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1what does upload mean?When you upload a file you move it from one system to another system. For example, you can upload files from your
computer to a web page.
2what does download mean ?This is when you move files from a system to your personal computer.
3what is an Algorithm ?A mathematical step-by-step sequence used to work out calculations or carry out instructions.
4what is an online document?Any documents that are held on a computer but can be accessed, edited and
shared from anywhere. Services which allow this include Live Documents, Microsoft ® Office ® Live and Google™ Docs.
5what types of online dcument are there?text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and forms
6what is a zip file ?Zip fi les are basically stores of data fi les which may have been compressed.
7wy should files be compressed ?Working with online documents means that local files frequently need to be uploaded for sharing, or downloaded to be used for local processing. Files may be extremely large, which can cause problems with transmission (delivery) in terms of speed and network usage. To reduce this problem, fi les have to be compressed (i.e. reduced in size) before transmission and then expanded after transmission. A common method of
doing this is to convert them to zip files