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  2. Your Must-Have Cheat Sheet for Cybersecurity Terms - AOL

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    Trojan Horse – Named after the giant wooden horse supposedly brought to Troy as a gift that instead contained Greek soldiers. The Trojan horse of computers might be disguised as a program ...

  3. Trojan horse (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a Trojan horse (or simply Trojan) is a malware that misleads users of its true intent by disguising itself as a normal program. The term is derived from the ancient Greek story of the deceptive Trojan Horse that led to the fall of the city of Troy. [1] Trojans are generally spread by some form of social engineering.

  4. Glossary of computer graphics - Wikipedia

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    Graphics represented as a rectangular grid of pixels. Rasterization Converting vector graphics to raster graphics. This terms also denotes a common method of rendering 3D models in real time. Ray casting Rendering by casting non-recursive rays from the camera into the scene. 2D ray casting is a 2.5D rendering method. Ray marching

  5. Glossary of computer science - Wikipedia

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    Also simply application or app. Computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user. Common examples of applications include word processors, spreadsheets, accounting applications, web browsers, media players, aeronautical flight simulators, console games, and photo editors. This contrasts with system software, which is ...

  6. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    2GL—second-generation programming language; 2NF—second normal form; 3GL—third-generation programming language; 3GPP—3rd Generation Partnership Project – 3G comms; 3GPP2—3rd Generation Partnership Project 2; 3NF—third normal form; 386—Intel 80386 processor; 486—Intel 80486 processor; 4B5BLF—4-bit 5-bit local fiber

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    We mean it. Read no further ... Words related to computer programming 4. The same verb can be used with all these words ... PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: BASIC, JAVA, PYTHON, RUBY 4. THINGS THAT CAN ...

  8. Return-oriented programming - Wikipedia

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    Return-oriented programming (ROP) is a computer security exploit technique that allows an attacker to execute code in the presence of security defenses [1] [2] such as executable-space protection and code signing.

  9. Category:Trojan horses - Wikipedia

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    This category is for Trojan horses, a form of computer malware. For the Greek legend about a hollow wooden horse that inspired the computing term, see Trojan horse ...