Technology in Action- IntroductoryThis book was designed to spark reader interest by covering practical concepts that they want to learn (such as setting up a wireless network in their home) while giving background information (such as how networks function) for those interested in exploring topics deeper. This book covers the parts of the computer, tips on using the Internet, application software, system software, networking and security, and mobile computing. For anyone who uses a computer in his or her personal or professional life. |
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... virus is not hiding in the software . However , downloading software from an unknown source could potentially put your system at risk for contracting a virus . ( We discuss viruses in detail in Chapter 7. A good practice YAHOO ! Games ...
... virus is not hiding in the software . However , downloading software from an unknown source could potentially put your system at risk for contracting a virus . ( We discuss viruses in detail in Chapter 7. A good practice YAHOO ! Games ...
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... Virus Attack : Later that night , Derrick booted up his computer to make some changes to the marketing plan . Right away , he noticed that many of his icons had disappeared from his desktop . As he launched Microsoft Word , a message ...
... Virus Attack : Later that night , Derrick booted up his computer to make some changes to the marketing plan . Right away , he noticed that many of his icons had disappeared from his desktop . As he launched Microsoft Word , a message ...
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... Viruses normally attempt to hide within the code of a host program to avoid detection . What do computer viruses do ? A computer virus's main purpose is to repli- cate itself and copy its code into as many other files as possible . Although ...
... Viruses normally attempt to hide within the code of a host program to avoid detection . What do computer viruses do ? A computer virus's main purpose is to repli- cate itself and copy its code into as many other files as possible . Although ...
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