FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions. A list of the most frequently asked questions along with their respective answers.

Firewall
A server whose role is to protect a private site connected to the Internet from unauthorized access.

Fireworks
Graphics creation software from Macromedia. It is useful for optimising image size, editing animated GIFs, creating buttons, animations or roll-overs.

Flash
Software from Macromedia for creating small vector animations played back on the Web. A user's browser needs the Flash Player plug-in in order to interpret Flash animations.

Font
Character set from a font family.

Form
An interactive Web page with predefined sections to be filled in or options to be selected. The data is then collected for processing, generally by a CGI script on the server.

Forum
A site offering that allows visitors to post and read messages. Ideal for livening up a site and interacting with visitors.

FPS
Frames Per Second. Measures the speed of an animation.

Frame
Part of a window that displays self-contained information. Its content can be changed without affecting the other window frames.

Frame
Frames enable the division of a browser window into independent areas. Each frame can display content in a self-contained page. It is a useful feature for separating browsing menus from contents. Also a HTML tag.

Frameset
A HTML page that contains an exclusive description of a site's frames (names, layout and content). Also a HTML tag.

FrontPage
A WYSIWYG HTML editor from Microsoft that features dynamic functions (FrontPage components), available without the need for programming knowledge.

FrontPage Express
Smaller free version of FrontPage integrated with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

FTP
File Transfer Protocol. Protocol for transferring files on the Internet.

FTP Client
Software used to upload your site to your provider's Web hosting server, or download files from a server.

FTP Server
A machine or software for storing and forwarding data files.