In the early days, bootstrapping a computer meant feeding a paper tape containing a boot program or manually loading a boot program using the front panel address/data/control switches.

早期时，启动一台计算机意味着要给计算机喂一条包含引导程序的纸带，或者手工使用前端面板地址/数据/控制开关来加载引导程序。

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We can use the little window of the program to quickly access our control panel, shut down our computer, or set up a custom shortcut for any program, file, or folder.

我们可以利用这个小型的视窗讯速进入控制面板、关闭电脑或建立任何一个程序、文件、文件夹的快捷方式。

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Researchers believe that one of them will be the intended "control" domain, and that when the computers connect to it they will download a fresh program that will take over the infected computer.

研究人员相信这些域名中的某个可能是“控制”域名，当中毒计算机连接时，会下载一个新的程序来接管这台中毒的电脑。

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Would you allow a computer program to control your dishwasher remotely?

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Emotiv sells a variety of software including a package of popular games like "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" that are optimized for the company's headset, as well as a program designed to let users control a computer with thoughts instead of a mouse or keyboard.

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The Carnegie Mellon team have gone for the latter and have created a sophisticated computer program that enables just one person to control the robot.

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