Glossary


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Activate

Activate means that you identify yourself to Cyber Central as a legitimate user of Cyber Patrol.

Application

An application is a computer software program. Often an application has a main program that runs other programs. The main Cyber Patrol program and its secondary programs are all part of the same application.

Examples of applications are: Word for Windows (a word processor), Quicken (a financial manager), and HomePage (a Web site designer).

Authorization Code

The authorization code is a 16-character code generated by Cyber Central to activate certain features of Cyber Patrol. For example, authorization codes are checked when you install Cyber Patrol or purchase a CyberLIST subscription.


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Block

Block means to refuse or disallow access to a service, application, or program. Blocking may appear as a dialog box or a message within your Web browser.

Browser

A browser is an application that you use to view Internet Web pages, FTP sites, and other online items. Some examples of browsers include Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Bypass

Bypass means to avoid, or go around, Cyber Patrol filtering restrictions.


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Cache

A cache is a temporary storage area on your local computer for items you have recently read online. Items are often cached in your computer's memory, your computer's hard disk, or both.

Chat

Chat is real-time computer communication between two or more users. Once a chat has been initiated, either user can enter text by typing on the keyboard and the entered text is displayed on the other user's monitor. Most networks and online services offer a chat feature.

Cyber Central

Cyber Central is the central communications for Cyber Patrol.

Cyber Patrol interacts with a number of computers and Cyber Patrol Internet sites, which, collectively, are called Cyber Central. For example, you can visit Cyber Central sites to get product updates, send suggested Internet sites for inclusion in the CyberLISTs, or otherwise communicate with us.

CyberLIST updates are downloaded from Cyber Central.

CyberLIST

A CyberNOT, CyberYES, or HotNOT List which is encrypted by category for its inappropriate or appropriate sites and newsgroups.

CyberNOT List

The CyberNOT List is an encrypted list by category of inappropriate sites and newsgroups.

CyberYES List

The CyberYES List is an encrypted list by category of appropriate Internet sites and newsgroups that are believed to be of interest to children.


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Deputy

A Cyber Patrol Deputy is someone who knows the Deputy password. A Deputy can bypass Cyber Patrol and access the Internet without restrictions. A deputy can also shutdown all Internet access or restrict Internet access according to Headquarters settings.

Default Filter Settings

Using Headquarters, you set default filter settings. When you define filtering for specific groups, you can apply a mix of default and custom settings to each group. Users who are not assigned to a specific group are filtered with default settings. Default settings should meet the requirements of the majority of users.

Directory

A directory is a group of related files and possibly other directories. Directories are often referred to as folders in graphical user interfaces.

In Cyber Patrol Setup:Keywords, directory is the path following the server portion of an Internet address (URL). For example, in the URL www.example.only/directory1/directory2, "directory1/directory2" is the directory.

Disable

Disable, as used in Internet Disable, means to completely block all access to the Internet.

Domain name

The domain name is part of an Internet address (URL). It is the registered address for the site, usually containing several parts, such as www for World Wide Web; .abcxyz for the site name, and .com for commercial enterprise.

For example, in the address http://www.abcxyz.com/CYBER/, the domain name is www.abcxyz.com.

DNS (Domain Name Services) server

DNS is a program that converts the address you enter into your Web browser into the actual dotted numeric address for the site. Typically, the program is installed on a server that many people can access. That server is often known as the DNS server.

For example, DNS might convert the domain name www.abcxyz.com into 123.123.123.16.


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Exception

An exception is a term that you want to allow in an Internet address, but which might be blocked because of its similarity to a blocked keyword. You specify exceptions in Setup:Keywords.


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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list

A FAQ list is a list of questions frequently asked by customers about a product, problems with a product, or how to use a product.

Factory Settings

The Factory Settings button is used to return settings to the settings as shipped for the selected feature and time period.

Finger

Finger is an Internet command that can give you information and ways to break into a remote computer or network system. For example, you can use Finger to find the name of the person who owns a network account, their network login directory, if the owner is logged in. Hackers find Finger very useful.

Firewall

In a corporate environment,a firewall is any system that prevents direct access between your computer and computers outside your company. Firewalls are designed to prevent hackers from accessing your network.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

An FTP Internet site is one that has many files that you can download to your own computer. An FTP site may contain possibly offensive material.


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Games

Games are software programs that are designed to be played for fun. In some cases, a game can be so involving that you can spend hours in a single session playing that game.

Gopher

Gopher is a program that you use on the Internet to find specific sites, or that you use to search for sites that meet selected criteria. Gopher is free, and has been available on the Internet for many years.


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Headquarters

Headquarters is the Cyber Patrol program that you use to set controls and administer Cyber Patrol on your computer. Access is restricted to those who know the Headquarters password.

HotNOT List

A HotNOT List contains the latest CyberNOT sites discovered since the last CyberNOT update.


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Idle timeout period

If a profile is logged into Cyber Patrol for a specified length of time without accessing the Internet, Cyber Patrol changes the logged-in profile to be Startup. The length of idle time allowed can be specified in Advanced:Profiles.

Intercept message

When someone attempts to access an Internet site or application that is blocked by Cyber Patrol, they see a message telling them that access has been denied. The message may be in the form of a message in your Web browser, or a message from Cyber Patrol.

Internet Disable

Cyber Patrol disables Internet access due to time management or tampering.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

Internet Relay Chat is an Internet service that people use to talk with each other electronically.

IRC is popular among teenagers and is sometimes regarded as the most dangerous. There is no means of identifying the name, sex, or age of the people participating in IRC. Unethical IRC users can get valuable information from children, including addresses, credit card numbers, and personal information.

Internet service provider (ISP)

An Internet service provider is a company that provides Internet access, email accounts, and web sites for their subscribers.

Internet services

Internet services refer to services provided by computers attached to the Internet such as:
BLUEBUL.gif WWW (World Wide Web), for Web access and viewing
BLUEBUL.gif FTP, for file transfer
BLUEBUL.gif IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
BLUEBUL.gif Gopher, Veronica, Archie, and WAIS, for information searching
BLUEBUL.gif Telenet, for terminal access
BLUEBUL.gif Newsgroups

IP address

IP (Internet Protocol) is an Internet address that has a string of numbers such as: 199.103.160.100.


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Keyword

A Keyword is one of the text strings in the list used to block any sites, chat groups, or newsgroups.


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