ICS - 1st Semester Vocabulary 2025

Trojan Horse (Virus)

• A type of malware program that hides inside other legitimate software.
• Light Emitting Diode, it is an electronic device that emits light when an electrical current is passed through it. Early LEDs produced only red light, but modern LEDs can produce several different colors, including red, green, and blue (RGB) light.
• The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
• To hide a window from view. This is commonly done to unclutter the display or to view other open windows without closing the current window.
• A calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves.

Worm (Virus)

• A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem.
• Data that represented through a finite set of possible values or conditions.
• A relatively small proportion intended to show what the whole is like.
• The embodiment of a person or idea; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user.
• Computer virus that makes many copies of itself resulting in consumption of system resources which slows down or actually halts tasks.

Ransomware

• Software that encrypts programs and data until a ransom is paid to remove it.
• It is a user interface element that allows you to navigate between multiple documents in a single window.
• Organic light emitting diode. A display technology that uses electroluminescence to light red green and blue sub-pixels that not only light the display like their LED counterparts but also produce the image like the cells in a plasma display.
• The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
• To hide a window from view. This is commonly done to unclutter the display or to view other open windows without closing the current window.

Adware

• A software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user.
• The embodiment of a person or idea; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user.
• To make a window larger. In Windows, it take up the entire screen. In Mac OS X, it typically only takes up as much space as it needs.
• A hypothetical computing machine intended to help investigate the extent and limitations of what can be computed.
• A type of malware program that hides inside other legitimate software.

Spyware

• Visual Display Unit, it displays images generated by a computer or other electronic device.
• It is a user interface element that allows you to navigate between multiple documents in a single window.
• The successor to Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). It is also known as IEEE 802.11ax. It promises greater speeds and better connectivity, as well as increased support for multiple, high-bandwidth devices.
• A type of malware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission.
• The embodiment of a person or idea; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user.

File Format

• A software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user.
• A hypothetical computing machine intended to help investigate the extent and limitations of what can be computed.
• A file format defines the structure and type of data stored in a file.
• To hide a window from view. This is commonly done to unclutter the display or to view other open windows without closing the current window.
• An APP file is an application bundle that runs under macOS operating system.

Open Format

• An executable file; It commonly will start a program running in Windows operating system.
• The successor to Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). It is also known as IEEE 802.11ax. It promises greater speeds and better connectivity, as well as increased support for multiple, high-bandwidth devices.
• An open format is a file format with an openly-published specification that anyone can use. It is the opposite of a proprietary file format, which is only used by a specific software company or application.
• One of the most commonly used scripting language for use in web pages.
• A software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user.

.ZIP

• An executable file; It commonly will start a program running in Windows operating system.
• Zip is a common type of file compression. "Zipping" one or more files creates a compressed archive that takes up less disk space than the uncompressed version.
• Liquid Crystal Display, it is a flat panel display technology commonly used in TVs and computer monitors.
• A software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user.
• Wireless Protected Access 3. Wireless network encryption system. Replaced WPA it provides more individualized encryption by replacing the Pre-Shared Key exchange with Simultaneous Authentication of Equals.

.TXT

• To convert code from source code (a high-level language) into machine code (a low-level language).
• Computer virus that makes many copies of itself resulting in consumption of system resources which slows down or actually halts tasks.
• A TXT file is a standard text document that contains unformatted text. It is recognized by any text editing or word processing program and can also be processed by most other software programs.
• Zip is a common type of file compression. "Zipping" one or more files creates a compressed archive that takes up less disk space than the uncompressed version.
• An APP file is an application bundle that runs under macOS operating system.

.XLSX

• A relatively small proportion intended to show what the whole is like.
• An XLSX file is an Excel spreadsheet created by Microsoft Excel or another spreadsheet program, such as OpenOffice Calc or Apple Numbers. It stores data in worksheets, which contain cells arranged in a grid of rows and columns, and may also contain charts, mathematical functions, styles, and formatting.
• Data that represented through a finite set of possible values or conditions.
• Wired Equivalent Protocol. The goal of WEP is to make wireless networks as secure as wired networks, such as those connected by Ethernet cables.
• Organic light emitting diode. A display technology that uses electroluminescence to light red green and blue sub-pixels that not only light the display like their LED counterparts but also produce the image like the cells in a plasma display.