Chapter 5 Terms

Question 1

online or internet based illegal acts such as distributing malicious software or committing identity theft

Answer 1

cybercrime

Question 2

someone who accesses a computer or network illegally

Answer 2

hacker

Question 3

someone who accesses a computer or network illegallly with the intent of destroying data, stealing information, or other malicious action

Answer 3

cracker

Question 4

a potentially damaging computer program that affectrs, or infects, a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works without the user’s knowledge or permission

Answer 4

virus

Question 5

malware that resides in active memory and replicates itself over a network to infect machines, using up the system resources and possibly shutting down the system

Answer 5

worm

Question 6

a destructive program disguised as a real program, such as a screen saver

Answer 6

trojan horse

Question 7

malware that easily can hide and allow someone to take full control of a computer from a remote location, often for nefarious purposes

Answer 7

rootkit

Question 8

a group of compromised computers or mobile devices connected to a network such as the internet that are used to attack other networks, usually for nefarious purposes

Answer 8

botnet

Question 9

a compromised computer or device whose owner is unaware the computer or device is being controled remotely by an outsider

Answer 9

zombie

Question 10

a program or set of instructions in a program that allows users to bypass security controls when accessing a program, computer, or network

Answer 10

back door

Question 11

hardware and/or software that protect a network’s resources from intrusion by users on another network such as the Internet

Answer 11

firewall

Question 12

aka AUP; outlines the activities for which a computer and network may and may not be used

Answer 12

AUP

Question 13

a numeric password; aka personal identification number

Answer 13

PIN

Question 14

the discovery, collection, and analysis of evidence found on computers and networks

Answer 14

digital forensics

Question 15

a technique that some software manufactuerers use to ensure that you do not install software on more computers than legally licensed

Answer 15

product activation

Question 16

illegal act that occurs when someone steals person or confidential information

Answer 16

information theft

Question 17

the process of converting data that is readable by human into encoded characters to prevent unauthorized access

Answer 17

encryption

Question 18

device that uses electrical components to provide a stable current flow and minimize the chances of an overvoltage reaching the computer and other electronic equipment

Answer 18

surge protectors

Question 19

computer that has duplicate components so that it can continue to operate when one of its main components fails

Answer 19

fault-tolerant computers

Question 20

aka uninterruptible power supply; a device that contains surge protection circuits and one or more batteries that can provide power during a temporary or permanent loss of power

Answer 20

UPS

Question 21

any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer or mobile device hardware, software, data, information, or processing capabilty

Answer 21

digital security risk

Question 22

software that acts without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alters the computer’s operations;; aka malicious software

Answer 22

malware

Question 23

technique intruders use to make their network or internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network

Answer 23

spoofing

Question 24

license agreement included with software purchased by individual users

Answer 24

singler user license

Question 25

a legal agreement that allows multiple users to access software on the server simultaneously

Answer 25

network license

Question 26

a website that uses encryption techniques to secure its data

Answer 26

secure web site

Question 27

a written guidelines that helps determine whether a specific action is ethical/unethical or allowed/not allowed

Answer 27

IT code of conduct

Question 28

an unsolicited email message or posting sent to many recipients or forums at once

Answer 28

spam

Question 29

a scam in which a perpetrator attempts to obtain your and/or financial information

Answer 29

phishing

Question 30

the process of restricting access to certain material

Answer 30

content filtering

Question 31

the use of computers, mobile devices, or cameras to observe, record, and review an employee's use of a technology, including communications such as email messages, keyboard activity, and websites visited

Answer 31

employee monitoring

Question 32

a legal agreement that permits users to install software on multiple computers, usually at a volume discount

Answer 32

site license

Question 33

Who you purchase software or have something installed, you are allowed to intall it on your computer, but not allowed to give the CD or DVD to another person. What type of license agreement is this?

Answer 33

single-user agreement

Question 34

Companies using a single-user agreement, know by reading a computers ___ ________.

Answer 34

IP address

Question 35

If attempted to give someone else a CD or DVD, while using a single-user agreement, what could happen?

Answer 35

the DVD or CD could be wiped

Question 36

Cite licenses cost [ MORE or LESS] than individual licenses

Answer 36

less

Question 37

What is a cite license?

Answer 37

publishers allow organizations to purchase the righrs for software use on multiple computers

Question 38

What is a network license?

Answer 38

the software is installed on the server and not individual computers

Question 39

What is the privacy act?

Answer 39

a federal law that's suppossed to prevent organizations from collecting data the company's don't need