Internet Threats

Internet ThreatsThe Internet is the largest information and educational resource on the planet but it is also the source of many potential threats. The threat from virus attack is high and Internet users must take at least basic measures to mitigate the risk of infection and data compromise or corruption.

Another annoying threat comes from adware and spyware. These topics are presented in a series of articles to assist you to understand the threat, detect the presence of virus infection and to eliminate it from your computer.  Read More...

Information Technology

Information TechnologyThe term information technology (IT) has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology, and the term is more recognizable than ever before. The information technology umbrella can be quite large, covering many fields.

IT professionals perform a variety of functions that include installing applications, designing complex computer networks, data management, networking, database and software design, as well as the management and administration of entire systems. Read More...

Welcome to Roman Portal

Roman PillarRoman Portal is an Information Technology (IT) resource focused on providing easy to digest articles for system administrators, network engineers and IT students.  The growing number of articles, suitable for students at school through to higher tertiary education, discuss a broad range of data network technologies from home local area networks (LANs) to the Internet.

Topics include data network design, installation, cabling and connectors, hardware, configuration, subnetting, testing, administration together with protocol technologies such as TCP/IP and the OSI reference model.

Roman Portal has evolved over some 20 years. Originally created in hand-coded HTML using a simple text editor, through Active Server Pages (ASP) on a Microsoft Windows server, the site now resides on a Linux server and uses a world class PHP based Content Management System (CMS).

 
Adware

Adware InformationAdware or advertising-supported software is any software package which displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used. 

Adware is software integrated into or bundled with a program. It is usually seen by the programmer as a way to recover programming development costs, and in some cases it may allow the program to be provided to the user free of charge or at a reduced price. The advertising income may allow or motivate the programmer to continue to write, maintain and upgrade the software product.

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Spyware

Spyware InformationIn the field of computing the term spyware refers to a broad category of malicious software designed to intercept or take partial control of a computer's operation without the informed consent of that machine's owner or legitimate user. While the term taken literally suggests software that surreptitiously monitors the user, it has come to refer more broadly to software that subverts the computer's operation for the benefit of a third party.

In simpler terms, spyware is a type of program that watches what users do on their computer and sends this information over the Internet.

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IE6 Limitations

IE6 Limitations
Due to the advanced web technologies used in this site, Internet Explorer 6 support is limited. The site is compatible with IE6 and will function properly, however some of the graphics and visual effects have been reduced.

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