Computers
Ethics
Operating Systems
Security & Malware
Devices
100

An electronic device that accepts data, processes it, stores it, and produces information.

Computer

100

Using someone else’s ideas without credit.

Plagiarism

100

Starting the computer and managing applications are two of these

Functions of an operating system

100

Identifies signatures and deletes infected files.

Antivirus software

100

Smartphones, tablets, and cameras are examples.

Mobile devices

200

Examples include desktop and laptop.

Personal computers

200

It is piracy because it violates copyright law.  

Sharing copyrighted files is illegal

200

Define legal rights to install, use, and distribute software.

Software licenses

200

Overloads servers with requests so they cannot function.

denial-of-service attack

200

A device designed for reading digital books.

e-book reader

300

Part of the CPU that directs data and instruction flow

the control unit

300

Avoids plagiarism and gives credit.

Citing Internet sources is important

300

This OS is designed for smartphones and PDAs and is one of the most popular mobile systems today.

Android OS

300

A virus that activates when a specific event or time occurs.

Time bomb

300

The practice of reducing energy and waste in computing.

Green computing

400

A storage device with magnetic platters for long-term data storage.

Hard disk

400

Using a company’s computer for personal shopping during work hours is considered this.

Unethical workplace behavior.

400

This open-source OS is free, powerful, and commonly used for web servers.

Linux

400

One is completely free, the other is free only for a trial period

Public domain software and shareware

400

A portable PC with keyboard versus a touch-based lightweight device.

A laptop and a tablet

500

A worldwide collection of networks connecting millions of computers.

The Internet

500

Issues include piracy, hacking, and privacy invasion.

Ethical dilemmas

500

A text-based, command-line operating system created by Microsoft in the 1980s.

MS-DOS

500

A harmful program disguised as a normal one

Trojan horse

500

One is fast and durable, the other is cheap but limited

SSDs and optical discs

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