Forwarding e-mail to hundreds of people (usually junk mail)
What is Spam
100
The study of standards of conduct and moral judgment
What is Ethics
100
A utility that searches the hard drive of a computer for viruses
and removes any that are found.
What is Antivirus
100
Technology used to secure the
privacy of information transmitted on the Internet
What is Internet Transactions Safety
100
Scrambling text so that only the sender and receiver can
read and understand the data
What is Encryption
200
A virus that is set to activate on a specific date
What is Bomb
200
Unwritten and written rules regarding behavior on the web.
Internet etiquette
What is Netiquette
200
Software that is not copyrighted and is
freely distributed and copied, free for anyone to use
What is Public Domain Software
200
An understanding of computer terms and
principles of computer processing
What is Computer literacy
200
A unique set of characters that allow secure entry into a
computer;--Passwords should contain a mixture of letters, numbers,
and symbols.
What is password
300
A program disguised to perform a useful function, but
is there to infiltrate computers and networks illegally, usually sending a virus onto your computer
What is trojan horse
300
Using someone else’s ideas as your own; not citing
sources when using copyrighted material in a document or etc.
What is Plagiarism
300
A system of computer hardware and software that isolates a
company’s local area network from the Internet
What is Firewall
300
A person who breaks into a computer system and leaves
a calling card that the system has been compromised;
no harm is usually done to the system
What is a Cracker
300
The act of protecting your data with current
anti-viral software, backing up data regularly, changing passwords often, and logging off between uses
What is Security Measures
400
A computer program that attaches to a file and spreads from one
computer to another – potential sources of viruses include downloading files from the Internet or a portable storage device or opening email
attachments
What is Virus
400
The illegal use of the computer.
What is Piracy
400
Software distributed free of charge on a trial basis; if
you use it and like it, you pay for it; software usage may expire after the trial period date and is not allowed again until the software fee is paid
What is Shareware
400
The acronym for system operator; a SYSOP monitors all
files for the organization’s network and is responsible for security
What is SYSOP
400
An organization’s written document that states:
network security, computer property, employee rights and expectations; determines the limits of acceptable behavior and the response to violations
What is Security Policy
500
A program that gets into your computer and copies itself over and
over; will continue to grow until it shuts down the computer.
What is a Worm
500
A concept in copyright law that allows limited use of copyright
material without requiring permission from the right holders.
Exempts educators from certain copyright restrictions.
What is Fair use
500
Short for malicious software, software designed specifically to
damage or disrupt a system
What is Malware
500
A form of Internet fraud that aims to steal valuable
information such as credit card or social security numbers, user ID’s and passwords.
What is Phishing
500
A set of decisions/rules used by an organization
with respect to security of computers/information