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Firewall a network security system that monitors and controls the
incoming and outgoing network traffic based on
predetermined security rules
a computer program or a device
that provides
computer serverfunctionality for other programs or devices, called
"clients
network interface card a computer hardware component that connects a computer to
a computer network
disaster recovery involves a set of policies and procedures to enable the
recovery or continuation of vital technology infrastructure
and systems following a natural or human-induced disaster
operating system a system software that manages computer hardware and
software resources and provides commons services for
computer programs
modem a network hardware device that modulates one or more
carrier wave signals to encode digital information for
transmission and demodulates signals to decode the
transmitted information
wiki a website that provides collaborative modification of its
content and structure directly from the web browser
the arrangement of the various elements of a computer
network topology
network
, desktop publishing software the creation of documents using page layout skills on a
personal computer
computer network telecommunications network which allows computers to
exchange data
spreadsheet software an interactive computer application for organization, analysis, and
storage of data in tabular form
presentation software a software package used to display information in the form of a
slide show
value in Cascading Style Sheets(CSS), a declaration is broken down
into a property (the quality or characteristic, such as color)
and value which i the precise specification of the property,
such as blue
virus a program that infects a computer without the user's
knowledge. It can replicate itself and easily spread from
one computer to another
psychological the study of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of
conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought
serial comma a comma placed immediately before the coordinating conjunction
in a series of three or more terms
verb a word that in syntax conveys action, an occurrence, or a
state of being
colon punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots centered on
the same vertical line
nonverbal communication communication through sending and receiving wordless clues
between two people
pronoun a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase
a dependent clause that functions as an adverb; that is,
adverb clauses the entire clause modifies a verb, an adjective, or another
adverb