Wikipedia is well known. But what about the Webopedia?

It's an online computer dictionary. There is no better source for information about computers.

Not only does this online computer dictionary of a search to locate almost any computer term, it has a number of features to help people learn about computers. The left menu has all the features. We'll take a look at some of them.

The computer dictionary has a term of the day. The site offers it on the web page, or via email subscription. It's easy to send it to others with a simple click. All the past terms are archived.

Skyscraper ad was once the term of the day on this computer dictionary. This is simply a tall banner. On Halloween of 2008 the word of the day was zombie. Not the movie type of zombie that looks for brains. Zombie is a computer that has been planted with a small program that allows a hacker to take control. Hackers use them to attack web sites. Many well-known sites including Amazon had been brought down by zombie attacks. These are sometimes also known as a zombie ants. That's because they're tiny programs that do a great deal of work without rest.

End-user can be found in this computer dictionary. The term has been around almost as long as the computer. It refers to an individual who uses a product after all the bugs have been worked out. It distinguishes between users may use a product for development and users who needed to be bug free. An end user isn't very technical. At least that's the assumption. Regular people are end-users.

There's a did you know section in this computer dictionary. The section is full of computer facts. One interesting did you know is how a virus differs from a worm differs from a Trojan. A virus attaches itself to a program or file which has to be executed by a person. A worm is similar to a virus but works and spreads without human interaction. A Trojan horse is a bad program disguised as a good one. It delivers bad programs when it's opened.

Everyone can use a computer dictionary.