IT Jargon Explained

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Fax The fax is still a useful business tool. Computer based faxes allow you to save time and paper by sending faxes (and receiving them) directly to your computer. It means that you can send numerous faxes all at the press of a button, and programme them to be sent at off-peak phone times.

File server Also known as a server, this is a central, dedicated machine which runs the networking operating system that services all the other computers in the network - known as clients. All the working files of a company are stored centrally on this server.

FTP FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a method of transferring files from one computer to another.