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Vocabulary

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A profession for which one trains; a job or jobs over a long period.   Career  
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Knowledge or skills one gets from doing, feeling or seeing something.   Experience  
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Things employers offer their employees in addition to wages.   Benefits  
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A procedure in which one usually studies and pays for in order to have an authorized person verify their qualifications and skills in a particular area.   Certifications  
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An ability or characteristic that makes you suitable for a particular job.   Qualification  
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This is made up of the employers who need employees and the people who need jobs.   Labor Market  
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The total amount of money received on a regular basis.   Salary  
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The environment in which ones works (stress level, amenities, hours worked, etc.)   Working Conditions  
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The knowledge gained by an individual after studying particular subject area.   Education  
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This type of hacker is always good – they are very smart. A general term for a large group. One of the main groups of hackers.   White Hat  
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This type of Hacker works for Microsoft and is a very skilled hacker.   Blue Hat  
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This type of hacker is always bad – they are typically smart. A general term for a large group of hackers. One of the main groups of hackers.   Black Hat  
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This is a mixture of the two main groups of hackers. They do some good and some bad.   Grey Hat  
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This type of hacker is at the top of the social class of all hackers. They are the most intelligent and most skilled of all hackers.   Elite  
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This type of hacker is involved in cyber warfare. They are typically full countries.   Nation State  
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This type of hacker is the lowest type of hacker. They are very unskilled and often computer illiterate.   Neophyte  
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This type of hacker replicates what other hackers have already done. They are usually juveniles.   Script Kiddie  
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This type of hacker acts on social or political causes and is very passionate about what they do. An example is the group Anonymous.   Hacktivist  
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The term for what is right or wrong, good or bad. Your personal beliefs.   Ethics  
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The act of downloading music, software, or movies illegally.   Piracy  
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A program that allows a person to take access of your computer from another location without you knowing.   Rootkit  
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Only for programs that can replicate, this type of program usually attaches to a real program and copies itself inside a computer.   Computer Virus  
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These programs seem like they are going to be useful but then harm your computer. Typically you’ll find these in e-mail attachments or from ads that you download.   Trojan Horse  
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The most general term for harmful computer programs.   Malware  
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Fake e-mail messages that seem real and ask for your personal information.   Phishing  
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Programs that spread and copy themselves to multiple computers on a network.   Worms  
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Software that automatically plays on your computer.   Adware  
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Programs that don’t appear to be harmful but gather personal and private data from your computer.   Spyware  
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