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Hits A hit is simply any request to the web
server for any type of file. This can be an HTML page, an image (jpeg, gif, png,
etc.), a sound clip, a cgi script, and many other file types. An HTML page can
account for several hits: the page itself, each image on the page, and any
embedded sound or video clips. Therefore, the number of hits a website
receives is not a valid popularity gauge, but rather is an indication of server
use and loading.
IP Address
An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the
TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination. The
format of an IP address is a numeric address written as four numbers separated
by periods. Each number ranges from 0 to 255. These are the addresses of the web
servers on the Internet.
Visitor A visitor is defined as a series
of hits, with no idle time of 60 minutes or more between any two hits, from the
same IP address. Explanation: when a web surfer arrives at Engineers Edge,
he/she requests the files, such as GIFs and JPEGs, that make up that particular
page. Each request is a hit, and they are delivered in quick succession,
with no more than few seconds between them (from the server's perspective). When
Engineers Edge detects a gap of more than 60 minutes between any two hits from
the same IP address, it is assumed that it is a new visitor. This is usually
true, since most large ISPs, such as EarthLink, recycle idle IP addresses.
Unique Visitor Unique visitors are actual unique users visiting
Engineers Edge within one month period. They are counted by IP address. Unique
visitor counts are normally much lower that “hits” and visitors.
Note: Engineers Edge tracks actual Visits, Visitors, Unique Visitors,
Pageviews and Hits.
Pageviews A page is defined as any file
dished out by a web server that would generally be considered a web document.
This includes HTML pages (.html, .htm, .shtml), script-generated pages (.cgi,
.asp, .cfm, etc.), and plain-text pages. Image files (.jpeg, .gif, .png, etc.),
sound files (.wav, .aiff, etc.), video files (.mov, etc.), and other
non-document files do not count as pages. Each time a file defined as a page is
served, a pageview is registered by Engineers Edge statistics programs.
Note; Currently, Engineers Edge blocks large portions of ip addresses
from access to our web site. The ip addresses blocked are associated with
particular regions of the world which we are unlikely to do business in.
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