Face to Face - A shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum.
When you see a download or another program labeled "fat binary," it means that the program is a little larger than a regular application. This is because a fat binary program can take full advantage of two hardware platforms: the Macintosh and the Power Mac.
Frequently Asked Questions - A list of questions and answers related to a newsgroup, software, Web site, or whatever. FAQ lists prevent newsgroup discussions from being overrun by common user questions.
A Macintosh program that uses FTP (file transfer protocol) to transfer files from your computer onto a server, or vice versa. This allows you to write files on your local computer in whatever editor you like, and then place the files on the server when finished. NOTE: Windows users see FTP for more information.
A method of transmitting light beams along optical fibers. A light beam, such as that produced by a laser, can be modulated to carry information.
This makes computer data smaller so less is needed to represent the same information and, consequently, the information takes up less disk or file space and may be transmitted in less time. Files which contain more sophisticated data such as those to produce audio, video, JAVA, VRML, Shockwave and other multimedia are usually compressed quite thoroughly before made accessible over the Internet.
Many shareware or freeware programs found on the Internet come compressed in one of many different formats like .ZIP, .HQX, .BIN or in a self-extracting EXE form. Programs such as StuffIt are available to make the decompression of a compressed file easy and fast.
The group of letters after a period or "dot" in a file name, is called the file extension. This extension refers to the type of file it is, for example, if the filename is readme.txt, the extension txt denotes this is a text file and can be viewed using a text editor such as notepad or simple text.
Operating systems such as MAC OS or Windows 95 will refer to a file's extension when choosing which application to launch when a user clicks on a particular file name.
One reaction to an overwrought argument: "Imminent death of the Net predicted. Film at 11."
A piece of software that lets you find out more information about an Internet user like their real name and if they are logged in at the present moment, usually if that user is on a UNIX or VAX system. It is also possible to finger someone from the World Wide Web. You can do so by visiting a Web site like HyperFinger or using the form below. Enter in the e-mail address of someone and push the finger button.
An expression used around the office meaning to send out an e-mail. For example: "I've got to fire off an e-mail to New York by noon!"
A device that protects a private network from the public part. A computer set up to monitor traffic between an Internet site and the Internet. It's designed to keep unauthorized outsiders from tampering with a computer system therefore increasing a servers security.
To send nasty or insulting messages, usually in response to someone's having broken the rules of netiquette.
When an online discussion degenerates into a series of personal attacks against the debators, rather than discussion of their positions. A heated exchange.
A Usenet posting that is a response to an earlier message.
A sort of online algebraic place holder, for example: "If
you want to know when another site is run by a for-profit
company, look for an address in the form of
sometimes called a feedback form or interactive form - Sections of Web pages that accept user input. You can usually input comments, order products, or search for information with these forms. For example:
An inane/witty/profound comment that can be found around the net.
A word coined in 1975 by Benoit B. Mandlebrot from the Latin fractus ("to break"), is, in the words of one fractal creator, a shape with the property of "self-similarity".
A magnified
section of a fractal looks like the same as a larger section of it over a wide range of scales.
A term used to describe a viewing and layout style of a World Wide Web site, it refers to the simultaneous loading of 2 or more web pages at the same time within the same screen. Originally developed by Netscape and implemented in their Navigator 2.0 browser, today many other popular Web browsers support this feature.
Some Web sites come in two versions; a "frames" and "no frames" version. The frames version usually takes a little longer to load and may contain other "enhanced" features such as Java and Animation.
The same as document source but relating to a particular frame on a Web site.
This ANSI/ITU-T-standard packet interface protocol has a few advantages over ISDN. For one thing, you can purchase frame relay lines in increments between 56kbps and 1.5 mbps (equivalent to a T1 connection). The protocol also has a flat-rate billing structure instead of a per-hour usage charge. But frame relay is designed for data transfer only, so it's not well suited to videoconferencing or any other voice application. Frame relay is sometimes confused with a leased line. Both are used primarily to extend a local area network (LAN) between business branches. However, a leased line is a dedicated line permanently connected between sites, and frame relay uses the telephone company's shared network on an as-needed basis.
Free software available on the Internet that can be downloaded, used and redistributed at no cost to the user as opposed to shareware which are programs that require a registration fee be paid after a certain amount of time.
File Transfer Protocol - The common procedure or protocol used for downloading and uploading files via the Internet.
With FTP you can login to another Internet site and transfer files. Some sites have public file archives that you can access by using FTP with the account name "anonymous" and your e-mail address as password. This type of access is called anonymous ftp. Macintosh users use a program called Fetch and one of the best FTP programs for Windows is WS-FTP.
Means the same as duplex which is simulataneous bidirectional communications. Both sides send and receive with virtually no turnaround time. OR Data transmission that takes place in two directions simultaneously as opposed to half duplex which also allows transmission in two directions but only one at a time and simplex in which transmission can only be sent in one direction.
When used in reference to sound cards and Internet phones such as WebPhone and IPhone this means the ability to send and receive audio at the same time like a standard telephone. Some sound cards and systems require a special full duplex audio driver which is software usually available from either the manufacturer of the sound card or the program itself.
If you are searching for duplex drivers for your system, then try using Alta Vista with a search string of: full duplex {name of software} {type of hardware}.
For Your Information - A shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum.
