A collection of posts defining computing terms that get used around here regularly.

• What is a terminal?
• What is the cloud?
• What is a database?
• What are cookies?
• What is a web browser?
• What is cryptocurrency?
• What is cryptography?
• What is a VPN?
• What is a worm?
• What is authorization?
• What is authentication?
• What is spyware?
• What is a proxy?
• What is Javascript?
• What is a vulnerability?
• What is a DoS attack?
• What is a computer trojan?
• What is malware?
• What is ransomware?
• What is phishing?
• What is a web browser, anyway?
• Java: what is it, and why do I need it?