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Animation: A [|simulation] of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or [|frames].


 * Anti-spyware:** Software that prevents other soft wares that displays pop-up advertising on your computer, collects and relays your personal information, or changes the configuration of your computer, without appropriately obtaining your consent first.


 * Anti-virus:** **[|software]** is used to prevent, detect, and remove [|malware], including [|computer viruses], [|worms], and [|trojan horses].


 * Apache:** Often referred to as simply //Apache//, a [|public-domain] [|open source] [|Web server] developed by a loosely-knit group of programmers

Applications: A [|program] or group of programs designed for [|end users].

Backup: To [|copy] [|files] to a second [|medium] (a [|disk] or [|tape]) as a precaution in case the first medium fails

Blog:Short for //We**b log**//, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual.

Broadband: A type of data transmission in which a single [|medium] (wire) can carry several [|channels] at once.

Commercial software: Refers to any [|software] that is designed for sale to serve a commercial need.

Computers: A programmable machine

Credit card: a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

Data: Distinct pieces of information, usually [|formatted] in a special way.

Data corruption: Refers to [|data] that has been damaged in some way.