The portion of a filename that comes after the period denoting the type of file. The method used to denote the structure of a file name. The three characters after the period are usually reserved for file type specification. File Permissions You can assign files various levels of permission, specifying who can access them, and what type of access they can have. File Server A computer that allows other computers access to its storage media to save and retrieve files.
All processing is carried out on the client computers.
File Services Functions that are available on a computer or across a network that allow the manipulation of information stored in containers called files. File System is an overall architecture for naming, storing, and retrieving files on a disk. File Transfer Transferring files electronically across a network from one computer to another computer located in the same room or on the other side of the world. The most common protocol used to move files between two Internet sites. There are many Internet sites that have established publicly accessible repositories of material that can be obtained using FTP, by logging in using the account name anonymous, thus these sites are called anonymous ftp servers.