THE GROWING LIST OF "WARE" TERMINOLOGY

THE GROWING LIST OF "WARE" TERMINOLOGY

What is Warez?
software or applications software that has been pirated

Mal-ware
Short for malicious software, mal-ware

is any software that has been designed (programmed) specifically to damage or disrupt a computer system.

The most common forms of mal-ware are computer viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

Ad-ware
is considered a legitimate alternative offered to consumers who don't wish to pay for software. Today we have a growing number of software developers who offer their goods as "sponsored" freeware until you pay to register

Spyware
works like ad-ware, but is usually a separate program that is installed unknowingly when you install another application.

Unlike ad-ware, spyware is considered a malicious program.

Grey-ware
between malicious software and software

SOME OF THESE TERMS ARE SLANG TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE UNWANTED FEATURES FOUND IN APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE.

FREEWARE allows people to use the software, but not sell it.

SHAREWARE author usually requests that you pay a small fee

NAGWARE a pop-up window or other form of visual interface asking

the user to register a product.

BLOATWARE requires considerable disk space and memory resources to run.

ABANDONWARE is software that is no longer being sold or supported by its publisher.

SLIMEWARE changing key settings in order to gain profit.

WEBWARE refers to software that is remotely accessed online

CALLED DRIBBLEWARE?

indicating software that was released without sufficient testing or before all features could be added

Volatile vs. non-volatile memory

Memory can be either volatile and non-volatile memory. Volatile memory is a temporary memory that loses its contents when the computer or hardware device loses power.

COMPUTER "RAM" is a good example of a volatile memory and is why if your computer freezes or reboots when working on a program you lose anything that hasn't been saved.

Non-volatile memory, sometimes abbreviated as NVRAM, is memory that keeps its contents even if the power is lost.

EPROM is a good example of a non-volatile memory.
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