ADSL - Short for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line this is a type of broadband technology, usually delivered over a BT landline
BLOGGING - The practice of producing a blog (see below) BLOGS - Short for Weblogs. A blog is an online personal journal BLUETOOTH - A type of short-range, wireless connection CABLE - A type of broadband technology, delivered alongside cable television via underground cables CONTROL PANEL - Windows' tool that allows you to manage your PC DRIVER - Software that allowsyour computer and devices to talk FIREWALL - Software/hardware that blocks unwanted communication from and often to the internet FLASH - A common method of putting animations on a web page GB - See Terabytes GRAPHICS CARD - The part of your computer that displays images HTML - Hypertext Markup Language, the code that websites are built in ISP - An ISP (Internet Service Provider) enables and services your internet connection JPEG - A common image file type that compresses image data KEYLOGGER - A type of spyware program that makes a note of the keys that you press on your computer keyboard. Malicious keyloggerssend the information they collect(a password, say) to a third party META SEARCH ENGINES - A tool that trawls multiple search engines, and compiles the results MICROFILTER - Attaches to your phone socket to enable you to make voice and data calls at the same time via ADSL MP3 - Compressed music file format MPEG - A common video file format that compresses the data NEWS FEEDS - A way for websites to distribute their latest stories OPEN SOURCE - The code used to build open source programs is freely available, so anyone can modify it to develop a new version of the program, or use it to produce compatible software OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) The software that manages your computer PC EXE - Files that can be executed by a PC, for example programs PHISHING - A type of scam where, in order to trick you into giving away, say, your credit card details, a criminal sets up a spoof website that resembles that of an official organisation (a bank, say) PROCESSOR - A processor is the 'brain' of your computer QUAD-CORE PROCESSORS - The latest processors have multiple 'cores' - this is like having several processors on one chip, and helps them to handle multiple tasks simultaneously RAM - Your computer's short-term memory; the more of it your PC has the quicker it will work and the more programs it can run ROUTER - A device that directs 'traffic' (data) between computers and other equipment, so that each computer has its own internet access SPAM FILTERS - Programs to stop unsolicited 'junk' email SSID - A wireless network's name SYSTEM TRAY Area of the Desktop that contains notification icons TASK BAR - Blue bar running across the bottom of a Windows screen TB - Terabyte, a measurement of data storage. Eight bits make up a byte, 1,024 bytes a kilobyte, 1,024 kilobytes a megabyte, 1,024 megabytes a gigabyte and 1,024 gigabytes a terabyte TIFF - A type of image file format TRANSCEIVER - A transmitter/receiver for connecting your computer to another device, such as a mouse TROJAN - A virus that disguises itself as an innocent program to entice people to install it. Trojans can give third parties remote access to your computer TXT - A computer file containing text data USB - Universal Serial Bus - a widespread technology for connecting devices to your computer USER ACCOUNT CONTROL (UAC) - A security feature that requires the user to give permission before your computer performs a certain action Virus - A malevolent program that spreads from computer to computer within another program or document WAN - Short for Wide Area Network, a network of distantly connected computers WAV - An uncompressed sound file WEB BROWSER - The software that lets you view and navigate web pages WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy. A wireless security protocol WI-FI - A computer networking technology that allows data to be transmitted via radio frequencies WPA - A technology for securing data across a wireless network that is more secure that the older WEP technology To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
