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17 Cards in this Set
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Antivirus Program
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A computer program that deects and repairs file.
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Bomb
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A destructive computer code or virus designed to activate at a time
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Commercial Software
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Software whose copyright is owned by the author/software publisher
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Copy Right
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Protection giving the owner the exclusive right to reproduce or distribute copies of his or her own work
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Encryption
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Process of converting readable data into unreadable character to prevent
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Ethics
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The moral guidelinesthat govern the use of computers and info.systems
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Freeware
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Software that is givin away free of charge,but whose author still retains all rights
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Hacker
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A program intended to secretly gains access to a computer or computer program
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Hoax
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A program intended to scare users into thinking they have a virus
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Password
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A safe guard for access to a computer or computer program
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Phage
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A priogram that modifies other programs, operating systems and data base
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Piracy
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The illegal copying and distribution of software
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Public domain software
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software that is not copyrighted and is free to copy and distribute
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Shareware
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Copyrighted software distributed free of charge on a trial basis with payment by
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Trojan Hose
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A virus that is disguised as a useful piece of software
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Virus
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a computer program designed to cause damage to computer files
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Worm
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a destructive computer program that bores its way through a computer's files or through a computers network
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