Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer are the primary Internet browsers used today. A region of a computer's memory where frequently accessed data can be stored for rapid access. The process of copying information or data from a remote computer to your computer. This term refers to the procedure whereby files must be completely downloaded before they can be played. If downloading is interrupted, the process must often be started anew.
Mailing lists allow e-mail messages to be sent automatically to a large number of addresses.
File Transfer Protocol - The basic Internet function that enables files to be transferred between computers. It can download files from a remote host computer or upload files from a personal computer to a host. Most ftp sites are incorporated, or at least linked, into Web sites. Gopher A widely used text-based method of making menus of files available over the Internet. Although Gopher spread rapidly across the globe in only a couple of years, it has been largely supplanted by the World Wide Web.