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Antivirus programs 84

Memory swapping 74
Application software 78 Nonvolatile 74
Binary digit 72 Off-the-shelf software 79
Bit 72 One-of-a-kind application 79
Bus 74 Open-source community 78
Byte 72 Operating system (OS) 74
Cache memory 74 Output hardware 71
Central processing unit (CPU) 71 Patch 84
Client 75 Payload 82
Custom-developed software 79 Server 75
Data channel 74 Server farm 75
Firmware 80 Special function cards 71
Gigabyte (GB) 73 Storage hardware 71
Hardware 70 Terabyte (TB) 73
Horizontal-market application 78 Trojan horse 84
Input hardware 71 Thick client 80
Instruction set 76 Thin client 80
Kilobyte (K) 73 Unix 78
License 78 Vertical-market application 79
Linux 78 Virus 82
Mac OS 77 Volatile 74
Macro virus 84 Windows 77
Main memory 71 Worm 84

Megabyte (MB) 73  





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