There are a lot of things one comes across the net while surfing or Blogging.
For a technical and internet illiterate like me, these terms are scary and usually I ask Technical People the meaning or expansion of these terms.
You will be surprised to know that, to my delight, they also do not know.
However their answer is polished like ‘Yea, It’s something irrelevant, I passed that stage long ago’
Or I Google.
the term I search for returns such information I get confused further.
I came across the following information which I could understand.
I am passing it On.
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- USB – Universal Serial Bus
- GPU – Graphics Processing Unit
- CPU – Central Processing Unit
- SATA – Serial ATA
- HTML – Hyper-text Markup Language
- HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- FTP – File Transfer Protocol
- P2P – Person to Person data sharing
If you rolled your eyes here, that is a good thing. If not, you have many things to learn, young padawan. It’s amazing how few people know how to do this. If you’re unsure, hit up the link below to find out how:
http://www.yousaytoo.com/sudjarwo/how-to-reset-ram-in-a-computer/29133
Internet cafes are the most likely place you’ll find them, followed by library, perhaps, and maybe even you own house if you’ve some unscrupulous friends/family. Identity theft groups warn about keyloggers and advocate checking out the keyboard yourself before continuing. Can you identify a keylogger, however, if one is plugged into the back of the system?
Here’s what one looks like:
Hit up this link for excellent info on keyloggers on public computers and how to protect yourself:
http://www.ghacks.net/2007/06/28/how-to-defeat-most-keyloggers-on-public-computers/
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Obviously you shouldn’t use this to gain unlawful access to a computer. If you’re a geek, however, you’ll eventually end up in a situation where someone forgets their password, you acquire a machine with an operating system you cannot access, or similar situation.
See this tutorial for info on how to bypass the password on the three major operating systems: Windows, Mac, and Linux.
http://www.joetech.com/2009/01/29/how-to-crack-the-account-password-on-any-operating-system/
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