A social networking website that can be found at www.facebook.com. Facebook started as a website for networking for college students. It has now expanded to encompass everyone over 13. It is a popular website for uploading photos.

Compilation of the most commonly asked questions about a certain subject or product. Most companies have FAQs about their product on their website. Checking these out can often help answer your questions and solve your dilemmas quickly and easily.

Short for favorites icons, a favicon is an icon that represents a certain website. It is often see on the address line of the web browser when you are visiting a website. The favicon for this Compu-KISS website is a pair of red lips.

Firefox is a free web browser that was developed by Mozilla Corporation. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It features tabbed browsing, bookmarking, and all the other features of current web browsers. Firefox is an open source application and so many third party developers have created extensions that greatly expand the usability of this software.

A firewall is a security measure that protects a computer or a computer network from unauthorized access. A firewall can be software, hardware, or a combination of both. A good firewall will prevent hackers from accessing a computer. It will keep personal information safe. Firewalls don\'t prevent virus attack but in some circumstances they can stop viruses from sending information from an infected computer.

Having a firewall on a computer with a dial-up Internet connection is good but not a necessity. (If you use a regular telephone line and you click on an icon on your computer desktop to initiate your Internet connection, you have a dial-up connection.) However, unlike dial-up connections, both DSL and cable connections are always on, shared connections. It is easier for an intruder to break into your computer if you are using one of these connections. So it is essential to have a firewall on a computer that uses DSL or cable to connect to the Internet.

FireWire is a type of bus standard also known as IEEE 1394. This very fast bus supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps (megabits per second). Because of its high speed, FireWire is often used for transferring video files. Found on most Apple computers, the name FireWire was originally developed and trademarked by Apple computer. Other companies use different names, like “ilink” and “Lynx” to describe their IEEE 1394 ports.

The flash technology is a popular way to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Previously own by Macromedia, the Flash Player and Flash authoring program are now owned by Adobe. Flash is built-into most web browsers and is also available for mobile phone and other non-PC devices.

The term font is often used synonymously with the word typeface. There is, however, a big difference. The typeface is only one part of the font because the font is made up of the entire design for a set of characters including letters and numerals. A font includes the typeface plus other qualities, such as size, pitch, and spacing.

A typeface defines only the shape of the characters. Some common typefaces are Times Roman, Arial, and Courier. If you look closely, you will see that the letters in each of these are shaped differently, some narrower, some more rounded, etc.

Within the Times Roman family, there are many fonts to choose from, including different sizes, italic, and bold. If you are working in a word processing program, the font might be Times New Roman, 10 point, bold. Changing the font can completely change the look and feel of a Web page or document.

An on-line discussion group where people exchange ideas about a common interest. Also called a message board.

Copyrighted software given away for free by the author. You can use such software, but cannot sell it in any way. There is a lot of freeware on the Internet, but you should be careful about what you download. Make sure that it doesn’t contain any spyware.