A | B |
A computer program that detects viruses and repairs files | Antivirus Program |
A desctructive computer code or virus designed to activate at a specific time | Bomb |
Software whose copyright is owned by the author/software publisher | Commercial Software |
Protection giving the owner the exclusive right to reproduce or distrubute copies of his or her own work | Copyright |
A set of moral principles or values | Ethics |
Software that is given away free of charge, but whose author still retains all rights | Freeware |
A person who secretly gains access to computers and files without permission | Hacker |
A program intended to scare users into thinking they have a virus | Hoax |
A safeguard for access to a computer or computer program | Password |
The illegal copying and distribution of software | Piracy |
Software that is not copyright and is free to copy and distribute | Public Domain |
Copyrighted software distributed free of charge on a trial basis with payment by the honor system | Shareware |
A virus that is disguised as a useful peice of software | Trojan Horse |
A computer program designed to cause damage to computer files | Virus |
A destructive computer program that bores its way through a computer's files or through a coputer's network | Worm |