HACKER haku(r) –
1. A programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
2.One who works hard at boring tasks
3.Its is also a term used by some to mean ”a clever programmer”. “A good hack” is a clever solution to a programming problem and “Hacking” is the art of doing it.
Here are five possible character that qualify one as a hacker :
1. A person who enjoys learning details of a programming language or system.
2. A person who enjoys actually doing the programming rather than just theorizing about it
3. A person capable of appreciating someone else’s hacking
4. A person who picks up programming quickly
5. A Person who is an expert at a particular programming language or system ,as in “Unix Hacker”.
CRACKER kraku(r)
* A programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things.
“crackers are often mistakenly called hackers”
* A cracker is someone who break into someone else’s computer system, often on a network; bypasses password or licenses in computer programs;
or in other ways intentionally breach computer security.