An Internet bot is a computer program, mimicking the behavior of a human. In wiki sites, such as Wikipedia, a bot can perform editing routine. At other sites, such as YouTube, the bot can answer questions about the actual content of the site (Network Configuration and Change Management).
In online chat sites (IRC or MSN), some bots were used to simulate a person, trying to convince the users that they were chatting to a real person. Sites such as Wikipedia and Encarta, have very strict rules for its use. In the past, Wikipedia itself was a victim of malicious bots created to vandalize articles in bulk.
In the gaming are, there are bot programs that are able to play on their own the game in question (also known as Borg). The quality of the bot in this case is determined by their ability to overcome the game. Bots for games CRPG (computer role-playing games) require a strategy to win.
