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1. Denial of Service (written: [b]DoS[/b]). A method used by hackers to disable a server or set of servers on the net by bombarding the target(s) with traffic. Methods have become more sophisticated over the years to include such things as setting up Trojan horses on multiple servers and sources around the web which are all programmed to send traffic to the target server at the same time. This is called a [i]Distributed[/i] Denial of Service attack or [glossary=DDoS]. . . . . . . . 2. Disk Operating System (written: [b]DOS[/b]). An operating system that ran on early IBM compatible computers. Dubbed [i][b]QDOS[/b][/i] (Quick and Dirty Operating System) by its original creator, it was subsequently purchased by Bill Gates who then used it to take over the world (point, narf). Most [glossary=Geeks] consider [b]DOS[/b] the single most widely spread computer virus in human history.
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