Web Glossary

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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
This acronym is a common feature on the Internet, FAQs are files of answers to commonly asked questions.

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FidoNet
Worldwide network of personal computers started in the 1980's. Used to exchange email, but also for discussion groups.

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Finger
Internet utility for locating people on Internet sites. Returns such information as whether a user is logged in, where someone has an account, etc. Many site administrators don't allow Finger requests, because it can help hackers to break into their server.

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Firewall
Internet security to protect a LAN against hackers. A combination of hardware and software acts as a firewall to separate the LAN into two parts. "Normal" data is available outside the firewall, while data you want to protect is inside the firewall.

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Frame
Technology introduced in Netscape 2.0 that allows Web designers to break the browser window into several smaller windows, each of which can load different HTML pages. This means Web designers can create navigation bars and ads that stay on the screen as you click through a site. One disadvantage of using frames is that the search engines cannot "see through" the frames and consequently not read the full extent of your site. It is possible to overcome this problem for those "in the know".

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FTP - File Transfer Protocol
Internet tool to transfer files through the Internet from one computer to another. FTP is used to download files from another computer, as well as to upload files from your computer to a remote computer. Through (regular) FTP you can login to another Internet site but you must have a user ID and a password. Anonymous FTP servers don't require usernames or passwords, but you can't upload files to anonymous FTP servers.

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