Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
antivirus program
|
a computer that detects viruses and repairs files.
|
|
|
bomb
|
a destructive computer code or virus designed to active at a specific time
|
|
|
commercial software
|
software whose copyright owned by the author/software publisher
|
|
|
copyright
|
protection giving the owner the exclusive right to reproduce or distribute copies of his or her own work
|
|
|
encryption
|
process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access
|
|
|
ethics
|
the moral guidelines that govern the use of computers and in formation systems
|
|
|
freeware
|
software that is given away free of charge, but whose autho still retain all rights.
|
|
|
hacker
|
a person whe secretly gains access to computers and filse without permission
|
|
|
hoax
|
a program intended to scare useres into thinking they have a virus
|
|
|
password
|
a safe gaurd for access to a computer or computer program
|
|
|
phage
|
a program that modofies other programs operating systems and databases
|
|
|
piracy
|
the illegal copying and distribution of software
|
|
|
public domain software
|
software tha is not copyrighted and is free to copy and distribute
|
|
|
shareware
|
copyrighted software distributed free of charge on a trial basis with payments by the honor system
|
|
|
trojan horse
|
a virus that is disgused as a useful peice of software
|
|
|
virus
|
a computer program designed to cause damage to computer files
|
|
|
worm
|
a destuctive computer program that bores it way through a computers files or through a computer network.
|
