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.

fraud


  • imposter: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  • filtering

    remove by passing through a filter

    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    Windows Mail is an e-mail and newsgroup client included in Windows Vista, that was superseded by Windows Live Mail.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

    Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems

    signature


  • your name written in your own handwriting
  • packets

     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

    attachment

    a connection that fastens things together

    archiving

    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

    WISP (1570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format.

    WIMAX

    a telecommunications technology providing wireless data, voice and video over long distances

    WAN

    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

    node

  • a connecting point at which several lines come together
  • 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

    Hub

    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.

    extranet

    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.

    client

    customer: someone who pays for goods or services

    cable modern

    biometric security measures

    Biometrics comprises methods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more instinsic physical or behavioral traits.