Buisness Computer Technology Ethics And Security Vocab.

6 Written Questions

1. Process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access.
2. Software that is not copyrighted and is free to copy and distribute.
3. A person who secretly gains access to computers and files without permission.
4. A safeguard for access to a computer or computer program.
5. A program that modifies other programs, operating systems, and databases.
6. Protection giving the owner the exclusive right to reproduce or distribute copies of his or her own work.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The moral guidelines that govern the use of computers and information systems.
   1. Phage
   2. Ethics
   3. Virus
   4. Hoax
2. Copyrighted software distributed free of charge on a trial basis with payment by the honor system.
   1. Hacker
   2. Freeware
   3. Phage
   4. Shareware
3. Software that is given away free of charge, but whose author still retains all rights.
   1. Worm
   2. Shareware
   3. Password
   4. Freeware
4. The illegal copying and distribution of software.
   1. Phage
   2. Worm
   3. Piracy
   4. Virus
5. A program intended to scare users into thinking they have a virus.
   1. Phage
   2. Worm
   3. Bomb
   4. Hoax
6. A computer program that detects viruses and repairs files.
   1. Antivirus Program
   2. Trojan Horse
   3. Worm
   4. Virus

5 True/False Questions

1. Bomb → A program intended to scare users into thinking they have a virus.

   True        False

2. Trojan Horse → Software that is given away free of charge, but whose author still retains all rights.

   True        False

3. Virus → The illegal copying and distribution of software.

   True        False

4. Commercial Software → Software whose copyright is owned by the author/software publisher.

   True        False

5. Worm → A destructive computer program that bores its way through a computer's files or through a computer's network.

   True        False