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- Firewall
- A firewall is a dedicated appliance, or software running on another computer, which inspects network traffic passing through it, and denies or permits passage based on a set of rules.
- Hacking
- Computer programmers often use the words hacking and hacker to express admiration for the work of a skilled software developer.
- Spyware
- is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.
- Systems
- A regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole.
- Plagiarism
- Using work done by somebody else and making it seem as if you did the work. Taking the credit without giving credit to the person who actually did it.
- Ergonomic Keyboard
- Keyboards that are shaped differently to help prevent strain.
- Ethical
- Conforming to accepted standards of conduct.
- Crash
- An un expected halt of program, most often due to a software error, occassionally due to a hardware failure from which there is no recovery. You would probably have to reboot the computer.
- Information
- The communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence.
- Anti-Virus Program
- This is an application program where you can detect or eliminate a computer virus or infection.
- Virus
- A negative effect causing a program to operate incorrectly or corrupting a computers memory.
- Cookie
- An aplhanumeric string or text that is sent to and saved in your computer from a web page. Every time you access the same page your hard drive will be searched for the "Cookie" provide feedback information to the web pages.
- Carpal Tunnel Sydrome
- Medical condition caused by repetitive strain or pinching of the nerves in your wrist.
- Phishing
- An attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
- Netiquette
- Etiquette practiced or advocated in electronic communication over a computer network.