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Hacker(1)
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The
word “hack” has connotations that lead us to
believe that a job is not done professionally or
sufficiently well or, alternatively, that a person
is incompetent at his/her work.
This is certainly not so for the experts in the
field of computer programming (who are quite
highly skilled in the creation of complex software
and hardware) - but whom are also called
"hackers". It is rather
unfortunate that these people, who are usually
held in high esteem in their field, carry the same
"title" as someone who is, indeed,
unscrupulous! (see "Hacker(2)"
below.)
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Hacker(2)
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This
is the opposite to "Hacker (1)"
above (although there is no denying their skills).
In this meaning, "Hacking" is the
practice of modifying computer hardware and
software to accomplish a goal which is not in line
with the original intentions of the person
who originally created the hardware / software.
People who engage in computer hacking activities
are often called "hackers" (see why I
said it's unfortunate!).
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| HTML |
Stands
for Hypertext Markup Language and is just one of the
programming languages that are used in connection
with computers.
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IP
Address
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An
IP address is the temporary "address" of
your browser as allocated by your Internet Service
Provider (ISP) each time you access the internet.
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Keyloggers
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These
people engage in
logging the keys you press, and make screenshots to show
the "spy" which windows you are working with, capture
information about your internet use ... and anything
else they can detect. This is all done
remotely and you're probably not aware it's going
on - till it's too late!
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