world. Most of the audio files [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is an XML file?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers & Internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An XML file, also known as Extensible Markup Language, is a structured data file primarily used to store and transmit information using a number of applications. The data within an XML file utilizes tags, in plain text, which allows it to be easily read, moved, and displayed. XML is a markup language similar to HTML. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a GIF file?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GIF file or Graphical Interchange Format file is a type of image file (.gif) that uses indexed colors and is used primarily for smaller, graphic images on the web. It offers several important features including transparency, compression, interlacing, and the ability to store multiple images within a single file that can create animation. GIF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a database?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In simple terms, a database is essentially &#8220;data&#8221; that is arranged and stored in tables so that it can easily be accessed and displayed by a computer system. Specialized software known as Database Management Software (DBMS) is often used to retrieve information from each specific type of database. Some of the more popular database software [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a DAT file?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A DAT file (.dat file extension) is a type of computer file format that typically contains binary &#8220;data&#8221; for the customized settings of a specific program, application, or operating system. It is often considered to be a generic type of file that can contain almost any software specific data left by the programmer. DAT files [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a banner ad?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers & Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ads]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[banner ad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A banner ad is essentially an online advertising element that is often used by web publishers (webmasters) to display advertisements in return for payment. Depending on the agreement, a banner ad will pay the publisher based on the number of visitors that see the particular ad (impressions), actual clicks delivered (pay per click), a specific [...]]]></description>
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