AP Computer Science Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Transport Layer Security (TLS) | protocol based on SSL 3.0 that provides authentication and encryption, used by most servers for secure exchanges over the internet. |
Malware | Abbrv. for malicious software. Malware is software designed to harm computer systems. |
Virus | A malicious program that replicates itself on computer systems, usually through executable software, and causes irreparable system damage. |
Worm | a self-replicating program or algorithm that consumes system resources |
Trojan | a program disguised as a harmless application that actually produces harmful results |
Illicit Server | An application that installs hidden services on systems. They consist of "client" code and "server" code that enable that attacker to monitor and control the operation of the computer infected with the server code. |
Anti Virus Software | software that scans disks and programs for known viruses and eliminates them |
Spyware | software application secretly placed on a user's system to gather information and relay it to outside parties; usually for advertising purposes |
Update | a file or collection of tools that resolves system liabilities and improves software performance |
Patch | programming code that provides a temporary solution to a known problem or bug |
Screen Saver | a graphic or moving image that appears on your screen when your computer is idle |
Typosquatting | the unethical practice of registering domain names very similar to those of high volume sites in hopes of receiving traffic from users seeking the high volume site who mistakenly enter an incorrect url in their browsers |
Firewall | A security barrier that controls the flow of information between the internet and a private network. A firewall prevents outsiders from accessing an enterprise's internal network, which accesses the internet indirectly through a proxy server. |
Internet Control Messaging Protocol (ICMP) | A subset of Internet Protocol that is most often used to determine whether a computer can communicate with the rest of the network. |
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