The Internet Encyclopedia (Volume 3)

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912 INDEX

Failover systems,V1:431, 433

Fair use doctrine,V1:308, 313, 350 –351,

487

software copying and,V3: 303

“Fake Web site” attack,V3:7–8

False Acceptance Rates (FARs),V1:530,

533

biometric,V1: 81

False light tort,V3: 97

False Match Rate (FMR), biometric,

V1: 81

False Non-Match Rate (FNMR),

biometric,V1: 81

False Rejection Rates (FRRs),V1:530, 533

biometric,V1: 81

Family law,V2: 459

Family life, Internet and,V2:105–106

Fan clubs, online,V2:737–738

“Fans-friendly” Web sites,V1: 697

Farm Security Administration

photographs,V1:510 –512

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT),V1: 394

FAST Multimedia Search,V2:211–213

Fast tracking,V3: 119

FAT32 file system,V3: 797

Fax servers,V1: 197

Feasibility, of global e-business projects,

V1:803–818

Federal Express,V1: 109

Federal Trade Commission (FTC),V2:58,

59

privacy violations and,V3: 105

Federal trademark law,V3:449– 450

Federation,V1:496 – 497

FEDWIRE system,V1: 636

Feedback:

on employee performance,V2: 154

mechanisms,V1: 214

“Fee-for-download” sites,V1: 135

Fee stacking,V1: 331

Fiber.See alsoFibre entries

multimode,V1: 270

single-mode,V1: 269

types of connectors,V1: 270

Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI),

V3: 784

Fiber-optic cable,V1:269–270, 298;

V2: 519

Fiber-optic cable connection,V2: 301

Fibre Alliance (FA),V3: 337

Fibre-Channel–Arbitrated-Loop (FC-AL)

transport protocol,V3:333–334

Fibre Channel Industry Association

(FCIA),V3: 337

Fibre Channel Over IP (FCIP),V3: 335

Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI),

V3: 324

Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs),

V1:459, 466

File compression,V1:819–820, 821;

V2: 644

File handling, in Perl,V3:42– 43

File-infecting viruses,V1:253–254, 328

Files.See alsoFile types

access protocols for,V3:325–326

exchange protocols for,V2:787–788

extensions for,V1:575, 829

integrity checkers for,V1: 244

downloading,V1:563–565, 825–828

sharing,V3: 26

transferring,V1:827–828

zipping and unzipping,V2: 304

File-server systems,V1: 34

File systems,V1: 374

File Transfer Protocol (FTP),V1:111, 180,

182, 566, 569, 825;V2:303;

V3:325–326, 433, 818.See alsoFTP

entries

security with,V2: 330

server with,V1: 197

File transfers, public relations,V2: 774

File types,V1:819–830

audio files,V1:822–823

compressed files,V1: 821

image files,V1:821–822

multimedia files,V1:823–824

numerical data files,V1: 821

server-side files,V1: 824

text files,V1:820 –821

Film:

digital video editing for,V2: 656

technology,V1: 296

Filtering,V1: 832

Filtering devices, free speech and,V2: 467

Filtering mechanisms, collaborative,

V1: 319

Filters,V2: 649

Filter tables,V1: 833

Finance:

basic,V3:214 –216

GIS applications for,V2:30 –31

in global electronic commerce,V2:60 –61

real estate,V3:196 –197

Financial information, banking-related,

V2: 723

Financial Information Exchange (FIX),

V3: 869

Financial mistakes, common,V1: 100

Financial planning software,V1: 240

Financial portals,V2:308;

V3:277–279

Financial Products Markup Language

(FpML),V1:733;V3: 869

Financial reporting, regulation of,V3: 153

Financial reporting applications, for

accounting technology,V3: 147

Financial services, webcasting and,

V3: 675

Financial Services Markup Language

(FSML),V1: 642

Financial Services Modernization Act of

1999,V1: 341

Financial services providers,

click-and-brick,V1: 192

Financial Services Technology

Consortium (FSTC),V1:641–642

Financial simulations,V1: 581

Financial Web sites,V3: 278

Financial XML (FinXML),V3: 869

Financing, options for,V1:101–102

Finger programs,V1: 256

Fingerprinting,V1: 73

standards for,V1: 79

Finland, e-business in,V1: 809

FIN packet, spoofed,V3: 433

Fire:

preparedness against,V3:73–74

recovery from,V3: 81

suppression,V3:79–80

threat of,V3: 66

Firewalls,V1:197, 334, 431, 831–840;

V2:256, 326, 547.See alsoFiltering

advantages and disadvantages of,

V1: 831

air gap technology,V1:837–839

enterprise firewall architectures,

V1:835–836

functions of,V1:832, 836 –837

for small office home office,V1: 839

types of,V1:833–835

Firm organization, digital technologies

and,V1:485– 486

Firms.See alsoCompanies; Corporations;

Law firms

decentralization of,V1: 486

globalization of,V1:485– 486

multichannel,V1:187–188

FIRSTdoor human resource modules,

V2:725–726

First-generation (1G) wireless networks,

V2:618–619

First Normal Form (1NF) for data,

V1:376 –377

First sale doctrine,V1:308–309, 313

Fish tank virtual reality system,V3: 591

Five-forces concept, in business,

V3:527–528

Flaming,V2:275, 749–750

Flash animations,V1: 446

Flash software,V2:8, 10, 655

Flea market business model,V1: 132

Flexibility:

consumer demand for,V3:398–399

of e-manufacturing,V1: 724

types of,V3:399– 401

Flexible mass customization,V1: 491

Flexible product development,

V3:142–143

Flood damage,V3: 68

Flooding attacks,V1:428;V2: 317

Flooz,V1: 133

Florida Center for Instructional

Technology,V1: 509

Flow control, C/C++,V1:169–170

Flower sales, online,V1: 286

Folders, downloaded,V1:563–565

Fonts, generic,V1: 161

Font sizes,V1: 161

Forecasts,V2: 556

Foreground sound textures,V2: 660

Foreign exchange,V2: 726

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of

1978 (FISA),V2:225;V3:99–100

Foreign key,V1: 375

integrity rules for,V1: 376

Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs),V2: 241

Forensic programming,V1: 249

Forensics,V1: 247

Internet,V2:331–332

Web site,V2:445– 446

Forgeries, biometric,V1: 77

Formal Public Identifier (FPI) system,

V1:743–744

Formatting Objects Processor (FOP),

V1: 775

Form-based workflow systems,V2: 69

Forms, electronic,V2:174 –175

FORM tag,V1:172, 173

forstatement, C/C++,V1: 170

Forward auction,V1: 124