| A | B |
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| newbies | newcomers to the Internet |
| acceptable use policy (AUP) | a policy that outlines appropriate use of the Internet and is enforced by system administrators |
| terms of service ToS | restrictions that apply to ISP accounts |
| social engineering | hackers woh want to break into computer accounts often use elaborate scenarios in an effort to take advantage of the unwary |
| virus | an executable program that attaches itself to a host program and whose purpose is to replicate itself via files that are transferred from one computer to another |
| Trojan horse | an executable program that slips into a system under the guise of another program |
| worm | a program that depends on active network connections in order to multiply and needs many different hosts that are running the same software to replicate |
| applets | small executable programs that can be attached to a Web page |
| macro | a small computer program that executes in response ot a specific combination of keystrokes or clicking a particular icon |
| macro virus | a virus written inside a macro which typically executes as soon as the document containing the macro is opened |
| file sharing | giving others access to your files |
| Rich Text Format (RTF) | consists of ASCII text and can be inserted into an email message |
| secure site | https:// is protected by the Secure Sockets Layer encryption protocol |
| one-click shopping | a convenient service designed by sites to speed you through purchasing with password protected security |
| Better Business Bureau (BBB) | check for complaints against businesses |
| escrow service | withholds your payment from the seller until you receive the merchandise and deem it acceptable |
| libel | any written or pictorial statement that damages a person or organization |
| flame | an email or newsgroup message in which the writer attacks another person with uninhibited hostilited |
| flame war | an exchange of flames between 2 or more people |
| software piracy | willful reproduction or distribution of wone or more copies of one or more copyrighted works that have a total retail value of more than $1000 |
| plagiarism | the presentation of the ideas of a published work in one's own words but without proper attribution |
| notice and consent | a statement is posted explaining what data is collected and how it is used and the user can approve or deny the service |
| opt out | deny |
| cookies | a file created by a site's Web server and stored on your host machine by your Web browser |
| denial-of-service-attacks | a large number of packet requests sent to a server from a large number of "zombie" hosts called into action by remote control software on their computer |
| firewall software | complete control of your Internet connection |
| phone phreaks | ripping off the telephone company through free phone calls in a political statement |
| white-hat hacker | breaks into a computer only when invited to do so in order to identify security holes |
| tiger teams | a group of white-hat hackers invited to check a system and discuss findings to improve security |
| grey-hat hacker | hacks only in protest to a social injustice |
