Computer Apps Terminology

Type of theft when someone uses another's personally identifying information, like their name, identifying number, or credit card number, without their permission, to commit fraud or other crimes

• Ransomware

• Job Shadowing

• antivirus

• identity theft

A secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to something

• password

• cyberbullying

• motherboard

• ransomware

Software designed to detect and destroy computer viruses

• password

• malware

• antivirus

• resume

The use of electronic communication to torment a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature

• identity theft

• cyberbullying

• transistor

• hacker

 A type of malicious software that blocks access to the victim's data and threatens to publish or delete it until a ransom is paid

• ransomware

• screenshot

• download

• adware

software that is intended to do bad things like damage or disable computers and computer systems

• phishing

• malware

• identity theft

• adware

To receive data from a remote system

• interview

• malware

• hyperlink

• download

Sending fraudulent emails pretending to be from real companies in order to get people to reveal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers

• phishing

• download

• password

• spam

software that automatically shows or downloads advertising material (often unwanted) when a user is online

• malware

• adware

• phishing

• transcript

An image of the data displayed on the monitor of a computer or mobile device

• screenshot

• firewall

• hacker

• cybercrime