Pronounced as separate letters, or as "fak," and short for frequently asked questions, a FAQ is an online document that poses a series of common questions and answers on a specific topic. FAQs originated in Usenet groups as a way to answer questions about the rules of the service. Today, there are FAQs on the Web for many topics, ranging from programming langauges to gardening tips.
Infinite Ink's Writing FAQs Links to many resources that will help you write, format, maintain and advertise your FAQ. Also includes resources for locating archived FAQs.
The Internet FAQ Consortium Contains links to FAQ related documents, author resources, maintainers discussions, book efforts, and hypertext and FTP archives.