hello.... im a dumarse ( note the retarded spelling ) ... i was wondering what is a hack/hacker, what do they do and is their anything i can do with a hack that will amuse me or make my computer better? if so how can i do this ... don't forgut me a dumarse suuuuuu gu euzy un me!
2006-09-21 08:06:19 · 6 answers · asked by that guy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
The actual definition of a hack is to take a program and make it do something its not designed to do. This could be in the form of OS viruses that make the OS crash or do other things. Or it could be in taking a program and changing the source to make it do something extra (extensions can be called hacks in many cases). Then there is also the type of hack that takes a programming language and makes it do something its not really designed to do, i.e. JavaScript.
There are also hardware hacks, like overclocking, etc. Hack is a very general term.
2006-09-21 08:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by John J 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To further expand on the two answers above a hack can also be considered a shoddy or imperfect solution, case in point inserting browser-specific CSS in webpages in an attempt to get around limitations/implementation weirdness in one browser or another. So, hack can mean any of the following:
Malicious computer activities
Elegant solution to a difficult technical problem
Time-saving device
Imperfect/shoddy solution
Hack, much like the word ****, is one of those words that takes it's meaning as much from context as anything else. What the word means is heavily dependent upon who said it and in what context it was used.
2006-09-21 18:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by knieveltech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To build on the answer above, hack now generalizes to anything you do to make something work better than it worked before. Like a lifehack is a trick or method to make something that is a part of mundane, every day life (like grocery shopping) easier and faster. Generally, the connotation of hack for non-computer folks is making a program do something bad that it's not supposed to do. However, as you can see from the other answers, hacking can be both good and bad and can apply to things beyond programs.
2006-09-21 15:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by diva1913 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) An abrupt chopping motion, usually with the hand or a cutting implement. "He hacked furiously at the rope, but it would not relax its grip".
2) Slang for a taxi cab esp. in New York City and East Coast region.
3) A low grade writer; adj. hackneyed.
4) See other posts.
In answer to the second part of your post, no it will do nothing for your computer. Attempts to contact hackers / crackers will usually result in the opposite effect, including but not limited to the installation of viruses, trojans, backdoors, logic bombs, theft of information, programs you own and / or other annoyances. Becoming one of their number will likely result in your arrest, incarceration and restriction of using anything with a microprocessor or micro controller in it for many more years while on parole. This could include: electric razors, phones, cell phones, computers of any variety, microwaves, DVD players, television receivers, etc. Seems the courts tend to err on the side of caution.
2006-09-22 13:14:09 · answer #4 · answered by griz803 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hack - the class of attacks, utilized for investigating of operating systems, applications or protocols for the purpose of subsequent analysis of obtained information to the object of the presence of vulnerabilities, for example, Ports scan, which can be also carried to little effective DOS- attack. The revealed vulnerabilities can be used by hacker for the realization of the unsanctioned access to the system or for selecting the most effective DOS- attack.
If you need a hack book, let me send one to you, very cheap.
2006-09-21 15:16:28 · answer #5 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you enter a locked door house, you are a hacker and you have hacked the house.
Hackers break into locked internet systems.
2006-09-21 15:17:12 · answer #6 · answered by JohnH 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