Grade 6 unit: Internet, Numbers system and computer security

Worms enter into our computers through:

• Online game programs

• Downloading files

• Email attachments

• In disks

SPAM is considered a threat because they:

• Steal important information

• Gain unauthorized access of our computer

• Take up server space

• Crash computer systems

________is a collection of computers connected by network cables or through satellite links.

• VPN(Virtual private network)

• Firewall

• Internet

• Social Media

________are used to search the internet for you and give you a list of search results.

• Network

• Superweb

• LAN- (Local Area Network)

• Search engines

Network________ consists of physical devices like Hub, switch and router used on a network.

• Software

• Wireless network

• Email

• Hardware

__________tools are software programs that help us detect the virus in emails or files and hence protect our computers

• Anti-Virus

• Software

• LAN

• WAN

A ________ is a person who breaks into a computer system.

• Spam

• Trojan

• Hacker

• Threat

To perform calculations using a ______number system which consists of digits from 0 to 9.

• Octal

• Hexadecimal

• Decimal

• Binary

______is the process of converting information, such as text, numbers, photo, or music, into digital data

• Representation

• Digitization

• Modification

• Formatting

What benefits does the Internet offer?

• Provide Online eduction and tutorials

• Provide online shopping

• provide Information access globally

• provide sensory experiences like tasting food or smelling scents.