Computer Ethics and Security

An example of something NOT a security risk or threat to a computer is:

• Malicious Code

• Authorized Access

• Theft

• System Failure

A preventive measure for protecting your computer is:

• Backing up your data

• Installing anti-virus software

• Using firewall protection

• All of the above

True or False: Always check the validity and reliability of any information you obtain from the Internet.

• True

• False

What is information privacy?

• The right of individuals and companies to let the government access all of your personal information

• The right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them

• The right of individuals and companies to censor others for expressing their own opinions about them

• The right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict their First amendment rights.

A cyber attack that redirects users to a fake website is known as:

• Phishing

• Pharming

• Spoofing

• TikToking

Which of the following is an example of intellectual property?

• Inventions

• Ideas

• Artwork

• All of the above

A right granted for an invention is known as a:

• Patent

• Trademark

• Copyright

Small data files that are deposited on a user's hard disk when they visit a website are called _______.

• proxies

• cache

• cookies

• files

A program that replicates itself and clogs computers and networks.

• Virus

• Worm

• Trojan horse

• Denial-of-service attack

Free computer games and free screen saver programs are typical carriers of _______.

• DoS attacks

• worms

• viruses

• trojan horses