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tec vocab2
vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| open source | the programs source code is freely available to the public (software) |
| freeware | a software you can down load, pass around, and distribute without any initial payment |
| piracy | when someone use's commercial software without paying for the program |
| keyword | words or phrases that describe content |
| node | anysystem or device connected to a network |
| firewall | limits the data that can pass through it and protects a network server or client machine form damage by unauthorized users |
| banner | an image that can be placed one web page containing text, pics, and or animation |
| skyscraper | another type of prevalent form of web advertising but are tall and narrow |
| cookie | data sent to your computer by a web server that records your actions of certain web sites |
| RSS | a method of providing website content such as news stories in XML format |
| NETBIOS | provides an interface between the computers operating system |
| LED | an electronic device that emits light when an electrical current is passed through it |
| LCD | are super thin displays that are used in laptop screens and flat |
| LAN | is a computer network limited to a small area such as an office, university, or even a residential home |
| GPS | is a satellite navigation system used to determine group position and velocity |