Useful Definitions for Internet Usage address The string of characters that identifies a sender or receiver of messages, a computer site, or the location of a computer file. An archive is a collection of files. A message posted to a newsgroup. . A file of digital information - more than plain text. To look at a binary file on your screen, you must first download it.
Binary files can be pictures, word processor documents, executable files, or compressed data files.
Eight bits is usually equal to one letter, character or byte. Netscape is a graphical browser. The nature of certain applications and operating systems to react differently to characters in upper or lower case. If you send a message to an electronic mailbox, that's e-mail. If you're sending messages back and forth to someone in real time, that's chat.