Quarter 4 Review

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What is the term for software or hardware that records keystrokes made on a keyboard, often used to steal passwords or sensitive data?

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Keylogging

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What is a type of malicious software that attaches itself to a program or file and spreads to other systems when the file is shared or executed?

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Virus

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What is the term for 'malicious software,' which includes viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, and other harmful programs designed to damage or exploit computers and networks?

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Malware

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What type of malware locks or encrypts data on a victim's system and demands payment (often in cryptocurrency) for its release?

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Ransomware

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What is the tactic hackers use to manipulate people into revealing personal information, often by pretending to be someone trustworthy?

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Social Engineering

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What is the form of social engineering where attackers send fake emails or messages to trick people into giving up passwords or other sensitive information?

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Phishing

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What is the character encoding standard that represents text using numbers?

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ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

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What is the process of using a KEY to convert readable data into unreadable code to protect it from unauthorized access?

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Encryption

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What is the method of representing data using only two symbols: 0 and 1?

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Binary Encoding

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What is an error or flaw in software that causes it to behave in unintended ways?

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Bug