Configuration.php A file that stores configuration setttings which you will find in the root folder of Joomla installation. All the parameters under the Site, System and Server tabs in the Global Configuration are stored as values in this file. This file is set up automatically by the software installation process and thus many of the parameters appearing in the Global Configuration screens are best left as their initial settings.
XML Extensible markup language that defines a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. XML files are used in Joomla for installation files, options, and JForm forms.
Admin template The template used to specify the layout of the administrator back end of a Joomla site. The Back-end Template controls the way your website's administrative tasks are presented for controlling management functions by a Joomla! Administrator. These would include common tasks such as: user, menu, article, category, module, component, plugin and template management.