browser
Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate and display Web pages. The two most popular browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox. Both of these are graphical browsers, which means that they can display graphics as well as text. In addition, most modern browsers can present multimedia information, including sound and video, though they require plug-ins for some formats.
See "All About Web Browsers" in Webopedia's Quick Reference Section.
Also see What Do Temporary Internet Files Do? " and All About Cookies and You in the "Did You Know..." section of Webopedia.
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OEM
Original equipment manufacturer are companies that resell another company's product under their own name and branding.
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CPU
Pronounced as separate letters it is the abbreviation for central processing unit. The...
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SSID
The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another, so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same...
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phishing
The act of sending an e-mail that falsely claims to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering...
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proxy server
A server that sits between an application and a real server. It intercepts requests and tries to fulfill them.
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operating system
Operating systems perform basic tasks such as keeping track of files and directories and controlling devices.
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HTTP
Short for HyperText Transfer Protocol, the underlying
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Wi-Fi
A popular wireless networking technology that provides high-speed Internet and network connections.
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URL
Abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator, the global ...
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SSL
SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data.
