Here are some basic definitions of the tools we'll be discussing throughout the semester. Let me know if there are any terms you'd like to add to this. For example, Amazon.
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There are hundreds of groups. These messages tend to be delivered at roughly the same time to everyone's email inbox. FTP - File Transfer Protocol. FTP allows users to retrieve files from remote locations. AND if you have an account on a remote computer, you can also PUT files on that remote computer.