20 ICT- Terms with Definition

Internet - an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities
around the world —used with except when being used attributively.

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World Wide Web -is an information system where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators, which may be
interlinked by hyperlinks, and are accessible over the Internet. (

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Web Browser - It’s a program on your computer that allows you to connect to the Internet to visit websites, download files, and applications.

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Bandwidth - a range of frequencies within a given band, in particular that used for transmitting a signal, the transmission
capacity of a computer network or other telecommunication system. (Definitions from Oxford Languages)

Broadband - is the transmission of wide bandwidth data over a high speed internet connection.
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Modem - is a network device that both modulates and demodulates analog carrier signals (called sine waves) for encoding and
decoding digital information for processing.

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Memory - is the electronic holding place for the instructions and data a computer needs to reach quickly. It's where information is stored
for immediate use.

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Disk Space - is an amount of computer storage space on random-access memory devices, such as on a hard drive, floppy or
USB flash drive.

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Virus - is a malicious software program loaded onto a user's computer without the user's knowledge and performs
malicious actions. ... It can self-replicate, inserting itself onto other programs or files, infecting them in the process.

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Spyware - is a malicious software designed to enter your computer device, gather data about you, and forward it to a third-party
without your consent. Spyware can also refer to legitimate software that monitors your data for commercial purposes like advertising.

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Trojan - a type of malware that is often disguised as legitimate software. Trojans can be employed by cyber-thieves and hackers
trying to gain access to users' systems. Users are typically tricked by some form of social engineering into loading and executing Trojans on
their systems.

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Worm - is a type of malware that spreads copies of itself from computer to computer. A worm can replicate itself without any
human interaction, and it does not need to attach itself to a software program in order to cause damage.

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Malware - short for “malicious software,” refers to any intrusive software developed by cybercriminals (often called
“hackers”) to steal data and damage or destroy computers and computer systems.

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Bits - is a binary digit, the smallest increment of data on a computer. A bit can hold only one of two values: 0 or 1,
corresponding to the electrical values of off or on, respectively. ... Computer storage and memory is often measured in megabytes (MB) and
gigabytes (GB).

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Bytes - the basic unit of information in computer storage and processing. A byte consists of 8 adjacent binary digits
(bits), each of which consists of a 0 or 1. ... The string of bits making up a byte is processed as a unit by a computer; bytes are the smallest
operable units of storage in computer technology.

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Reboot - the act or an instance of shutting down and restarting something (such as a computer or program).

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Cookie - are text files with small pieces of data — like a username and password —  that are used to identify your
computer as you use a computer network.

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Firewall - is a network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block
specific traffic based on a defined set of security rules.

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Spam - is digital junk mail: unsolicited communications sent in bulk over the internet or through any electronic
messaging system.

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CAPTCHA - stands for the Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. CAPTCHAs are
tools you can use to differentiate between real users and automated users, such as bots.

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