Monday, February 28, 2011

Worm

Worm- A software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network.
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Virus

Virus- A software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer.
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Urban Legend

Urban Legend- A story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false.
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Trojan Horse

Trojan Horse- A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful.
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Time Bomb

Time Bomb- A computer program that has been written so that it will stop functioning after a predetermined date or time is reached.
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Teleconferencing

Teleconferencing- A conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television or webcam.
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Tagging

Tagging- A non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information.
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RDF Summary

RDF SummaryAn XML format used to syndicate news, blog posts, forum threads, and other content among different web sites.
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Pyramid Schemes

Pyramid Schemes- A non-sustainable business model that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, without any product or service being delivered.
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Phishing

PhishingThe criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
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Netiquette

Netiquette- A set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, ranging from Usenet and mailing lists to blogs and forums.
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Logic Bomb

Logic Bomb- A set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied.
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Hoax

HoaxThis usually consists of an email message warning recipients about a new and terribly destructive virus.
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Fraud

Fraud- The crime of obtaining money or some other benefit by deliberate deception.
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Filtering

Filtering- A computer program to process a data stream.
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Windows Mail

Windows Mail- An e-mail and newsgroup client included in Windows Vista, that was superseded by Windows Live Mail.
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User Agent

User AgentA user agent is a client application implementing a network protocol used in communications within a client-server distributed computing system.
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Text Messaging

Text Messaging- The exchange of brief written messages between mobile phones over cellular networks.
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Spam

Spam- Unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
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Signature

SignatureMethod of signing a return electronically through use of a Personal Identification Number (PIN).
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Packets

Packetsa message or message fragment.
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Mailing List

Mailing List- A collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.
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