A Copyright that preserves rights rather than removing them. Copyleft is a guiding principle of the GPL (General Public License) and the FSF (Free Software Foundation). It states that others may copy, modify, and distribute an author’s work, as long as the same rights are preserved on the modified work. Business terms, Copyright, Creative Commons, GNU
After a long period of negative press coverage, the packet-sniffing software Carnivore had its name changed to DCS1000. DCS1000 is a tool used by the United States FBI that is designed to monitor the Internet communications of suspects under its surveillance. Carnivore, ECHELON, Packet, Security terms, Sniffing Related information How to protect yourself while on the Internet. Computer security help and support.
The phrase drag-and-drop describes the action of selecting an object or section of text, moving it (dragging), and then placing it (dropping) in an alternate area. For example, to drag-and-drop an object, such as an icon, you first move your mouse cursor over it. Then, press and hold down the left mouse button, move the object to the location you desire, and release the mouse button to set it down....
EAP-FAST, also known as Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling, is an EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) developed by Cisco. It is used in wireless networks and point-to-point connections to perform session authentication. Its purpose is to replace the LEAP (lightweight extensible authentication protocol). LEAP, also developed by Cisco, was widely adopted as a wireless authentication protocol but contains known security vulnerabilities, especially when used with weak passwords. EAP-FAST addresses these vulnerabilities by performing authentication over a TLS (Transport Layer Security) tunnel, which is established using a PAC (Protected Access Credential)....
Microsoft Sway has been available for years, but remains one of Microsoft’s best-kept secrets. The digital storytelling app provides a quick way to create beautiful, animated presentations that are automatically tailored for different devices. Unlike PowerPoint, there’s not much of a learning curve to Sway. Think of Microsoft Sway as PowerPoint for people who don’t want to learn PowerPoint. In fact, Sway doesn’t even want you to call them “presentations.” You’ll be creating “Sways....
Officially launched on January 5, 2016, Mixer (formerly known as Beam) is an online streaming service dedicated to video gaming. Similar to Twitch, Mixer allows players to broadcast their gameplay for an audience over the Internet. However, Mixer distinguishes itself from the competition by having significantly lower latency. Also, Mixer touts increased interactivity for viewers in that they can affect the streamer’s gameplay by spending “Sparks” earned from watching the channel....
Short for New Low Profile Extended, NLX is a motherboard form factor originally developed by Intel and finalized in March 1997. The NLX motherboard was designed to replace the nonstandard LPX design and is 9" wide x 13.6" deep maximum to 8" x 10" deep minimum and included the below features. The NLX form factor uses a riser board (backplane), which the motherboard plugs into instead of being on the motherboard....
Painter may refer to any of the following: Painter is a shortened name for the Format Painter tool found in Microsoft applications, like Microsoft Word. Painter is a less often used name for the Microsoft Paint program. Related information Use the Microsoft Word Format Painter to copy formatting. Painter is the shortened name of the Corel Painter program. As of 2020, the latest version is Corel Painter 2021. In general, a painter is someone who paints pictures, murals, or another painting medium....
Short for Personal Digital Assistant, PDA is a computer that fits in the palm of your hand to help collect such information as contacts, appointments, files, and programs. The picture is the Palm Tungsten | E2 and an example of a PDA. Because touch screens were not available at the time to use a PDA a stylus was used to input data into the device. As the PDA couldn’t connect to the Internet, to backup or transfer data, it had to connect to a computer by a serial port....
Repeat may refer to any of the following: In general, repeat refers to an action, event, or task that once completed, is performed again. For example, in Microsoft Word 2000 and above, the F4 key repeats the last action performed. If you highlighted text and changed its font and font color, and then highlight other text and press F4, the last changes are repeated on the new text. With programming, repeating can be done with a loop; see our repeat loop for further information....
Streaming content is an audio or video file on the Internet that’s played without being fully downloaded. More specifically, live streaming is the method of constantly sending and receiving content over the Internet. Streaming content or streaming media are beneficial in that they significantly reduce, if not eliminate, wait times for online content, depending on the Internet connection speed. Online radio stations, YouTube videos, and Netflix are examples of streaming content....
Short for transform, clipping, and lighting, T&L or TCL is a video technology that takes 3D information handled by the computer processor and sends it to the GPU. Having the GPU handle 3D information allows for a more complex 3D environment with a higher polygon count and improved lighting; while allowing the computer processor to handle other tasks. Some computer games may require that users have a T&L compatible chipset. If you’re unsure if your video card or motherboard video chipset is T&L compatible or what generation of T&L your computer has, check the video card documentation....
The Windows operating system is a sum of its parts. It works thanks to millions of lines of code, spread over hundreds of processes, services, applications, and drivers. When you power on your PC, those processes help to create the user interface you use to sign in, load your software, and more. Unsecapp.exe is one of several Windows system processes that run in the background on your PC. It is a genuine system component, but with an unfamiliar name and purpose....
The possibilities of things you can do are endless with the Internet. There should be no reason to be bored. Below is a full list of our top suggestions of things to do on the Internet. Learning and research The Internet contains an endless supply of information, answers questions, learn more about something you enjoy, or learn something new. Using any popular search engine, you can find anything or use one of the following links....
Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. Nothing happens when you press Pulse or Start/Stop. Ensure that the blender is plugged in and the silver dial, also known as the Selector Bezel, located behind the Variable Speed Control Knob, is not in the off position. If that yields no results, consult the Use and Care Guide or call customer care at 800-222-7820. Ensure that the power cord is properly connected and that the outlet in use has power....
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Cp may refer to any of the following: Cp is a Linux command. See our cp command overview for further information. CP is an acronym sometimes used for cell phone. To help prevent confusion, we always recommend writing out cell phone instead of using this acronym. C-p is an abbreviated form of Ctrl+P. Chat slang for sleepy is sometimes written as c-p. Computer acronyms
With a document, a cross-reference is a pointer or link to other information or parts of a document. For example, in a Microsoft Word document, you could create a cross-reference hyperlink that links the reader to the source of information being cited. If the reader were to click the hyperlink, the cross-reference would direct them to the citation information. Cite, CMS, Index, Link, Word processor terms Related information How to add or remove a cross-reference in Microsoft Word....
CW may refer to any of the following: Short for clockwise, CW is rotation or movement of an object similar to that of the hands on a traditional clock. Beginning from the top, a circular rotation moves to the right, and from the bottom, rotation moves to the left. For instance, when inserting or tightening a screw, you would rotate the screwdriver to the right. The image shows both an example illustration of the both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions....
Django may refer to any of the following: Django is a web application framework from the Django Software Foundation which aims to make the creation of database-driven websites easier. Written in the Python programming language, it focuses on the ability to reuse and easily plug in components. Its features include a cache system, unit test system, test server, administrative interface, and tools to assist with creating RSS feeds. The official Django website is www....
