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Computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits are classified as which of the following?

A) malware
B) untrusted sources
C) threats
D) cybermalls

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-1 One form of software theft is the theft of the software from software manufacturers, which is known as piracy.Because this has historically been rather easy to do, the practice has become very common.As a computer instructor you feel it is your responsibility to explain this practice to students through the use of some examples.Which of the following is NOT permissible under a single-user license agreement?

A) Jamie installs Quark Xpress on a single computer.
B) Christine leases her copy of Dreamweaver.
C) Phuong-Dao makes one copy of Microsoft Office 2013 as a backup.
D) Isaiah sells his copy of Adobe Photoshop CS6, having removed it from his computer first.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

A(n) ____________________ is a web app that evaluates your computer or mobile device to check for Internet and email vulnerabilities.

COPPA protects minors from inappropriate content when accessing the Internet in schools and libraries.

Which of the following is an authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

The Computer Abuse Amendments Act outlaws transmission of harmful computer code such as viruses like the kind shown in the accompanying figure.

The Privacy Act forbids federal agencies from allowing information to be used for a reason other than that for which it was collected.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your financial service institution use to secure the transactions you make using their phone banking service?

Some operating systems and email programs allow you to encrypt the contents of files and messages that are stored on your computer.

The term ____________________ describes an attack whose goal ranges from disabling a government's computer network to crippling a country.

Discuss the four types of software theft.

HIPAA protects individuals against the wrongful disclosure of their health information.

A rootkit can be a back door.

Many organizations and businesses have strict written policies governing the installation and use of software and enforce their rules by checking networked or online computers periodically to ensure that all software is licensed properly.

Employers and schools often specify standards for the ethical use of technology in an IT ____________________ and then distribute these standards to employees and students.

Digital signatures often are used to ensure that an imposter is not participating in an Internet transaction.

____________________ is the unauthorized and illegal duplication of copyrighted software.

Computer viruses like the kind in the accompanying figure-along with worms, and Trojan horses-deliver their ____________________ on a computer or mobile device when a user opens an infected file or runs an infected program.