Internet Information Services
E278203
HTTP server
Microsoft software product
Windows server component
proprietary software
web server software
Internet Information Services (IIS) is Microsoft's extensible, secure web server software for hosting websites, web applications, and services on Windows servers.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Internet Information Services canonical | 7 |
| Internet Information Services 4.0 | 1 |
| Internet Information Services 5.0 | 1 |
| Internet Information Services 6.0 | 1 |
| Internet Information Services 7.0 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2561540 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Internet Information Services Context triple: [OLE DB, usedBy, Internet Information Services]
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A.
The Internet
The Internet is an American R&B and neo-soul band known for their smooth, genre-blending sound and association with the Odd Future collective.
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B.
Network Information Center
The Network Information Center (NIC) was an early administrative and coordination body for the ARPANET and the emerging Internet, responsible for managing hostnames, addresses, and key technical documentation.
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C.
the internet
The internet is a global network of interconnected computers and servers that enables worldwide communication, information sharing, and access to digital services.
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D.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet, enabling users worldwide to browse, share, and interact with information through web browsers.
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E.
Information Systems and Services (ISS)
Information Systems and Services (ISS) is a branch of the UK military responsible for delivering and managing defence-wide information, communications, and IT services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Internet Information Services Target entity description: Internet Information Services (IIS) is Microsoft's extensible, secure web server software for hosting websites, web applications, and services on Windows servers.
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A.
The Internet
The Internet is an American R&B and neo-soul band known for their smooth, genre-blending sound and association with the Odd Future collective.
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B.
Network Information Center
The Network Information Center (NIC) was an early administrative and coordination body for the ARPANET and the emerging Internet, responsible for managing hostnames, addresses, and key technical documentation.
-
C.
the internet
The internet is a global network of interconnected computers and servers that enables worldwide communication, information sharing, and access to digital services.
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D.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet, enabling users worldwide to browse, share, and interact with information through web browsers.
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E.
Information Systems and Services (ISS)
Information Systems and Services (ISS) is a branch of the UK military responsible for delivering and managing defence-wide information, communications, and IT services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HTTP server
ⓘ
Microsoft software product ⓘ Windows server component ⓘ proprietary software ⓘ web server software ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IIS ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Windows Server
ⓘ
Windows operating system ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| configurationFile |
applicationHost.config
ⓘ
web.config ⓘ |
| configurationFormat | XML configuration files ⓘ |
| configurationInterface |
IIS Manager
ⓘ
linked to:
IIS
|
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Windows Server 2012
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Server
Windows Server 2016 ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Server
Windows Server 2019 ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Server
Windows Server 2022 ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Server
various Windows client editions ⓘ |
| license | proprietary license ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
Windows Server ⓘ Windows client ⓘ |
| previousName |
Internet Information Server
ⓘ
linked to:
IIS
|
| primaryUse |
hosting web applications
ⓘ
hosting web services ⓘ hosting websites ⓘ |
| supportsAuthenticationMethod |
Anonymous authentication
ⓘ
Basic authentication ⓘ Client certificate authentication ⓘ Digest authentication ⓘ Forms authentication ⓘ Windows Integrated authentication ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
IP address restrictions
ⓘ
SNI (Server Name Indication) ⓘ
linked to:
SNI
SSL/TLS encryption ⓘ URL rewriting ⓘ application pool recycling ⓘ application pools ⓘ authentication ⓘ authorization ⓘ centralized configuration ⓘ compression ⓘ dynamic content compression ⓘ failed request tracing ⓘ health monitoring ⓘ kernel-mode caching ⓘ load balancing integration ⓘ logging ⓘ modular architecture ⓘ output caching ⓘ remote administration ⓘ request filtering ⓘ static content compression ⓘ worker processes ⓘ |
| supportsHosting |
REST APIs
ⓘ
SOAP web services ⓘ WCF services ⓘ dynamic web applications ⓘ static websites ⓘ |
| supportsManagement |
API-based management
ⓘ
GUI management ⓘ PowerShell management ⓘ WMI management ⓘ command-line management ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
FTP
ⓘ
FTPS ⓘ HTTP ⓘ HTTPS ⓘ NNTP ⓘ SMTP ⓘ WebDAV ⓘ |
| supportsTechnology |
.NET Core
ⓘ
ASP.NET ⓘ CGI ⓘ Classic ASP ⓘ
linked to:
Active Server Pages (ASP)
ISAPI ⓘ
linked to:
IIS
PHP ⓘ WebSockets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Internet Information Services Description of subject: Internet Information Services (IIS) is Microsoft's extensible, secure web server software for hosting websites, web applications, and services on Windows servers.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Internet Information Services
linked to: Internet Information Services
subject linked to:
Active Server Pages (ASP)
subject linked to:
Active Server Pages (ASP)
linked to: Internet Information Services
subject linked to:
Active Server Pages (ASP)
linked to: Internet Information Services