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FTP
File Transfer Protocol is the language used to transfer files on the Internet. When a website is copied onto the hosting company server FTP is the method used to transfer the files from the designers computer to the hosting companys server.

File Size
The volume of space a file physically takes up on a storage device such as a Hard Drive or CD Rom. File size is generally measured in Bytes, Kilobytes, Megabytes or Gigabytes. A table below shows each units equivalent in Bytes.

Unit
Symbol
Equivalent in Bytes
Equal to
Kilobyte
KB
1,024
1,024 bytes
Megabyte
MB
1,048,576
1,024KB
Gigabyte
GB
1,073,741,824
1,024MB
Terabyte
TB
1,099,511,627,776
1,024GB

FrontPage
FrontPage is a Microsoft program used to design and edit website pages.

Flash
Flash is a technology developed by Macromedia and is generally used for animations on websites.
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