Glossary - The Computer Book - F & G

FAVORITE:
Internet Explorer's way of telling your web browser to remember the address of the Web pages you visit often, so that you can return to them whenever you want.

FILTERS:
Filters  are rules which you can set up to automatically handle incoming email. They can automatically delete all the messages from a certain source or containing a specific subject line, for example.

FIREWALL:
A security set up that prevents unauthorized users from gaining entry to a private network, such as a corporate network.

FORWARD:
Send an email on to another Internet users

FRAMES:
A way of dividing web pages into separae areas that can be scrolled individually.

FREEWARE:
A program which the author lets you use (and often distribute) for free.

FTP PROGRAMS:
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a fast way of uploading and downloading files from the Internet. Web browsers can now perform FTP downloads, but dedicated FTP programs do it better. We recommend WS_FTP (for Windows) and Fetch (for Mac).
 
 

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GATEWAY:
A computer that controls access to the Internet. You will go through a gateway computer to get to the Net from your company's local area network. This means your system administrator can monitor all your net activiteis - so watch out.

GIF Graphics Interchange Format:
A file format for saving images so they can be 'seen' by a Web browser.

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