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- Antiviirus Program
- A computer program that detects viruses and repairs files.
- Bomb
- A destructive computer code or virus designed to activate at a specific time.
- Computer software
- software whose copyrught is owned by the author/software publisher
- copyright
- Protection giving the owner the exclusive right to reproduce or distribute copies of his or her work
- Encryption
- process of converting readable data into unreaqdable characters to prevent unauthorized access
- ethnics
- the moral guidelines the govern the use of computers and imformation systems
- freeware
- software thart is given away free of charge, but whose author still retains all rights.
- hacker
- a person who secretly gains access to cpmuters and files without permission
- hoax
- a program 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 distributed free of charge and a trial basis with payment by the honor system.
- trojan horse
- a virus that is disguised as a useful piece of software
- virus
- a computer program designed to cause damage to computer files
- worm
- a destructive computer program that bores its way through a computers files or through a computers network