Terminology

• Web Locker—the space on the Iowa State Server your Vincent account (in the "WWW" folder) that contains all the files people can access through your website
• Server—a computer that is connected to the World Wide Web and is set up to host webpages; servers run special software that allows people to use other computers to access the files on the server via the internet; in order to be seen in Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer, webpages must be on a server that is connected to the internet through this software, allowing people to access the information on the webpages
• Folder—a directory in which files exist, like a container; folders may exist within other folders as well, creating sub-level folders; folders are generally used for organization; grouping similar files together into folders makes files easy to find and allows easier associations between these files
• Local File—a file that exists on your computer
• Remote File—a file that exists on a remote computer, such as a server
• Copied File—taking a file from one folder or computer and copying it to another folder or computer; the file still exists in the original folder
• Moved File—taking a file from one folder or computer and moving it to another folder or computer; the file no longer exists in the original folder
• Upload—taking a file from your computer and copying it to the server
• Download—taking a file from the server and copying it to your computer

Programs

• PC users will want to use a program like WS_FTP, which you can download here. To learn how to use WS_FTP, click here.

• Macintosh users will want to use a program like Fetch, which you can download here. To learn how to use Fetch, click here.

• PC and Macintosh users can use Microsoft Internet Explorer, which you can download here. To learn how to use MSIE, click here.