Chapter 12: Computer Security and Safety, Ethics, and Privacy
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| show | anti-spam
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| show | e-mail filtering
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| ____ is an unsolicited e-mail message or newsgroup posting sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once. | show 🗑
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| show | antivirus
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| Many Web sites require a user to enter a ____, which is a private combination of characters associated with a user name that allows access to certain computer resources. | show 🗑
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| Many Web sites require a user to enter a user ____, which is a unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet or numbers. | show 🗑
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| A UPS connects between a computer and a ____. | show 🗑
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| show | PIN
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| A ____ is a small text file that a Web server stores on a user’s computer. | show 🗑
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| A ____ is the unit of energy a surge protection device can absorb before it can be damaged. | show 🗑
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| A certificate ____ is an authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates. | show 🗑
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| show | security
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| A momentary overvoltage, called a ____, occurs when the increase in power lasts for less than one millisecond (one thousandth of a second). | show 🗑
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| show | distributed
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| A personal ____ is a utility program that detects and protects a personal computer and its data from unauthorized access. | show 🗑
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| A system ____ is the prolonged malfunction of a computer. | show 🗑
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| A virus ____ is an e-mail message that warns users of a nonexistent virus, worm, or Trojan horse. | show 🗑
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| show | digital
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| A(n) ____ copies all of the files in a computer. | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____ gives authors and artists the exclusive rights to duplicate, publish, and sell their materials. | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____ has the same intent as a cracker, but does not have the technical skills and knowledge. | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____ is a device that contains surge protection circuits and one or more batteries that can provide power during a temporary or permanent loss of power. | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____ is a duplicate of a file, program, or disk that can be used if the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed. | show 🗑
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| show | RSI Repetitive stress injury
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| show | cyberextortionist
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| A(n) ____ is someone who uses the Internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons. | show 🗑
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| show | 802.11i
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| A(n) ____ occurs when the electrical supply drops. | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____ occurs when the incoming electrical power increases significantly above the normal 120 volts. | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____ program secretly collects information about a user. | show 🗑
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| show | trusted
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| show | surge
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| show | ethical
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| show | ethics
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| Computer ____ occurs when a computer consumes someone’s entire social life. | show 🗑
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| Computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits are classified as ____, which are programs that act without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alter the computer’s operations. | show 🗑
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| show | filtering
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| Digital ____ is the discovery, collection, and analysis of evidence found on computers and networks. | show 🗑
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| show | digital forensics
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| show | monitoring
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| show | restore
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| show | privacy
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| nternet advertising firms often use ____ to collect information about users Web browsing habits. | show 🗑
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| show | content filtering
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| show | icra
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| One of the more common causes of ____ is an electrical power variation. | show 🗑
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| One type of spyware, called a(n) ____, is hidden on Web pages or in e-mail messages in the form of graphical images. | show 🗑
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| show | energy star
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| show | piracy
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| Software ____ occurs when someone steals software media, intentionally erases software programs, or illegally copies a software program. | show 🗑
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| Some perpetrators use a technique called ____ in which they attempt to connect to wireless networks via their notebook computers while driving a vehicle through areas they suspect have a wireless network. | show 🗑
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| Symptoms of a user with computer _________ include craving computer time, inability to stop computer activity, and neglecting of family and friends. | show 🗑
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| show | Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
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| show | Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act
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| show | back up
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| show | repetitive strain injury
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| To read encrypted data, the recipient must ____, or decipher, it into a readable form. | show 🗑
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| Users can purchase a software program that selectively ____ cookies. | show 🗑
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| Users may have ____ if they have sore, tired, burning, itching or dry eyes | show 🗑
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| show | filtering
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| show | session cookie
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| show | VPN or virtual private network
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| With a three-generation backup policy, the child is the ____. | show 🗑
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| show | oldest
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| show | second oldest copy of the file
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| With a(n) ____, users choose which folders and files to include in a backup. | show 🗑
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| show | intrusion
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| ____ is a program placed on a computer without the user’s knowledge. | show 🗑
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| show | phishing
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| show | spoofing
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| ___ is an applied science devoted to incorporating comfort, efficiency, and safety into the design of items in the workplace. | show 🗑
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| show | noise
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| ____ is/are not considered spyware because a user knows it/they exist(s). | show 🗑
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| show | off-site
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| show | information theft
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| ___ use is the use of a computer or its data for unapproved or possibly illegal activities. | show 🗑
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| show | intellectual property
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| ____, which allows users to choose an encryption scheme that passes between a client and a server, requires that both the client and server have digital certificates. | show 🗑
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| show | Transport Layer Security (TLS)
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