tyler 8-30-10
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- antivirus program
- a computer program that detectes viruses and repairs files
- bomb
- a destructive computer code or virus designed to activate at a specific time
- commercial software
- software whose copyright is owned by the author/software publisher
- copyright
- protection giving the owner the exclusive right to reproduce or distribute copies of his or her own work
- encryption
- process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access
- ethics
- the moral guidelines that govern the use of computers and information system
- freeware
- software that is given away free of charge but whose author still relates all rights
- hacker
- a person who secretly gains access to computers and files without permisssion
- hoax
- a pogram intended to scare users into thinking they have a virus
- password
- a safeguard for access to a computer or computer program
- phage
- a program that modifies other programs operating systems and databases
- piracy
- the illegal copying and distribution of software
- public domain software
- software that is not copyrighted and is free to copy and distribute
- shareware
- copyrighted software distibuted free of charge on trial basis with payment by the honor system
- trojan horse
- a virus that is diguised as a useful piece of software
- virus
- a computer program designed to cause damage to computer files