| E-mail (Electronic Mail) - Messages
sent from one person to another electronically. |
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| FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions |
| Firewall - Software or hardware
that limits access to networks from outside sources; used to thwart would-be
hackers from infiltrating a computer network |
| Frame - On web browsers, an edge
or boundary surrounding defined areas that can act as multiple, separate
windows within the same page. |
| FTP (File Transfer Protocol) -
Protocol used to transfer files between a host system and a remote computer |
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| Gateway - Computer connecting two
or more networks; routes data from one network to another. |
| Gif (graphic interchange format, pronounced
jif) - data compression format for graphic images, usually clip
art. |
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| Home Page - what a web site is
commonly referred to as; usually the first page of many links on a specific
URL |
| Host - Any computer on a network
that provides services to other computers on the network. |
| HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
- The code used to create documents used on the WWW. |
| HTTP (HypetText Transport Protocol)
- Protocol for moving hypertext files across the Internet. |
| Hypertext - Any text that contains
words or phrases that are linked to other documents. |
