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 Dotted Quad: A set of four
numbers connected with periods that make up an internet address. (e.g.,
147.31.254.130.)
E-mail (Electronic Mail):
A system for computer users to exchange messages via a communications
network.
E-mail Address: The
domain-based address that is the English language equivalent of a user's IP
number (see IP Number) through which a user is defined. For example: username@somewhere.com. A user's
e-mail address is also referred to as an "Internet address".
Electronic Commerce: A
term used to describe the emerging development of new systems designed to
permit virtual commercial transactions directly over electronic networks such
as the Internet rather than through traditional business and communications
channels.
Emoticon : ) Symbols
that provide a way for a person to portray a "mood" in the very
flat medium of computer E-mail and other text communications. More commonly
known as "smiles", there are literally hundreds of emoticons, from
the obvious to the obscure. This particular example, : ) expresses
"happiness". If you don't see it, tilt your head to the left 90
degrees.
Encryption: A method of
scrambling a message such that only the sender and receiver are able to read
it. This technique is often used to secure electronic commerce transactions
over the Internet as well as private E-mail messages. See also Public Key
Cryptography.
Eudora: The popular E-mail
package for both Windows and Macintosh from Qualcomm, Inc. Eudora offers a
user-friendly interface and allows attachments to E-mail, multiple mailboxes
for storing mail,. and offline reading and composing of mail messages. Both
shareware and commercial versions are available.
FAQ: Frequently asked questions.
This is a set of questions that is posted on the Internet at Gopher sites,
WWW sites, and within Newsgroups. These questions usually address popular
topics and provide answers to those topics.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP):
See FTP.
Finger: A command used in
Telnet to find information about a person by viewing their plan file.
Firewall: A means by which to
isolate an internal network from the Internet.
Flame: A piece of E-mail or a
Usenet posting which is argumentative and indicates a strong opinion and/or
criticism of something. It is common to precede a flame with an indication of
pending fire (i.e., FLAME ON!).
Freeware: Software that
is distributed free of charge. Freeware is often made available on a bulletin
boards and through user groups. An independent program developer might offer
a product as freeware either for personal satisfaction or to assess its
reception among interested users.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol):
The system for transferring files between computers on the Internet. This is
the system most commonly used for downloading software, including the latest
shareware releases of popular Internet applications like Mosaic, Netscape,
and Eudora.
FYI: Acronym for
"for your information," a common abbreviation used to denote
information useful to new users and other valuable information contained in
an E-mail message, mailing list posting, or Newsgroup posting.
Gateway: The term
"router" is now used in place of the original definition of
gateway. Currently, a gateway is a communications device or program which
passes data between networks having similar functions but dissimilar
protocols.
Gopher: A distributed
information service that makes hierarchical collections of information
available across the Internet. Gopher uses a simple protocol that allows a
single Gopher client to access information from any accessible Gopher server
on the entire Internet, providing the user with a single
"gopherspace" of information. Shareware versions of the client and
server are available.
Gopherspace: The
collection of all Gopher servers in the world.
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