Diccionario de Terminos de Legislacion-En Ingles (1)

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Because of the versatility of the computer, drawing lines between criminal and

noncriminal behavior regarding its use can be difficult. Alter: A manipulation involving adding,

modifying, or deleting data to bring a file or database upto-date.

A computer attack may be defined as actions directed against computer

systems to disrupt equipment operations, change processing control, or corrupt stored data.

: An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary

form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.


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: Computer networking or Data communications (Datacom) is

the engineering discipline concerned with the communication between computers.

: To copy a piece of data to a temporary location. In word processing, for example,

copying refers to duplicating a section of a document and placing it in a buffer (sometimes

called a clipboard).

Computer crime refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network.[1]

The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.

Computing: Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating

computers.

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are values of qualitative or quantitative variables, belonging to a set of items. Data

in computing (or data processing) are represented in a structure, often tabular (represented by

rows and columns), a tree (a set of nodes with parent-children relationship) or a graph

structure (a set of interconnected nodes).


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: In computer and computer networks an attack is any attempt to destroy,

expose, alter, disable, steal or gain unauthorized access.

A secondary storage facility in which all data is centralized and arranged

independently of applications.

Computer fraud is the use of information technology to commit fraud. In the

United States, computer fraud is specifically proscribed by the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,

which provides for jail time and fines.

In the computer security context, a hacker is someone who seeks and exploits

weaknesses in a computer system or computer network. Hackers may be motivated by a

multitude of reasons, such as profit, protest, or challenge.


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Within the context of a computer program, this refers to any operation thatattempts to access an area of memory or perform an instruction that is not within the rules of

the computer architecture or computer programming.

Computer insecurity is the concept that a computer system is always

vulnerable to attack, and that this fact creates a constant battle between those looking to

improve security and those looking to circumvent security.g

An attacker that gains, or tries to gain, unauthorized access to a system.


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A key found on keyboards usually below the home key that moves the cursor to the

end of the line, paragraph, page, screen, cell, or document depending on the program and

where your cursor is currently positioned.

Computer legislation is passed laws about the use of computers and

data. These laws are normally concerned with protecting data about people, hacking,

protection of copyright and patents, censorship of the internet and health and safety.


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A computer network is a communications network that connects a

collection of different or similar types of computers and networks to allow communication and

data exchange between systems, software applications, and users.

A computer program, or just a program, is a sequence of instructions,

written to perform a specified task with a computer.

In computer science, protection mechanisms are built into a computer

architecture to support the enforcement of security policies.

A secret series of characters that enables a user to access a file,

computer, or program.


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In the computer industry, the term security -- or the phrase computer

security -- refers to techniques for ensuring that data stored in a computer cannot be read or

compromised by any individuals without authorization.

is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to

store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other

enterprise.

Data transmitted over a network. Traffic is a very general term and typically

refers to overall network usage at a given moment. However, it can refer to specific

transactions, messages, records or users in any kind of data or telephone network.


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load - transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory. Offset -

cause (printed matter).

A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from

one computer to another.

To use. For example, programs can access memory, which means

they read data from or write data to main memory. A user can access files,

directories, computers, or peripheral devices.

(a play on the word copyright) is the practice of using copyright law to offer

the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same

rights be preserved in modified versions of the work. In other words, copyleft is a general

method for making a program (or other work) free , and requiring all modified and extended

versions of the program to be free as well. Here, 'free' does not necessarily mean free of

charge, but free as in freely available to be modified.

Electronic mail, e-mail, email ((computer science) a system of world-wide

electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal

that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in) "you cannot

send packages by electronic mail"

In computer networks, to download means to receive data to a local

system from a remote system, or to initiate such a data transfer. Examples of a remote system

from which a download might be performed include a web server, FTP server, email server, or

other similar systems.
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Deals with electrical circuits that involve active electrical components such as vacuum tubes,

transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnectiontechnologies.

(of "free" and "software") is software that is available for use at no

monetary cost or for an optional fee, but usually (although not necessarily) with one or more

restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold

for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the aim to expand

the market share of a "premium" product. According to the Free Software Foundation,

"freeware" is a loosely defined category and it has no clear accepted definition, although FSF

says it must be distinguished from free software.

Hardware is a comprehensive term for all of the physical parts of a

computer, as distinguished from the data it contains or operates on, and the software that

provides instructions for the hardware to accomplish tasks.

A violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules.

Innovation is the development of new values through solutions that

meet new requirements, inarticulate needs, or old customer and market needs in value adding

new ways.

This is accomplished through more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or

ideas that are readily available to markets, governments, and society.

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard

Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks

that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of


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Local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless

and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information

resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web

(WWW) and the infrastructure to support email.

The degree to which an individual can determine which personal information is

to be shared with whom and for what purpose. Although always a concern when users pass

confidential information to vendors by phone, mail or fax, the Internet has brought this issue

to the forefront.

A software license is a legal instrument (usually by way of contract law, with

or without printed material) governing the use or redistribution of software. Under United

States copyright law all software is copyright protected, except material in the public

domain.

A patent is an exclusive right or rights granted by a government to an inventor

for a limited time period in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention. Examples of

classes of patents include business method patents, software patents, biological patents and

chemical patents.

An arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.

something demanded or imposed as an obligation.

(also termed trial ware or demo ware) is proprietary software that is

provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination

of functionality, availability (it may be functional for a limited time period only), or

convenience (the software may present a dialog at startup or during usage, reminding the

user to purchase it; "nagging dialogs"). Shareware is often offered as a download from an

Internet website or as a compact disc included with a periodical such as a newspaper or

magazine.

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a

complex whole.

An area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed: "the

proposed site of a hydroelectric dam".

Software means computer instructions or data. Anything that can be

stored electronically is software, in contrast to storage devices and display devices which are

called hardware.


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The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a United States bill introduced by U.S.

Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to

combat online copyright infringement and online trafficking in counterfeit goods.

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, esp. in

industry: "computer technology"; "recycling technologies".

A user is an agent, either a human agent (end-user) or software agent, who uses a

computer or network service. A user often has a user account and is identified by a

username (also user name). Other terms for username include login name, screen name

(also screen name), nickname (also nick), or handle, which is derived from the identical

Citizen's Band radio term.

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