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Essay On Hacking     A topic that i know precise well is computers and computer hacking.Computers seem very complicated and very hard to learn, but, if given time acomputer can be very aimful and very fun. Have you ever perceive all of thatweird computer terminology? for and example, Javascript. Javascript isbasically a computer language used when programming internet web pages. Haveyou ever been on the internet and seen words go across the screen or wofulimages? This is all done by the Java language. If you don not see movingimages then its because your web browser cannot read javascript. If you dontknow what a web browser is then I will tell you, a web browser is alone a toolused to view the various websites on the internet. All web browsers aredifferent, some only interpret html language, which is other programminglanguage used to design web page and then there are some browsers that can playvideos and sounds.     Have you ever wonde red why when you want to go to a website you have totype http//name of site.com? well I have been wondering for ages but stillcant figure out, but sometimes you type ftp// before the name of the site.This simply means File transfer protocol. You use this when download imagefiles or any other files. Now, onto hacking. closely people stereotype peoplesimply as "HACKERS," but what they dont know is that there are three differenttypes of computer whizzes.     First, there are hackers. Hackers simply make viruses and fool aroundon the internet and try to bug people. They make viruses so simple. The geta program called a virus mental hospital kit. This program simply makes the virus ofbeholders choice. It can make viruses that simply put a constant beep in youcomputer speakers or it can be disastrous and ruin your computers hard-drive.Hackers also go onto chat rooms and cause trouble. Chat rooms are simply aservice given by internet providers to allow people all over the world to talk.As I was saying, Hackers go into these rooms and basically try to take overbecause in chat rooms there is one person in control. This person has theability to put you in control or simply ban you. These hackers use programsthat allow them to take full control over any room and potentially, make thecomputers on the other side overload with commands which in end, makes theircomputer collapse.      other type of computer whiz is called a cracker, crackers are sort ofmalicious.