Such documents contain answers to commonly-asked questions on a given topic. The abbreviation for File Transfer Protocol, a method of transferring files from one computer to another via the Internet. Some Internet sites specialize in just this kind of transfer. Users can sign on to this type of server and copy files to their own computers. FTP can require user ids and passwords, or it can be open to all via anonymous ftp.
Gopher predates the Web , which eclipsed it over the last three years.
HTML HyperText Markup Language. The computer language of the World Wide Web , comprised of the coding, or tags , that indicate how text and images are to be displayed, as well as how documents and files are to be linked. HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol. The basic computer rules and language that allow for the linking and transferring of Web pages and graphics. The text and images that enable users to jump from one Web site or Web document to another.