Online Safety Terms Review

Piracy is the illegal downloading of music and movies.

• True

• False

Your address, birthday, and social security are all examples of

• piracy

• phishing

• personal identifiable information

Phishing is electronic communication requesting information that appears to come from a trusted source.

• True

• False

____ is junk email.

_______ is malicious software that harms your computer.

A firewall will let you view ANY website.

• True

• False

Anti-virus software detects virus threats and either prevents or destroys them.

• True

• False

___ware installs itself secretly onto your computer and spies on you.

__ware are unwanted pop-ups advertising products.

This occurs when someone uses another person's identity to make purchases under their name.

• piracy

• personal identifiable information

• identity theft