Web Glossary - F
- FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
- FAQs are documents that list and answer the most common questions on a particular subject. FAQs are usually written by people who have tired of answering the same question over and over.
- File Name Extension
- A three-letter (in most cases) code at the end of a filename that indicates what type of file it is.
- File Server
- See Server
- Finger
- Protocol that allows you to find information about the users on your host network. Some networks do not allow fingering from an external system, and some do not allow fingering at all.
- Firewall
- A security system that restricts traffic between a secure network and the outside world. The secure host computer is the only computer in the organization that is actually connected to the Internet. Everyone in the organization must go through the host computer to connect to the Internet, and vice versa.
- Flash
- Multimedia vector animation technology developed by Macromedia that allows interactivity in a relatively small file.
- Frame
- A division of a web page window that has its own URL and can be linked to interact with other frames within the same browser window. For example, this Help system uses frames. The list of topics to the left is in one frame and the topics with procedures and information are in another.
Related Terms: Browser
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- A protocol used to provide file transfers across a wide variety of systems.
Related Terms: Anonymous FTP, Protocol