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Face Recognization System : Biometric device that captures a live face image and compares it with a stored image to determine if the person is a legitimate user.
Fair Queuing : A technique used to improve quality of service that gives each session flow passing through a network device a fair share of network resources. With fair queuing, no prioritization occurs.
FAQ/Frequently Asked question : A document listing common questions and answers on a particular subject that help the user to find answers.
Favorites : A customized list of a user’s favorite Web sites that permits the user to access a particular Web site with a single command ;also referred to as a bookmark list or a hot list.
Fax : Shortened form of the word facsimile. To transmit a copy of a document electronically from one machine to another via Fax Machine.
Fax Machine : Output device that codes and encodes documents so that they can be transmitted over telephone lines.
Fax Modem : A device built into or attached to a computer that serves as a facsimile machine and a modem.
Feasibility Study : An evaluation of a prospective project for the purpose of determining whether or not the project should be undertaken.It normally consider the time, budget, and technology required for completion.
Fetching : Processor operation that obtains a program instruction or data item from memory.
Fiber to the Premises(FTTP) : Technology that uses fiber-optics cables to provide heigh speed Internet access to home and busniess users.
Field : The area reserved for the entry of a specified piece of information.Each column in a database that contain a specific category of data within a record.
Field Camera: Portable digital camera with many lenses and other attachments.
File : Named collection of information,data or instructions stored electronically and treated as a unit by a computer.
File Allocation Table(FAT) : the part of the disk that contains information about the sizes and locations of the files.
File Compression Utility : Utility program that shrink the size of file ,so that file takes up less storage space then original file.
File conversion Utility : Program that transform a file from one format to another ,eliminating the need to reenter/rewrire/recompose data in a new program
File Manager : Utility program that performs the functions related to file management.
File Transfer protocol (FTP) : Set of guidelines/standards ,establish the format in which files can be transmitted/transfer from one computer to another on Internet.
Filters: Audio editing software feature designed to enhance audio quality.
Fishing : The act of pulling a cable through the interior of a wall, or through some other inaccessible space, by using a fish tape
Fish Tape : Tool for pulling cables through inaccessible spaces.It is a very long metal strip with a hook at the end which can be used tograb a wire .
Firewall. Software that prevents unauthorized persons from accessing certain parts of a program, database, or network. They can be implemented in both hardware or software.
FireWire : Data ports/interfaces designed for high speed data transfer by Apple, faster than USB interfaces.
Firefox : Free Web browser introduced in 2004 by Mozilla
Firmware : Software that is stored in some fixed form on chips, such as read-only memory (ROM) , contain permanently written data, instruction or information when were manufactured.
Fixed Wireless : High speed Internet connection that uses antenna on a house or busniess to communicate with a tower location via radio signals.
Flame : Abusive or insulting e-mail message sent deliberately designed to insult and provoke the recipient.
Flame Wars: Exchange of flames using the Internet.
Flash Memory : Type of nonvolatile memory that can be ereased electronically and rewritten.
Flat-panel Display : Display device with a shallow depth and flat screen that typically uses LCD or gas plasma technology.
Flatbed scanner : Type of light-sensing input device that scans a document and create a file of the document in memory instead of a paper copy.
Floppy disk : Portable ,inexpensive storage medium that consists of a thin ,circular ,flexible Mylar film with a magnetic coating,enclosed in a square shaped plastic shell.
Folder : Specific named storage area on a disk that contains related documents, used to organize files.
Font : A typeface of a certain size and style. Includes all letters of the alphabet, figures, symbols, and punctuation marks.
Footer : Repetitive information or text that appears at the bottom of every page of a document.
Footnote Feature : The ability of a program to automatically position footnotes on the same page as the text they refer to. If the text is moved to another page, any related footnotes will also be transferred to that page.
Force Feedback: Technology that sends resistance to a joystick or wheel in response to a actions of the user.
Forelash. Negative reactions to a technology not yet in existence but excessively promoted in advance.
Foreground : Program with which the user currently is interacting .
Format. The physical specifications that affect the appearance and arrangement of a document, for example, margins, spacing, and font.
Formating : Process of dividing a disk into tracks and sectors so that operating system can store and locate data and information on disk.
Forms mode. the format of a document or form so that it can later be viewed on the display screen and completed by the user. Once a fill in has been entered, the cursor automatically advances to the beginning of the next area to be filled in.
Forum : A medium provided by an online service for users to carry on written discussions of a particular topic by posting messages and replying to them.
Frame : Block of data that is transmitted as a unit over a network.
Frame buffer : Specialized memory that holds at least one screenful of data.
Fragmented : State of a file whose contents are scattered across two or more noncontiguous sector of a disk.
Freenet : Local network that offers free (or low-cost) access to host computers located in libraries and to other public-interest groups in the community. A freenet may also offer limited access to the Internet.
Freeware. Copyrighted software that is available for use without charge.
Fringeware : Freeware whose reliability and value are questionable.
FTP Server : Computer that allows users to upload or download files using FTP.
Functions : Predefined worksheet formula that performs common calculation.
Function keys. Special Keys programmed on a keyboard that issue special commands to the computer.
Fuzzy computing :A computing technique that deals with vague, incomplete, or ambiguous data in a precise mathematical way while providing solutions based on the human way of thinking.
FWIW : Online abbreviation for “for what it’s worth.”