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  2. Rich Skrenta - Wikipedia

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    In 1982, at age 15, as a high school student at Mt. Lebanon High School, Skrenta wrote the Elk Cloner virus that infected Apple II computers. It is widely believed to have been one of the first large-scale self-spreading personal computer viruses ever created. [2] In 1989, Skrenta graduated with a B.A. in computer science from Northwestern ...

  3. Android App Bundle - Wikipedia

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    Android App Bundle is the Android application publishing file format.The App Bundle must include the application's compiled code and resources, which allows for the signing and generation of APK files to be deferred to the app store, reducing the initial download size of the app. [1] The file extension used for this format is ".aab".

  4. Elk Cloner - Wikipedia

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    Elk Cloner was created by Skrenta as a prank in 1982. Skrenta already had a reputation for pranks among his friends. In sharing computer games and software, he would often alter the floppy disks to shut down or display taunting on-screen messages.

  5. Android version history - Wikipedia

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    Requirements for the minimum amount of RAM for devices running Android 7.1 depend on screen size and density and type of CPU, ranging from 816 MB–1.8 GB for 64-bit and 512 MB–1.3 GB for 32-bit meaning in practice 1 GB for the most common type of display (while minimum for Android watch is 416 MB).

  6. Acorn Electron - Wikipedia

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    The Acorn Electron (nicknamed the Elk inside Acorn [1] and beyond [2]) was introduced as a lower-cost alternative to the BBC Micro educational/home computer, also developed by Acorn Computers, to provide many of the features of that more expensive machine at a price more competitive with that of the ZX Spectrum. [3]

  7. Drive-by download - Wikipedia

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    In computer security, a drive-by download is the unintended download of software, typically malicious software. The term "drive-by download" usually refers to a download which was authorized by a user without understanding what is being downloaded, such as in the case of a Trojan horse. In other cases, the term may simply refer to a download ...

  8. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 February 2025. Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread Hex dump of the Brain virus, generally regarded as the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by ...

  9. Android Ice Cream Sandwich - Wikipedia

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    Android Ice Cream Sandwich (or Android 4.0) is the fourth major version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google.Unveiled on October 19, 2011, Android 4.0 built upon the significant changes made by the tablet-only release Android Honeycomb, in an effort to create a unified platform for both smartphones and tablets.