| A | B |
| Hacking | Breaking into computer systems without proper access rights |
| Piracy | Copying and installing computer programs without permission |
| Rebooting | Often will solve computer errors |
| Ethics | Standards of right and wrong that guide our behavior |
| Plagiarism | Using another person's ideas and presenting them as your own |
| AUP or AUA | Document governing how you may use of computers and networks of an organization or business |
| Censorship | The control of information and ideas circulated within a society |
| Copyright | Rights possessed by the author of a work |
| Public Domain | Free software that can be used without restriction |
| Freeware | Copyrighted software that is made available for free use by the author |
| Shareware | Copyrighted software made free for a trial period, but then you must purchase it |
| Licensed or All Rights Reserved | Software that is purchased; you must abide by the restrictions of the license agreement |
| Software License Agreement | User must agree to abide by the terms of use |
| Creative Common License | A public copyright license that enables free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work |
| Filtering | Software tools that help monitor and manage web content |
| Intellectual property | A legal term meaning that exclusive rights are recognized for creations of the mind |
| Licensing | To give permission to use in some way |
| Piracy | The unlawful reproduction or distribution of copyrighted material |
| Libel | Written publication of a defamatory statment |
| Malware or Virus | Executable file that inserts intrusive programs among other files without authorization |