Exam 9: The Challenges of the Digital Age: Society and Information Technology Today

Rule-based-detection software,predictive-statistical-model software,employee Internet management (EIM)software,Internet filtering software,and electronic surveillance are all examples of tools for fighting Internet ________.

A computer crime is defined as ________.

The process of altering readable data into unreadable form to prevent unauthorized access is known as ________.

There are three main ways to authenticate you as a legitimate computer user and grant you Internet access: what you have,what you know,what your physical attributes are.

Dirty data is ________.

A system of safeguards for protecting informational technology against disasters,systems failure,and unauthorized access that can result in damage or loss is known as ________.

Which of the following is NOT a method in which a security system tries to authenticate a user's identity?

_________ is the visual pollution represented by endless wireless towers,roof antennas,satellite dishes,cellphone towers,and so on that we see every day.

A variant on conventional phishing,in which a hacker or cracker sets up a Wi-Fi hotspot or access point that makes your computer think it's accessing a safe public network or your home network and then monitors your communications and steals the data that you enter into a website,is known as ________.

Predictive-statistical-model software allows companies to rate orders via credit cards or calls via calling cards according to a scale of risk; the software is used to prevent fraud.

Perception may be affected by information overload and cause people to make errors.

Using a system called _________,employers send information supplied by job applicants to be matched against databases in the U.S.Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security.

Humans often make errors.In computer systems,as in life,they can be of several types.The text describes three types of common human error.Explain them

________ software,a tool for fighting online fraud,examines tons of data from previous transactions to create mathematical descriptions of what a typical fraudulent transaction is like.

The six categories of errors,accidents,and hazards that may affect computer systems are human errors,procedural errors,natural hazards,software errors,theft of hardware,and electromechanical problems.

Humans often are not good at assessing their own information needs.

There is no explicit right to privacy in the U.S.Constitution.

_________ is the use of a smartphone or other mobile device to send sexually explicit photos or videos,or sexually charged messages.

Currently,technology does not produce widely shared economic gains but instead widens the gap between those who have the right skills and those who don't.

Describe some of the environmental concerns created by information technology.