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Computing Terms
Terminology connected to computing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A web site used to write about topics the writer cares about. | Blog |
| People who send tweets on the Twitter service. | Twiterers |
| A crime dealing with computers or networks. | Cyber Crime |
| A program or algorithm that replicates itself over a computer network and usually performs malicious actions. | Worm |
| Electronic junk mail. | Spam |
| A form of spyware that collects information about the user in order to display advertisements in the Web browser based on the information it collects from the user's browsing patterns. | Adaware |
| An element in an electronic document that links to another place in the same document or to an entirely different document. | Hyperlink |
| A portable consumer electronic device that allows you to store and plays music files in MP3 format. | MP3 Player |
| A program used to purchase digital music files or subscribe to podcasts through Apple's iTunes | iTunes |
| To translate into a digital form. | Digitize |
| A standard type of cable used to transmit analog audio and composite-video signals between devices such as televisions, satellite or cable receivers, VCRs, game console systems, speakers and more. | RCA Cable |
| An electronic device that contains both a video camera and recording device. | Camcorder |
| An area in memory or on a storage device where e-mail is placed. | Mailbox |
| The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. | Phishing |
| An application that runs on a personal computer or workstation and enables you to send, receive and organize e-mail | E-mail Client |
| To copy data (usually an entire file) from a main source to a peripheral device. | Download |