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FAQ
Short for frequently asked questions.
Favicon
A favicon is most widely known as the icon that appears next to a bookmarked webpage in your bookmarks or *favorites* folder, thus the name of *favorites*-icon. It can also be displayed in the address bar in your browser, next to the URL of the webpage.
File
In the old days a file used to be a section category that was kept in a filing cabinet, however now we have less paper to file away. Now the term file can mean anything on your computer. Everything on your computer is made up of files. Folders and directories have files stored in them. Programs are made up of certain files that make the programs work. A file on a computer can mean any file unless you specify which type. For example there are music files, picture files, system files, and so on.
File Extension
A file extension classifies what category a file falls into. If it has .txt as a file extension then you know it is a text file. If it has .jpeg it is a picture.
File name
The name assigned to a file.
File permission
File permissions are a set of rules or access rights to various types of documents, programs or areas and are applied to different user groups, the 2 user groups on a Windows Operating System are “Admin” and “Limited”, Admin has all access rights and permissions on the computer, A Limited Account has less access rights and permissions hence the term Limited some examples of these missing permissions include installing programs, some programs may not run under limited accounts.
File transfer protocol
Abbreviated to FTP. This is a network protocol that states how a file can be transferred to another computer. For example you will have to use a FTP client to upload files to a web server. The files will be manipulated and standardized to be compatible with the other computer.
Firewall
A firewall is a barrier that acts as a security system to protect trusted computer systems and networks from outside connections and untrusted networks, such as the Internet.
Filters
Can refer to a couple of different aspects in computing, It can refer to an Email Filter which is used to process emails and organize it to specified criteria, the most general criteria is usually to delete or send suspected spam emails to a spam folder instead of your inbox. It can also refer to an Internet Filter which is used to restrict certain content or areas on websites to certain readers an example would be where Guests can’t view profile details.
FTP
File transfer protocol (FTP) is a common method of transferring files via the internet from one host to another host.
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