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| Download | To receive a file on your computer from another computer over a network. |
| Upload | To send a file from your computer to another computer over a network. |
| Shareware | Software that is usually available for free during a short evaluation period, after which you must license it. |
| Freeware | Software that is fully functional and available to users at no cost and with no restrictions. |
| License | To pay a fee for the full, unrestricted use of a program. |
| Evaluation Software | A free, but restriced, version of software; sometimes called limited edition (LE) software. |
| Bugs | An error in software that could cause the program to halt, malfuntion, or damage the user's computer. |
| Peer-to-Peer (PTP) | The process of tranferring files directly from one computer to another without using a server. |
| Download Site | A Web site that contains freeware and shareware programs organized in categories. |
| FPT Server | A sever that uses FTP to transfer files rather than HTTP; also called FTP site, remote server, or remote site. |
| Local Comuter | Your computer when your use FTP to download programs; also called local site. |
| FTP Server Program | A program that runs on an FTP server allowing file transfer to and from the server by FTP and managing FTP access to the server's file. |
| FTP Client Program | A program that resides on your computer and allows you to transfer files between your computer and another computer connected to it using the rules fro FTP. |
| File Compression Program | A program that reduces the size of a file, creating a conpressed file. |
| Compressed File | A file created after using a file compression program to reduce a file to a fraction of its original size; also called and archived file. |
| Streaming Transmission | When a Web server sends the first part of a file to a Web browser, and then, while the browser begins playing the file, sends the next segment of the file. |
| Download Manager | In Firefox, the window that opens when you download a file, and which lists files and programs you have downloaded. |
| Installation Wizard | A series o dialog boxes tht help you complete the installation process of a program step-by-step. |
| License Agreement | A contract between the publisher of the software and the person who is installing the software that usually states that the software cannot be copied and resold and details restraction for the software's use. |
| FTP Session Profile | collection of information about an FTP server. |
| FTP Session | The interaction between your computer and the remote computer after yoy connect to the FTP server. |
| Anonymous FTP | The method of logging in to a publicly accessible FTP server without having a personal account. |
| Named FTP | The method of logging in to a computer on which you have an account (with a user name and password) and using the account to send and receive files; also called full-privilege FTP. |
| Postcardware | Software that you can use freely for no charge, but the programmer requests you mail a postcard from your hometown in return for your use of it. |
| SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) | A network protocol used to transfer file over a secure connection. |
| Zip Files | Another name for a compressed file because .zip is the most common file extension for compressed files; also called zipped file. |
| File Decompression | The process of retoring a compressed file to its original form; also called file extraction or file expansion. |
