// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var tech_techterms_050721 = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721.ID = "tech_techterms_050721"; tech_techterms_050721.ID_WB = 8659521; tech_techterms_050721.navsectionID = "3033117" tech_techterms_050721.sPubDate = "7/22/2005 8:58:10 PM GMT"; tech_techterms_050721.quiztype = 1; tech_techterms_050721.appFmt = 0; tech_techterms_050721.bDispQNums = 1; tech_techterms_050721.appWidth = 460; tech_techterms_050721.appDeck = new Array("A recent Pew survey found many people unfamiliar with the following tech terms. Do you know what they mean?","You answered of questions correctly. Scroll down to see answers for each question. "); tech_techterms_050721.headHeight = 40; tech_techterms_050721.copyMargin = 9; tech_techterms_050721.copyBorder = 0; tech_techterms_050721[1] = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721[1][0] = new Array("Adware"); tech_techterms_050721[1].answer = "Software loaded on a computer that is used to target ads to a user's interests, often bundled with free files or programs."; tech_techterms_050721[1][1] = new Array("The state of being aware of online advertising, especially of a subliminal variety.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[1][2] = new Array("Software loaded on a computer that is used to target ads to a user's interests, often bundled with free files or programs.",'',1); tech_techterms_050721[1][3] = new Array("The small icons on clothing and other merchandise displaying the manufacturer’s logo.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[1][4] = new Array("A system of distributing advertising across multiple pages on multiple sites.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[2] = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721[2][0] = new Array("Firewall"); tech_techterms_050721[2].answer = "A protective program or device designed to block malicious or unwanted code from a computer's connection to the Internet."; tech_techterms_050721[2][1] = new Array("A device that protects a computer from electric surges and other \"fiery\" dangers.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[2][2] = new Array("The one wall in a room that contains the most outlets and other wire-based services.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[2][3] = new Array("A rant or torrent of verbiage that drowns out other voices in a debate. Variant of \"Flame.\"",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[2][4] = new Array("A protective program or device designed to block malicious or unwanted code from a computer's connection to the Internet.",'',1); tech_techterms_050721[3] = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721[3][0] = new Array("Internet cookies"); tech_techterms_050721[3].answer = "Code placed on a computer by a Web site that allows the site to recognize the computer if it returns."; tech_techterms_050721[3][1] = new Array("\"Dead\" files that have been \"cooked\" by anti-virus software.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[3][2] = new Array("A hacker term for stolen information of particularly high value that was found by cracking databases.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[3][3] = new Array("Code placed on a computer by a Web site that allows the site to recognize the computer if it returns.",'',1); tech_techterms_050721[3][4] = new Array("Special \"food\" for the computer, shaped like a large cookie and inserted into the disc or CD drive.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[4] = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721[4][0] = new Array("Phishing"); tech_techterms_050721[4].answer = "E-mails that attempt to acquire personal information by pretending to be from an official source."; tech_techterms_050721[4][1] = new Array("The use of general search terms in the hopes of finding a specific result.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[4][2] = new Array("Clicking random links to relieve boredom. Similar to surfing but with less purpose.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[4][3] = new Array("E-mails that attempt to acquire personal information by pretending to be from an official source.",'',1); tech_techterms_050721[4][4] = new Array("The practice used by online merchants of \"reeling in\" potential or infrequent customers.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[5] = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721[5][0] = new Array("Podcasting"); tech_techterms_050721[5].answer = "Audio files downloaded from the Internet to be played on MP3 players at the user's convenience.
"; tech_techterms_050721[5][1] = new Array("Audio files downloaded from the Internet to be played on MP3 players at the user's convenience.",'',1); tech_techterms_050721[5][2] = new Array("A flashy new trick introduced by Japanese private school students in which the computer mouse is moved by a series of forceful taps.
",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[5][3] = new Array("The stage of pre-production at which a “net-show” or webcast is ready to emerge from its “pod” and be broadcast to the public",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[5][4] = new Array("Music or other media broadcasts delivered in a contained space such as a car.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[6] = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721[6][0] = new Array("RSS feeds"); tech_techterms_050721[6].answer = "Real Simple Syndication. A file format that allows syndication of Web content to subscribers."; tech_techterms_050721[6][1] = new Array("Video streams that appear embedded in a Web page.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[6][2] = new Array("Real Simple Syndication. A file format that allows syndication of Web content to subscribers.",'',1); tech_techterms_050721[6][3] = new Array("Random Signal Sequence. Junk signals used to test Internet and cell phone connectivity.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[6][4] = new Array("Rigorous Security System. Automatic updates to virus protection software.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[7] = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721[7][0] = new Array("Spam"); tech_techterms_050721[7].answer = "Unsolicited e-mail, generally advertising, sent out in bulk."; tech_techterms_050721[7][1] = new Array("A salty luncheon meat whose primary ingredient is pencil erasers.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[7][2] = new Array("Originally “SPAM” or Silicone Partial Attack Mechanism, caused the first major Internet outage in 1996.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[7][3] = new Array("Unsolicited e-mail, generally advertising, sent out in bulk.",'',1); tech_techterms_050721[7][4] = new Array("A dense pink fungus found beneath the keys of especially old and poorly maintained computer keyboards.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[8] = new Array(); tech_techterms_050721[8][0] = new Array("Spyware"); tech_techterms_050721[8].answer = "Programs surreptitiously installed on a computer to track a user's online activities.
"; tech_techterms_050721[8][1] = new Array("Special hacker software used by the CIA and other counter-terrorism agencies to hunt for the sources of terrorist Internet postings.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[8][2] = new Array("Protective software for your computer that lets you know if a hacker is spying on you.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[8][3] = new Array("Programs that operate Web cams, originally for surveillance purposes but now widely used for simple communication.",'',0); tech_techterms_050721[8][4] = new Array("Programs surreptitiously installed on a computer to track a user's online activities.",'',1); // END editorial data