#163_Vocabulary (Module 5)

A program that displays an online advertisement in a banner or pop-up window on webpages, email, or other Internet services.

• ADWARE

• BACK DOOR

• BACK UP

• BIOMETRIC DEVICE

• BOTNET

A program or set of instructions in a program that allows users to bypass security controls when accessing a program, computer, or network.

• ADWARE

• BACK DOOR

• BACK UP

• BIOMETRIC DEVICE

• BOTNET

Make a copy of a file, program, or media.

• ADWARE

• BACK DOOR

• BACK UP

• BIOMETRIC DEVICE

• BOTNET

Device that authenticates a person’s identity by translating a personal characteristic, such as a fingerprint, into a digital code that is compared with a digital code stored in a computer or mobile device verifying a physical or behavioral characteristic.

• ADWARE

• BACK DOOR

• BACK UP

• BIOMETRIC DEVICE

• BOTNET

A group of compromised computers or mobile devices connected to a network such as the Internet that are used to attack other networks, usually for nefarious purposes.

• ADWARE

• BACK DOOR

• BACK UP

• BIOMETRIC DEVICE

• BOTNET

A written guidelines that helps determine whether a specific action is ethical/unethical or allowed/not allowed.

• CODE OF CONDUCT

• BACK DOOR

• BACK UP

• BIOMETRIC DEVICE

• BOTNET

Any illegal act involving the use of a computer or related devices.

• CODE OF CONDUCT

• COMPUTER CRIME

• BACK UP

• BIOMETRIC DEVICE

• BOTNET

A small text file that a web server stores on your computer.

• CODE OF CONDUCT

• COMPUTER CRIME

• CONTENT FILTERING

• COOKIE

• BOTNET

The process of restricting access to certain material

• CODE OF CONDUCT

• COMPUTER CRIME

• CONTENT FILTERING

• COOKIE

• BOTNET

Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally with the intent of destroying data, stealing information, or other malicious action.

• CODE OF CONDUCT

• COMPUTER CRIME

• CONTENT FILTERING

• CRACKER

• BOTNET