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SPAMBOT, Day Two: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Remember this from Yesterday?
Spambot:
A robot used to collect e-mail addresses for the future use of spamming. Spambots are also capable of automatically posting spam to BBS’ and guestbooks.
Helpful Tip:
One way to receive less spam is to not post your e-mail address on a Web site, but instead spell it out like this: info-at-netlingo-dot-com, that way the spambot can’t pick up the usual @ and .com formula.
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SPAMBOT: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Remember this from the other day?
Spambot:
A robot used to collect e-mail addresses for the future use of spamming. Spambots are also capable of automatically posting spam to BBS’ and guestbooks.
Helpful Tip:
One way to receive less spam is to not post your e-mail address on a Web site, but instead spell it out like this: info-at-netlingo-dot-com, that way the spambot can’t pick up the usual @ and .com formula.
MORE words in our Internet Dictionary!
FREE-SPACE OPTICS/WIRELESS FIBER: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Free-Space Optics/Wireless Fiber:
A technology that uses lasers and optical transceivers to send signal-bearing photons directly through the air instead of over fiber-optic glass.
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OPTOELECTRONIC: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Optoelectronic:
The blending of photonics and electronics so that photons are used for transmitting data and electrons are used for switching. Current communications networks operate using this hybrid system; in the future, our PCs will also be optoelectronic.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Nanotechnology:
Nanotechnology is an umbrella term that covers many areas of scientific research dealing with objects that are measured in nanometers, or a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one billionth of a meter. Examples of nanotechnology in modern use are the manufacture of polymers (plastics, DNA and proteins) based on molecular structure, and the design of computer chip layouts based on surface science.
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FIREWALL: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Firewall:
It is a security measure used by many companies to prevent hackers and other unauthorized users from accessing internal networks.
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BANDWIDTH: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Bandwidth:
The technical definition of “bandwidth” involves the difference between two frequencies and the amount of information that can flow through a channel, as expressed in cycles per second (hertz). It also refers to the range of frequencies (not the speed), or the measured amount of information, that can be transmitted over a connection: the higher the frequency, the higher the bandwidth and the greater the capacity of a channel to carry information.
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APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Application Layer Protocols:
They transform data into info people can use; they make the 1s and 0s into a readable text message or a video we can see.
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BOOLEAN SEARCH/OPERATOR: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
Boolean Search/Operator:
A search using the words ‘and’, ‘or’, and ‘not’ to find a word or combination of words using an Internet search engine; operator: a word such as ‘and’, ‘or’, or ‘not’ used in a Boolean search on the Internet.
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AUTHENTICATION / AUTHENTICATED SENDER: Internet Dictionary Word of the Day
AUTHENTICATION / AUTHENTICATED SENDER:
Someone who has authenticated with the server (usually with a username and password) and is allowed to send something, usually mail.
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