Unit 10 Lessons 1-10

includes a program as an integral part of its function. Can be physical (e.g. self-driving car), non-physical computing software (e.g. picture editing software), or non-physical computing concepts (e.g., e-commerce).

• computing innovation

• phishing

• Personal Identifiable Information

Information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them.

• Computing innovation

• Phishing

• Personal Identifiable Information

A technique that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information. That personal information can then be used to access sensitive online resources, such as bank accounts and emails.

• computing innovation

• phishing

• Personal Identifiable Information

The use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information.

• keylogging

• phishing

• malware

Software intended to damage a computing system or to take partial control over its operation.

• keylogging

• phishing

• malware

A wireless access point that give unauthorized access to secure networks.

• rogue access point

• encryption

• decryption

A process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only "authorized" parties can read it.

• rogue access point

• encryption

• decryption

A process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text.

• rogue access point

• encryption

• decryption

Involves one key for both encryption and decryption.

• symmetric key encryption

• public key encryption

Pairs a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. The sender does not need the receiver's private key to encrypt a message, but the receiver's private key is required to decrypt the message.

• symmetric key encryption

• public key encryption