Computer Ethics

Passing off someone's thoughts, words, or ideas as your own:

• Copyright Infringement

• Copy and Pasting

• Plagiarism

• Googling

A legal statement of the terms of how software can be used.

• License Agreement

• Copyright Laws

• Civil Rights Laws

• License Laws

A scam by which an email user is duped into revealing personal information

• Spam

• Piracy

• Identity Theft

• Phishing

Unsolicited commercial email sent to a large number of addresses.

• Spam

• Worm

• Virus

• Spyware

Software that collects information about the users in order to advertise.

• Spam

• Worm

• Virus

• Spyware

Fraud that involves stealing money or pretending to be someone else:

• Piracy

• Identity Theft

• Unauthorized Access

• Phishing

A program that appears to be harmless, but is harmful in destroying data.

• Worm

• Trojan Horse

• Virus

• Spyware

A small self-contained and self-replicating computer program.

• Worm

• Trojan Horse

• Virus

• Spyware

Crimes conducted through the Internet.

• Hacker

• Identity Theft

• Cyber Theft

• Cyber Crimes

A secret code used to prove who you say you are.

• Username

• Password

• Authentication

• Secret Code