| A | B |
|---|
| channel | medium through which information travels |
| receiver | person or device that recieves information |
| source | person or device that sends information |
| telecommunications | transmissin of info. from one location to another by electronic means |
| BBS | bulletin board system for posting messages |
| online | directly connected to the CPU |
| modem | device used to connect computer to telephone line |
| baud | the speed of a communications channel |
| email | electronic mail |
| password | way to limit access to computer info. |
| ATM | automated teller machine for banking transactions |
| EFT | electronic funds transfer |
| Boolean | search criteria where two or more conditions must be true for successful search |
| keywords | words using in programming that instruct the computer to perform a function |
| virus | program designed to attach itself to other programs; it can damage data files and cause system failures |
| hacking | persistent efforts to use a computer to gain illegal or unauthorized entry to another computer system |
| phonefraud | illegal use of telephones or lines to avoid charges |
| satellite | earth-orbiting man-made object off of which telecommunicatin signals and computer data are bounced |
| network | system of linked computers and other devices that allows computers to share and exchange info. |
| SIG | Special Interest Group--group of people with common interests who share info. about their interests on a BBS |
| SYSOP | Systems Operator; manages BBS |
| piracy | duplication & distribution of copyrighted software |
| vandalism | damage & destroy computer records, information, or network |
