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| Cookie | information that a Web site puts on your computer so that it can remember something about you at a later time |
| Disk Cleanup | Provides you with a list of files that can be safely deleted |
| Disk Defragmentation | reorganizes the files on (puts them back together) hard drive to make your computer run more efficiently |
| Driver | software that tells the operating system and other software how to communicate with a piece of hardware such as a printer |
| Open Source Software | available free of charge as and the source code is open and can be changed as needed |
| DRM (Digital Rights Management | system of copyrighting data by putting an encryption or other type of code on it. Apple does this with iTunes songs that you purchase. |
| SIM Card | A card in a cell phone that stores individual account data such as user name and number, location settings, and contact list |
| Shareware | software you can use for a trial period |
| BCC | stands for Blind Carbon Copy |
| CC | Carbon Copy |
| Bluetooth | short-range wireless connection |
| Blu-Ray | high definition DVD - uses an ultraviolet blue laser light |
| Cable | Uses cable TV lines to connect a computer to the Internet - considered a broadband type of connection |
| DSL/Digital Subscriber Line | method of transferring data over regular phone lines - used to connect to the Internet- needs to be within a certain distance of a phone provider hub and does not interfere with regular phone use |
| Encryption | converting data or information into a secret code so as it travels over a network to other computers it cannot be read |
| Ethernet | a network standard of communication & data transmission - uses coaxial or twisted pair cables to connect to computers |
| Hotspot | public place where a wireless connection to the Internet can be accessed such as airports, hotels, restaurants, etc |
| P2P/Peer to Peer | In a this type of ne twork "peers" are computer systems, which are connected to each other via the Internet - the users each have networking software (such as Limewire) installed - files can be shared directly between systems on the network |
| Zip | file extension that indicates one or more files have been compressed into one |
