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| Adware | Software placed on your computer system without your knowledge or consent, normally through the Internet, to secretly spy on you and collect information, especially for advertising |
| Antivirus Softare | Software that searches a computer for spyware and other software that may violate a user’s privacy, allows the user to remove it, and provides continuing protection against future attacks. |
| Application Software | Programs that apply the power of computers to help perform tasks or solve problems for people, groups, and organization; along with systems software, one of two basic types of software. |
| Avatar | A 3-D representation of a participant in a virtual world environment, which can be used to navigate through the virtual world. |
| Backward Compatibility | The ability of a newer version of software to automatically read files from an older version of the same software. |
| Bandwidth | The data transmission rate of a network medium measured in bits per second. Bandwidth refers to how much data you can send through a network or modem connection. |
| Binary System | A number system that uses only two values, 0 and 1, and is used by computers and digital devices to represent and process numeric data. |
| Bit | Short for binary digit, represents data using technologies that can be set to one of two states, such as on or off, or changed or not changed. |
| Byte | A group of 8 bits used to represent all types of useful data and information, such as characters, words, or sounds; the standard unit of storage in digital electronics. |
| BitTorrent | A peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that allows users to share files by downloading pieces of a file from multiple sources. |
