Grade 9 Computers and Society Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Phishing | "spoofed" emails and fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging person financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords |
| Encryption | process of encoding information in a way so that only someone with a key can decode it |
| Cookies | allow websites to store a small amount of data on the users systems |
| Firewall | barriers that are situated between the internet and your local network - a filter for an Interent connection |
| Hacker | people who attempt to get unauthorized access to the target computer or restricted data and view, compromise or exploit its contents |
| Keyloggers | can track the keys that are typed with hardware and software, powered by electronic and acoustic methods |
| Code of ethics | provides norms and principles to the computer users and system professionals |
| Software piracy | to make copies of single-user license programs |
| Plagiarism | representing someone else's work as your own |
| Spyware | software that performs certain behaviors, like changing your Web browser's home page or search page without appropriately obtaining your consent first |
| Biometric data | this is used to uniquely identify people, including fingerprints |
| Antivirus software | a computer program that detects, prevents, and takes action to remove malware |
| Identify theft | when one person uses another person's personal information which allows them to pretend that they are that person - do this in order to steal money or get other benefits |
| Effective passwords | 14 characters or longer, lots of variety, uses the entire keyboard |
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