Protocol A system of rules and procedures governing communications between two devices. File transfer protocols in your communications program refer to a set of rules governing how error checking will be performed on blocks of data. This is a format used by Apple Computer to make, view, edit and send digital audio and video. Remote Echo A copy of the data being received is returned to the sending system for display on the screen. This is a software program used to provide, or serve, information to remote computers.
Servers function in a Client-Server information exchange model.
SysOp The SYStem OPerator of a Bulletin Board System. This refers to a specific formatting element found in HTML pages. Tables are used on HTML documents to visually organize information. This is the process of remotely connecting and using a computer at a distant location. Thread A group of BBS messages and replies linked and sorted by topic.