dhuskins September 1st
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- Bomb
- A destrective computer code or virus designed to activate at a specific time.
- Freeware
- Software that is givin away free of charge, but whose author still retains all rights.
- Hoax
- A program intended to scare users into thinking they have a virus.
- Shareware
- Copyrighted software distrubuted free of charge on 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 cause damage to computer files.
- Worm
- A destructive computer program that bores its way through a computers files or through a computers network.
- Ethics
- The moral guidelines that govern th use of computers and information
- Copyright
- Protection giving the owner the exclusive right to reproduce or distrubution copies of his or her work.