Common file format of file cataloging for Microsoft MS-DOS and Windows operating systems; physical method of storing and accessing files from a hard disk. The FAT contains a list of all files on the physical or logical drive.
A folder tree structure where crash-reporting data from DW.exe is reported. Used as an intermediate storage area so that administrators can review the data before it is submitted to Microsoft.
A set of programs and scripts that support authoring in Microsoft FrontPage and extend the functionality of a Web server.
File Transfer Protocol. Protocol used to gain remote access to a Web server.
Shape of a character as rendered by a font. For example, the italic “a” and the roman “a” are different glyphs representing the same alphabetical character.
In Windows 2000 or later, allows administrators to manage users’ computer configuration, including installation and maintenance of Office applications. You use Group Policy to define configurations for groups of users and computers, and you can specify settings for registry-based policies, security, software installation, scripts, folder redirection, and remote installation services.
Main page of a Web site. Usually has hyperlinks to other pages, both within and outside the site. One Web site can contain many home pages. For example, the Microsoft home page contains a Products home page, which contains other home pages.
The main computer in a system of computers connected by communications links.
Colored and underlined text or a graphic that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, an HTML page on the World Wide Web, or an HTML page on an intranet. Hyperlinks can also go to newsgroups and to Gopher, Telnet, and FTP sites.