Lesson 26 And 27

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Biometric Security Measures

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a technique or device that examines a fingerprint, voice pattern, or the iris or retina of the eye

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filtering

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a method for copying data in a workbook

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fraud

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e-mails that appear legitimate but steal personal information

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methoax

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attempt to decieve an audience into believing that somrthing is real

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logic bomb

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computer virus triggered by the appearance or disappearance of specified data

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netiquette

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a combination of the words net and etiquette, refers to good manners and proper behaviors when communicating through electronic media

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phishing

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types of personal information scams

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pyrimad schemes

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unique identifier of each record in an Access table

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RDF summary

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a format originally developed to faciliate the syndication of news articles

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spam

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unsolicited commercial e-mail that is sent to many people at the same time to promote products or services; also called junk e-mail

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tagging

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the act of adding keywords to content to simplify searching

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teleconferencing

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electronic transfer of data

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time bomb

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computer virus that does not cause its damage until a certain date or until the system has been booted a certain number of times

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trojan horse

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computer virus that does something different from what it is expected to do

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urban legend

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a story which at one time could have been partially true, but has grown from constant retelling into a mythical yarn

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virus

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program that has been written usually by a hacker to cause corruption of data on a computer

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worm

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computer virus that makes many copies of itself, resulting in the consumption of system resources that slows down or actually halts tasks

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Activex

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a programming interface, cookie, small text file

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client

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a computer that uses the services of another program

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cookie

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small text files created by some Web pages when you visit the site that may include information about your preferences for the Web page; cookie files are stored on your computer

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digital certificate

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an electronic document similar to an ID card

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domain

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a name or other attribute that identifies a computer oe Web site on the Internet

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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Internet standard that allows users to download and upload files with other computers on the Internet

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Geographic imaging

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techonolgy to change imagery of the Earth's surface into valuable information

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hit

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any time a piece of data matches search words you specify

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home page

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first page that is displayed when a browser is launched

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Hupertect Markup Language (HTML)

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program used for creating websites

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Hypertect Markup Protocol (HTTP)

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protocol that defines how messages are formed and transmitted over the World Wide Web

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Internet Protocol (IP) address

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a numerical addressing system that uniquely identifies computer and networks linked to the Internet

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Internet Service provider (ISP)

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an organization or company that provides connectivity to the Internet through a telecommunications line or wireless system

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mosaic

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the first graphical browser

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podcast

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a method of publishing files (primary audio) to the Internet that can be streamed or downloaded for playback on a computer or a personal digital audio player

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portal

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a Web site that features useful content, but also contains links to other sites

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Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

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a format originally developed to syndicate news articles online, this communication method now is used widely to share the content of blogs

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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

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a protocol for managing the security of message transmission on the Internet

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Social Networking Site

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an online community that provides interaction for groups of people who share a similar interest or activity

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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address that tells the browser where to locate a Web page

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Web 2.0

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s

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Web cache

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computer that houses and delivers Web pages

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Web site

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conection of HTMLs on the www

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webapp

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app without platform constraints/installation requirements that is accessed through Web browser over a network

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wiki

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a collaboration Web site that can be edited by anyone with access