| A | B |
| Benign | A virus that is designed to do no real damage to your computer. |
| Boot Sector Infections | Viruses that contain programs that are executed when the PC is booted. |
| com | The Internet domain originally intended for "commercial" entities. |
| Copyright | Gives authors or artists the legal right to exclude others from using their works. |
| Domain name | Exact location of the internet server and the type of organization. |
| edu | The Internet domain designated for four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities. |
| Fair Use | Permits some use of other’s works even without approval. |
| File Infections | Viruses that attach themselves to .COM and .EXE files. |
| gov | The Internet domain designated for governments and agencies in the United States. |
| Malignant | A virus that attempts to inflict malicious damage to your computer. |
| mil | A military domain created for the US military |
| net | An Internet domain originally created for network infactures, not unrestricted |
| org | The Internet domain designated for miscellaneous entities that do not fit under any of the other top level domains. Typically used for non-profit organization |
| Pathname | folder(s) in which the file is stored and the extension |
| Protocols | standarized procedures for transmitted files |
| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) | a special kind of address that tells web browser the location of the site. |
| Viruses | a piece of software designed to adversely to affect your computer by altering the way it works without your permission |
| Web browser | software that displays the graphics and text of a specified site. |