Discovering Computers Mod 4 Flashcards
(147 cards)
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Apps that you install on your computer’s hard drive
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Local apps
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Run from a removable storage device such as an external hard drive or flash drive or from the cloud
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Portable apps
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An app written for a specific operating system and installed on a computer or mobile device
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Native app
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Programs that you access via the internet using a browser on a computer or mobile device
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Web apps
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Apps that you access on a smart phone or tablet
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Mobile apps
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Actions, data, information, and settings will be consistent across all your devices
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Synchronize
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Built to run with that specific device’s mobile operating system
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Platform specific
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Designers and developers start building apps to work on mobile devices first Because these typically have more restrictions.
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Mobile first design
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The app is optimized for display in a browser on a mobile device regardless of screen size or orientation.
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Responsive design
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Apps that work on multiple platforms.
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Cross platform
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Let you use your mobile device to make online purchases of goods and services.
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Mobile commerce/m commerce.
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Security measures that define who can use a programmer app as well, as what actions they can perform within the program or app.
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Access controls
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Distributed online for a monthly subscription or an annual fee. Company will provide updates to subscribers that include fixes for issues or additional functionality.
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Software as a Service. (SaaS)
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Copyrighted and distributed at no cost for a trial period
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Shareware
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Copyrighted and provided at no cost by an individual or a company that retains all rights.
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Freeware
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No restrictions from the copyright holder regarding modification and redistributions.
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Open source
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Typically is optional and usually involves submitting your name and other personal information to the software manufacturer or developer.
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Registration
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Technique that some software manufacturers use to ensure that you do not install the software on more computers than the number for which it is legally licensed.
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Activation
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An online store to locate and download apps for your mobile device.
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App store
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Specifies the number of devices on which you can install the product, expiration dates, and other restrictions.
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License agreement
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Grants permission for one installation.
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End user license agreement (EULA)
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Can prevent or repair problems, provide additional functionality, or address any security or other issues
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Updates
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Feature that provides the latest system, software and security updates automatically.
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Automatic update
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Updates that address a single issue
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Patches
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A collection of updates combined in one package.
Service pack
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New releases of the program or app and may require an additional fee to enable the upgrade to install.
Upgrades
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A tool that removes the program files as well as any associated entries in the system files.
Uninstaller
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Common infringement on copyrights , where people illegally copy software, movies , music, and other digital materials
Piracy
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Apps for personal use that you may use to create documents, develop presentations, track appointments, or stay organized.
Productivity apps
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Make a change to the contents of a document, worksheet, or presentation
Edit
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Temporary storage location for copied items.
Clipboard
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Appearance of text and objects.
Format
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Name Assigned to a specific design of characters.
Font
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Size of characters in a particular font
Font size
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Adds emphasis to a font like bold or italics
Font style
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Computer transfers project from memory to a local storage medium.
Save
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Information that exists on a physical medium like paper.
Hard copy
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Includes tools for entering, editing, and formatting texts and graphics.
Word processing app
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Files you create, a collection of one or more pages.
Documents
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Blinking vertical line to mark your place
Insertion point
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Let you navigate to View Parts of A Document That Is Too Large to Fit on the Screen All at once.
Scroll bars
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Protect and organize files and let you share your document with others.
Document management tools
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A named collection of formats that are stored together and can be applied to text or objects.
Style
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Similar To a form with pre written text.
Template
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Allows you to organize data in columns and rows and perform calculations on the data.
Spreadsheet apps
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The columns and Rows on a spreadsheet.
Work sheet
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The location in a worksheet formed by the intersection of a column and a row.
Cell
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The cell's location in the worksheet like a9.
Cell address
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Collection of related worksheets contained in a single file.
Work book
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Computation rules to calculate values using cell references, numbers, and arithmetic operators.
Formulas
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Plus or minus. + -
Operators
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Information necessary for a formula or function to calculate an answer.
Arguments
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Predefined computation or calculation
Function
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Format cells that meet specified criteria.
conditional formatting
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Display only the values you want to see.
Filter
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Represent data using bars, columns, pie wedges, lines, or other symbols.
Charts
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Helps you organize content and create professional looking digital slideshows?
Presentation apps
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A series of slides
Presentation
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Visual effects that occur as you move from one side to another.
Transitions
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Effects applied to an object that makes the object appear disappear or move.
Animations
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An overall template for a presentation formatted with a theme.
Slide master
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Display or delivery of the content of your presentation.
Slide show
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A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access retrieval and reporting of that data.
Database
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Database that consists of a collection of tables where items are organized in columns and rows.
Relational database RDBMS.
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Rows of data.
Records
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Column containing a specific property for each record.
Field
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A column label that describes the field.
Field name
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A collection of records for a single subject.
Tables
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Screen used to enter data into a database.
Form
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Elements such as labels text boxes list boxes buttons and graphics that specify where content is placed and how it is labeled.
Controls
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Extracts data from a database based on specified criteria.
Query
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User designed layout of database content.
Report
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Collection of individual related applications available together as a unit.
Productivity suite
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The use of technology by a company's employees to meet the needs of a large business.
Enterprise computing
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Used by used by architects, scientists, designers, engineers, and others to create highly detailed and technically accurate drawings.
Computer-aided design (CAD)
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3D objects composed of lines that can be rotated to be viewed from many angles.
Wire frame drawings.
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Image or picture
Graphic
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An image you can see, store, and manipulate on a computer or other digital device.
