| A | B |
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| computer crime | a criminal act committed through the use of a computer |
| computer fraud | illegal conduct that involves the manipulation of a computer or data |
| hacking | invading someone's computer without their knowledge |
| data diddling | changing data before or after it's been entered into a computer |
| piracy | making unathorized copies of software |
| site license | used to purchase the right to load software on many computers |
| public domain software | noncopyrighted software that may be copied and distributed for free |
| shareware | copyrighted software that can be used for free but usually requires a fee at some point |
| freeware | copyrighted software that can be copied and distributed free |
| virus | software program written to cause the corruption of data |
| worm | virus that copies itself as it works its way through a computer |
| time bomb | virus that is activited at a certain date/time |
| logic bomb | virus that is activated by the appearance or disappearance of certain data |
| hoax | disguised as a virus to trick users into thinking they have a virus |
| trojan horse | virus that does something that it is not expected to do |
| patent | the exclusive right to a software program so it can not be recreated |
| antivirus software | program that searches for viruses and destroys viruses |
| firewalls | designed to prevent unauthorized access to a computer |
| ethics | a set of principals based on moral conduct |
| computer ethics | using the computer for the betterment of society |
