Definitions Chapter 1
Hacker
What is a Hacker, is a person who finds an electronic means of gaining unauthorized access to a computer.
Virus
What are Viruses, a program that infects a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner. A virus usually attaches itself to executable programs, allowing it to travel to other computers. Viruses require action by the computer user in order to activate them.
Copyleft
What is Copyleft, a licensing protection used by those who create open source software.
Copyright
What is Copyright, the term literally means restricting the right of others to copy.
Pixel
What is a pixel, it consists of a specific color at a specific location in a matrix or grid. A collection of pixels produces an image on a computer screen or on a printed page.
Digital Media
What is Digital Media, a combination of audio, video, images, and text used to convey a message through technology.
Online Backup
What is Online Backup, is means of backing up or storing data using the Internet.
Public domain
What is Public domain, is creative works whose copyright restrictions have expired. The term may also be used for open source software.
Deep linking
What is Deep linking, citing a web address that goes beyond the home or entry page.
Compression
What is Compression, the process of reducing the size of the image. Lossy compression reduces the size of an image file by removing information that is not essential. Lossless compression does not change any pixel data
Naming Conventions
What are Naming Conventions, is a set of rules used for the naming of files and folders.
Spyware
What is Spyware, is malware that captures information from a computer without the user’s knowledge or consent
File Sharing
What is File sharing, the use of a network to move files between computers, often for illegal purposes.
Trademark
What is trademark, a word, phrase, or image used to identify something as a product of a particular business.
Resampling
What is Resampling, adding or deleting image pixels during the process of resizing.
Adware
What is Adware, a software that delivers advertising without the user’s knowledge or consent.
Encryption
What is Encryption, converting text into an unreadable series of numbers and letters to protect information. Digital encryption uses software that can scramble and unscramble the data.
GNU General Public License
What is GNU General Public License, the standard open source contract or license.
Proprietary
What is Proprietary, a term used for software code that has restricted rights of use.
Bandwidth
What is Bandwidth, the speed at which a computer can transmit information along a network.
Repetitive Stress Injury
What is a Repetitive Stress Injury, is a muscle or joint injury that results from performing actions repeatedly.
Phishing
What is Phishing, a social engineering activity where the perpetrator uses fake websites or emails to trick a user into providing personal information or passwords.
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
What is Digital Rights Management (DRM), is technology that prevents unauthorized copying of a digital work.
End-user license agreement (EULA)
What is an end-user license agreement (EULA), a contract software purchasers must agree to before using software.
GUI
What is GUI, an acronym for graphical user interface. The GUI makes it possible to use a device, such as a mouse, to interact with a computer.