Digital graphic
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Capturing live action with a video camera.
Digital video
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Sound that is recorded and stored as computer data.
Digital audio
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Devices that read or produce physical signals in their original form.
Analog
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Converting analog data to digital data/ process of changing the data into a form that computers and other digital devices can use.
Digitizing
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Converts analog sound waves into digital sound.
Sampling
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Number of bits of data processed every second.
Bit rate
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The organization and layout of data in the file.
File format
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Assign colors to the smallest picture elements (pixels)
Bit map graphics/raster graphics.
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The smallest picture elements.
Pixels
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Consists of shapes, curves, lines, and text created by mathematical formulas.
Vector graphics
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Clarity or sharpness of an image.
Resolution
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Millions of pixels.
Megapixels
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Makes digital media files smaller by reducing the amount of data in the files.
Compression
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Discards some of the original file data during compression
Lossy compression.
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Reduces the file size for storage. But when opened, the files are uncompressed and contain all their original data.
Lossless compression.
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Voice narration
Voice over
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A circuit board that computers use to process sound.
Sound card
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A small type of add-on speaker that connects to a device.
Micro speakers
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Software to play sound.
Often has features such as file shuffling and volume control.
Audio apps
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Visual images to accompany the sounds in an audio app.
Skins
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Created as a digital file from the start using electronic instruments called synthesizers/synths
Synthesized music
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Converts the electric current to digital form so that you can store and play the synthesized music on a device.
MIDI (musical instrument digital interface)
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Enables the device or software to identify the words and phrases you speak and then convert them to a format the device can read.
Speech recognition
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Used to mean the same thing as speech recognition, but now means determining who is speaking rather than what is being said.
Voice recognition
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Accepts text as input and then generates speech as output.
Text-to-speech app (read aloud technology)
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Individual sound units/phonemes that are strung together to create words and phrases
Synthesized speech
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A video that is shared millions of times over social media in a short period
Viral video
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A software that encodes and usually compresses data for storage and then decompresses the data for playback.
Codec (compressor/decompressor)
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Bundles video, audio, codec, and other parts into a single package.
Video Container
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Sophisticated computer animations that are useful for training and teaching in many fields.
Simulations
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Series of slightly different GIF images displayed in a sequence to achieve animation effects.
Animated GIF
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The latest version of html that is built into browsers
HTML 5.
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In games, 3D animation is produced as you are playing because you are in control of the character's movement.
Real-time animation.
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2D animation where you draw one image in a frame, followed by another in a slightly different pose until the motion is complete.
Tweening/ in betweening
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Used to create, view, manipulate, and print digital images.
Graphics apps
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Allow you to modify existing images.
Image editing apps.
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Let you create simple vector images.
Drawing apps
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Used to enhance and retouch photographs.
Photo editing apps.
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Use to capture full motion images and store them in a file on the camera or phone.
Digital video camera/ camcorder
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A circuit board that lets your device process video.
Video card
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Software that allows you to play your video.
Media player
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Receive the audio or video content on your computer from a server and then watch or listen to the media as it arrives.
Stream
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Original media file is stored on the media distributor's server and sends the media to your computer for viewing.
On demand content.
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Content is sent out live as it happens and is available only once.
Live video streaming
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Connect to a Wi-Fi network and let you view internet content.
Smart TVs
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Computer-simulated 3D environment that you can explore and manipulate.
Virtual reality/VR.
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Apps overlay information and digital content on top of physical objects or locations.
Augmented reality/AR.
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Run on customized desktops and include a headset, controllers, and sensors to track your movements.
VR gaming system.
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Projected images that appear 3 dimensional to allow you to superimpose virtual objects and characters onto scanned images of real objects in the room and then interact with the virtual and real objects.
Holograms
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Allow you to interact with the system through body movements.
Motion sensing game consoles.
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Technological use of logic and prior experience to simulate human intelligence.
Artificial intelligence/AI.
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A branch of AI that trains machines to learn from data, identify patterns, and make decisions to progressively improve their performance without much human intervention.
Machine learning
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Form of data input in which computers interpret and digitize spoken words or commands.
Natural Language Processing.
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Use Natural Language Processing to respond to your vertical commands or questions, using search technology, or provide answers or perform a task.
Digital assistants
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Science that combines engineering and technology to create and program robots.
Robotics
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Protective barrier between a computer or network and others on the internet.
Firewall
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Malicious computer code that reproduces itself on the same computer.
Virus
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Protects a computer against viruses by identifying and removing any computer viruses found in memory, on storage media, or on incoming files.
Anti Virus app.
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Type of program placed on a computer or mobile device without the user's knowledge that secretly collects information from the user and then communicates the information it collects to an outside source while the user is online.
Spyware
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A type of program that displays an online advertisement in a banner or pop up or popunder window on web pages or other internet services.
Adware
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Programs that remove or block certain items from being displayed.
Filters
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Unsolicited email message or posting sent to many recipients or forums at once.
Spam
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Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official-looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal/financial information.
Phishing
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Internet advertisement that suddenly appears in a new window on top of a webpage.
Pop-up ad.
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Internet advertisement that is hidden behind the browser windows so that it will be viewed when users closed their browser windows.
Pop-under ad
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Type of attack that affects your files and personal data.
Ransomware
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Occurs when the program or app stops functioning correctly.
Crash
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The steps you take to identify and solve a problem.
Troubleshooting.
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Specific named Location on a storage medium that contains related files.
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