Exam 9: Privacy, Security, and Ethics

How do firewalls work?

This law gives you the right to look at your personal records held by government agencies.

This is a legal concept that gives content creators the right to control use and distribution of their work.

A program that replicates itself and clogs computers and networks.

Describe the three most common types of malware, including viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

This type of computer criminal creates and distributes malicious programs.

The use of the Internet, smartphones, or other devices to send or post content intended to hurt or embarrass another person.

People that collect and sell personal data are called _______.

_______ (2 words) is the illegal assumption of someone's identity for the purposes of economic gain.

Most browsers offer a privacy mode that ensures that your browsing activity is not recorded on your hard disk.

These are used by advertisers to keep track of your web activity as you move from one site to the next.

_______ security is concerned with protecting software and data from unauthorized tampering or damage.

_______-party cookies are used by advertising companies to keep track of your web activity as you move from one site to the next.

According to which law is it illegal for an owner of a commercial program to make backup copies for their personal use and resell or give them away?

What are computer ethics?

The archiving and search features of the web make your online identity available indefinitely.

Using publically available databases, information resellers create electronic _______ and sell them to direct marketers, fundraisers, and others.

Posting personal information such as your birth date, family member names, and home address, does not increase your risk of identity theft.

Most browsers offer this, which ensures that your browsing activity is not recorded on your hard disk.

_______ are programs that migrate through networks and operating systems and attach themselves to various other programs and databases.