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GLOSSARY
Glossary of Terms Relating to WWW, Internet and Web Hosting etc.
Those who: use internet, are IT professional / computer science students; they may
something know about these terms. Therefore, we have tried to provide you the relevant knowledge.
This list is not complete, by any means. If you have any terms that you would like to be added to this glossary, e-mail your request to yourtieinfo@yahoo.com
 
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FAQ -- (Frequently Asked Questions)
FAQs are documents that list and answer the most common questions on a particular subject. There are hundreds of FAQs on subjects as diverse as Pet Grooming and Cryptography. FAQs are usually written by people who have tired of answering the same question over and over.
FDDI -- (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)
A standard for transmitting data on optical fiber cables at a rate of around 100,000,000 bits-per-second (10 times as fast as 10-BaseT Ethernet, about twice as fast as T-3).
File Manager
The web-based file manager is a browsing, uploading and downloading tool, specifically designed for the needs of new users. Using the web-based file manager, they can execute specific file-related commands with ease.
Finger
An Internet software tool for locating people on other Internet sites. Finger is also sometimes used to give access to non-personal information, but the most common use is to see if a person has an account at a particular Internet site. Many sites do not allow incoming Finger requests, but many do.
Fire Wall
A combination of hardware and software that separates a Network into two or more parts for security purposes.
Software that acts as a security filter that can restrict types of network communication. Most often used between an individual computer (or a LAN) and the Internet.
Flame
Originally, "flame" meant to carry forth in a passionate manner in the spirit of honorable debate. Flames most often involved the use of flowery language and flaming well was an art form. More recently flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how witless or crude.
Flame War
When an online discussion degenerates into a series of personal attacks against the debaters, rather than discussion of their positions. A heated exchange.
Flash
A vector-based multimedia format developed by Macromedia for use on the web.
Frame
In web terms: A part of the browser screen displaying a particular content. Frames are often used to display content from different web pages.
     
 
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