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Bot   Malicious program code that infects computers, usually gaining access to a system through spam e-mails.  
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Botnet   An online network of computers controlled by an outside source.  
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Browsing history   The record or log of websites a user visits that is kept by a computer.  
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Cache   A reference to the storage location where a computer’s browser can recall files a user has accessed.  
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Calendar subscription   A link to another calendar that updates when the other calendar is changed.  
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Firewall   A device that follows a set of rules for transmissions coming into a computer system to protect the system from threats such as malware and viruses  
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Malware   Computer software that works as an independent program that infects a computer’s files and programs after being downloaded from what looks like a trusted source.  
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Spam   Unsolicited mass-produced e-mail.  
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URL   The combination of words and numbers of a web address.  
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virus   Computer software unknowingly downloaded from what looks like a trusted source that is designed to infect a computer’s programs and files by using those programs and files to attack others on the system.  
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