Tech Terms

 Tech Terms



 Spyware:
A: Spyware is software that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer's consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer's knowledge.

Spoofing:
A: The word "spoof" means to hoax, trick, or deceive. Therefore, in the IT world, spoofing refers tricking or deceiving computer systems or other computer users. This is typically done by hiding one's identity or faking the identity of another user on the Internet. Spoofing can take place on the Internet in several different ways. One common method is through e-mail.

DCIM
Short for "Digital Camera Images."
DCIM is the standard name of the root folder digital cameras use to store digital photos. Therefore, when you connect a digital camera to your computer, the disk that appears on your desktop (Mac) or in "My Computer" (Windows) will most likely have a folder named "DCIM" inside it.

SMART-Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology
It is used to protect and prevent errors in hard drives. The SMART technology basically monitors and analyzes hard drives (hence the name), then checks the health of your hard drive and lets you know if there are any problems.
The main purpose of SMART is to keep your hard drive running smoothly and prevent it from crashing.

KVM Switch-Keyboard, Video, and Mouse switch
As the name implies, a KVM switch allows you to used multiple computers with the same keyboard, video display, and mouse.
For example, software programmers may use a KVM switch to alternate between two or more computers with different operating systems. This allows them to test their software on multiple platforms when developing a crossplatform application.

ADSL-Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line.
ADSL is a type of DSL, which is a method of transferring data over copper telephone lines. While symmetrical DSL (SDSL) uploads and downloads data at the same speed, ADSL has different maximum data transfer rates for uploading and downloading data.

SATA-Serial ATA(Advanced Technology Attachment)

Type of computer bus interface ( in simple words cable) connecting devices (mostly mass storage devices like hard disk , CD/DVD/Blue ray writer etc) to the host (in most cases the good old motherboard).

DPI - Dots Per Inch
A gauge of visual clarity on the printed page or on the computer screen.

 Sniffer:
A: A sniffer is a program that monitors and analyzes network traffic, detecting bottlenecks and problems.

Shoulder Spoofing/Surfing:
A: Shoulder Surfing is a well known method of stealing others passwords and other sensitive information by looking over victims shoulders while they are sitting in front of terminals.
What is Root Kit?
A: A set of software tools that enable an unauthorized user to gain control of a computer system without being detected. Root kit installation can be automated, or an attacker can install it once they've obtained root or Administrator access.

Phishing Server:
A: Phishing is a term used to describe a malicious individual or group of individuals scamming users by sending e-mails or creating web pages that are designed to collect an individual's online bank, credit card, or other login information. Because these e-mails and web pages look like legitimate companies users trust them and enter their personal information. Computers who use this kind of malicious programs are called Phishing servers.

Keystroke:
A: A single depression of a key on a keyboard, especially as a measure of work.

SOAP
The word SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol. SOAP was originally developed by Microsoft, IBM, DevelopMentor and UserLand Software and was then recommended by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
SOAP is used to communicate between applications via HTTP using XML or extensible Markup Language. Soap is a protocol that is neither a distributed object system nor an RPC system or even a Web application, but a messaging format for machine-to-machine construction. Soap applications communicate with each other over the internet.
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