ABOUT


 












 








Research

  S&P Research
  StockCenter
Investor Education
  The Learning Center
Glossaries
  Investment Glossary
  Internet Glossary



 

 
Internet Glossary


 

F
 

FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions.

Finger
A method by which one Internet user can determine the location of another Internet user.

Firewall
Firewalls are established to prevent unauthorized users from accessing a secure site or area on the Web. Most companies will establish firewalls to prevent internal users from accessing these secure sites. Proxy servers allow these same users, however, to bypass a firewall. If using a Proxy server, this information must be manually "told" to the browser being utilized (or even a Windows-based software application) by going to the settings portion of the browser's top tool bar.

FTP
File Transfer Protocol-An accepted method of retrieving a file from another computer and copying it to your own.







 

Home | Account Details | Trading | Market Insight | Quotes & News | Research | Customer Service

 
Privacy Policy
Terms, conditions, caveats, and small print
Disclaimer
Copyright © 1997 - 2009 . All Rights Reserved. Click here for terms of use.