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Plesk Provides a graphical web based interface, which allows the user to configure the most common server management tasks with only a limited knowledge of the server operating system. Plesk allows an administrator to set up new websites, email accounts, and DNS entries through a web based interface. Plesk is available for both Linux and Windows.
POP (Point of Presence) An internet point of presence is an access point to the internet. It is a physical location that houses servers, routers, ATM switches, and digital/analog call aggregators.
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) A data link protocol commonly used to establish a direct connection between two nodes over a serial cable, phone line trunk line, cellular telephone, specialized radio links, or fiber optic links. Most internet service providers use PPP for customers’ dial-up access. PPP is commonly used to act as a data link layer protocol for connection over synchronous and asynchronous circuits.