A hoax is a deliberate attempt to deceive or trick people into believing or accepting something which the hoaxer (the person or group creating the hoax) knows is false.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
hoax
A hoax is a deliberate attempt to deceive or trick people into believing or accepting something which the hoaxer (the person or group creating the hoax) knows is false.
windows mail
Windows Mail is an e-mail and newsgroup client included in Windows Vista, that was superseded by Windows Live Mail. It is the successor to Outlook Express. Microsoft previewed Windows Mail on Channel 9 on October 10, 2005.
user agent
A user agent is a client application implementing a network protocol used in communications within a client-server distributed computing system.
text messaging
Text messaging, also known as "texting", refers to the exchange of brief written messages between mobile phones over cellular networks.
Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems
small package or bundle
mailing list
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.
instant messaging
Instant messaging (IM) is a form of real-time direct text-based communication between two or more people using shared clients.
email messaging
Electronic mail, most commonly abbreviated email and e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages.
e mail
Electronic mail, most commonly abbreviated email and e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages.
distribution list
Distribution list is a term sometimes used for a function of email clients where lists of email addresses are used to email everyone on the list at once
a connection that fastens things together
An archive is a collection of historical records, as well as the place they are located.
address book
An address book or a name and address book (NAB) is a book or a database used for storing entries called contacts.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
WLAN
wireless local area network: a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol
WISP (1570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format.
a telecommunications technology providing wireless data, voice and video over long distances
wide area network: a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
t-1 line
A leased broadband connection that provides a communications link with data-transfer rates at up to 1.5 megabits per second both upstream and downstream.
server operating system
is software that was especially developed to serve as a platform for running multi-use computer programs, applications that are networked and programs critical to business computing.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
server
In computing, a server is any combination of hardware or software designed to provide services to clients.
router
A wireless router is a device that performs the functions of a router but also includes the functions of a wireless access point. It is commonly used to allow access to the Internet or a computer network without the need for a cabled connection.
PSTN
The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the network of the world's public circuit-switched telephone networks.
proxy server
In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application program) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.
peer-peer network
A peer-to-peer, commonly abbreviated to P2P, is any distributed network architecture composed of participants that make a portion of their resources (such as processing power, disk storage or network bandwidth) directly available to other network participants, without the need for central
modem
from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
LAN
local area network: a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
intranet
An intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet Protocol technologies to securely share any part of an organization's information or operational systems within that organization.
internet
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
Monday, December 13, 2010
computers all conected to one thing
hacker
a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
firewall
A firewall is a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications.
an extranet is a private network that uses Internet protocols, network connectivity.
DSL
digital subscriber line: a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
comminication channel
Channel, in communications (sometimes called communications channel), refers to the used to convey information from a sender (or transmitter) to a receiver.
client/ server network
A network server is a computer that provides various shared resources to workstations and other servers on a computer network.
customer: someone who pays for goods or services
biometric security measures
Biometrics comprises methods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more instinsic physical or behavioral traits.
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