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Homepage
application program
upgrade
bug
drivers
development tool
freeware
shareware
Web address
homepage
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
HTML (hypertext markup language)
hyperlink
text editor
Netscape Composer
Netscape Communicator
to register
to list
Yahoo
update
static site
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mobile phone
phone book
text messaging
call register
alarm call facility
protocol
WAP
online service
HTML
WML
XML
GPRS
UMTS
powerful
video recorder
biometric device
motherboard
voice control
computer-mediated communication
real-time
asynchronous
pager
bulletin board
MOO system
virtual environment
GPS
latitude
longitude
altitude
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lifespan
GPRS
to send up
UMTS
palmtop computer
SMS
to predict
frequent
key stroke
to dial
WAP phone
to ensure
small chunks of information
extensible
to scroll down
ISDN
DSL
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computing support
hardware
software
peripheral
to hang
to crash
warranty
help center
serial number
service number
job number
RAM
MIDI
Outlook Express
Dial-up Networking feature
video adapter
to hang up
execution
to connect
monitor screen
expansion card
repair tools
motherboard
Microsoft Knowledge Base
Microsoft Encarta
sound driver
megabyte
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RAID
server manufacturer
to access
redundant array
RAID controller
RAID scheme
data integrity
fault tolerance
to recover
hardware error
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spread viruses
hacking
Salami shaving
denial of service attack
Trojan horse
trapdoor
mail bombing
software piracy
piggybacking
spoofing
defacing
Hijacking
computer virus
host program
to infect
JUMP command
to execute
to patch
COM file
EXE file
to load
to run
memory resident
payload
misdirection routine
reproduction routine
trigger
logic bomb
boot sector viruses
boot sector of a disk
file virus
macro virus
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trigger
payload
virus code
program routine
to patch
COM file
EXE file
infected program
dormant
to delete a file
JUMP command
reproduction routine
destructive
public-key cryptography
to encrypt
to decrypt
MAC
to tamp
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controlling physical access
to back up
implementing network controls
firewall
encrypting data
callback system
signature verification
biometric security device
to separate computing functions
audits
natural disaster
uninterruptible
power supply
surge protector
to protect against
anti-virus program
public domain software
shareware
small card
digital cash
ATM
small card reader
antennal
to remove
virus coding instruction
backup program
incremental backup
differential backup
archive bit
backup set
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Backup HSM
near-line storage
offline storage
vendor
tape media
systems administrator
to recover
tape changer
jukebox system
retrieval
erasable
WORM-based system
to archive
to get back
to maintain
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common
to receive
to hack
to penetrate
hacking groups
Hotmail
to gain access
‘geek’
‘anorak’
to repair
Web address
defacing
a hoax
auditing
to avoid
theft
to make sure
cyberspace
experience
callback system
knowledge
security expert
‘white hat’ hacker
firewall
a bug
smart card reader
dedicated expert
programmer
to compete
to steal
available
newsgroup
bulletin board
hijacking
blackmailing
to pretend
logging in
auditing
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correspondence
account
to investigate
leaking
murder
to release
jail
to involve
case
crime
to accuse
condition
to raid
to reveal
responsible
attempt
fraud
fraud squad
demand
prey
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conditional instructions
fall back
program flowcharts
parallel implementation
phased implementation
pilot implementation
direct implementation
a systems analyst
feasibility
requirement
software engineering
output
sequence
clarifying
designing
coding
testing
debugging
documenting
maintaining
artificial intelligence
tag code
markup language
pseudocode
interaction
systems programs
loop instructions
to involve
to manage
to computerise
satisfaction
decision tables
to require
experience
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executable
triangle
property
choice
step
welder
available
represent
drag benefit
to deal with
to eliminate
revision
equilateral
isosceles
inheritance
rectangle
square
property
employee
eligible
qualify
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IT support engineer
a help-desk
a security specialist
IT systems manager
off-the-shelf systems
firewalls
a Webmaster
troubleshooting
information technology systems
in-house systems
IT manager
machine code
crash
upgrade
workstation
mainframe
printed circuit boards
analyst programmer
program libraries
microchip
low-level computer languages
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suitable
attendant
responsibility
to lose
curriculum
to decide
to consider
in terms
knowledge
to devote
to influence
to pass an exam
to fail an exam
to familiarize
experience
to improve
skill-set
salary
range
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EVAs (electronic virtual assistants)
call center
artificial intelligence
Java applets
real-time
robotic devices
artificial brain implants
avatar
cyberspace
barcode
radio-frequency tags
browsing
WRAP (web-ready appliance protocol)
remote control
ring main
computerized fridge
parallel processing
serially
avatars creation system
games console
killer application
broadband systems
ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line)
neural nets
cybernetics
cyborgs
transponder
electronic newspaper
channel
visual computer personalities
hydraulic chair
virtual reality games
intranet
wearable health monitor
optical fiber
robotic pet
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level
transmitter
remote
output
density
amplifier
to consume
response
current
band
to radiate
restriction
sequence
switch
source
to subdivide
rate
frequency
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high bandwidth connection
communicator badges
voice synthesisers
Homo Cyberneticus
Homo Hybridus
Homo Optimus
cyberspace
reverse engineering
robots
to work in serial
to work in parallel
smart phone
real-time
intelligent agent
biotechnology
R&D (research and development)
online
to upload
futurologist
supercomputer
to reduce
entertainment
interface problem
voice and language recognition
technophobic users
telecoms applications
virtual environments
ID (identity)
encryption
voice processing
AI (artificial intelligence)
request
voice synthesis
visualization technology
E-cash
to contain
to include
teleworking
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kernel
non-linear
simultaneously
particularly
though
influence
deluge
dimension
conviction
driving licence
jewelry
smart
degree
dangerous
viable
to bung up
heart attack
victim
to eclipse
infestation
sacrosanct
environment
capacity
to increase
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prefix
binary number system
decimal number system
approximately
synchronous
to allow
to provide
GUI (graphical user interface)
to design
to manufacture
mainframe computer
module
ATM (Automatic Teller Machine)
microprocessor
autocorrect
backup
a full backup
a differential backup
backup set
feature
telecommunications engineer
to concern with
e-publisher
ebooks
instead of
electronic storage media
to include
magnetic tape
commonly
switch on
underneath
microprocessor
successful
commercially available
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