Exam 9: Discovering Computers: Computer Security and Safety, Ethics, and Privacy

In your introductory course on computers, your professor has decided to dedicate a lecture to computer ethics.There is a lot of ambiguity in this topic, and she has presented a range of circumstances for you and your classmates to review.Which is NOT an issue surrounding the concept of fair use, from copyright law?

____ theft is the act of stealing computer equipment.

All networked and online computer users should implement a ____, like the one shown in the accompanying figure.

If computer equipment is networked, a single power disturbance can damage multiple systems.

Some operating systems, such as Windows, include personal firewalls, like the ones shown in the accompanying figure.

If a password used on a site like the one shown in the accompanying figure is 4 characters long, the average time it would take a computer to discover the password is ____.

Employee monitoring involves the use of computers to observe, record, and review an employee's ____.

A(n)____ is the prolonged malfunction of a computer.

A ____ is someone who uses e-mail as a vehicle for extortion.

Most antivirus programs do not provide updated virus signature files for users.

Intellectual property (IP)covers ____.

Currently, more than ____ Web sites can infect your computer with known viruses, worms, Trojan horses, rootkits, and other malware programs.

A(n)____________________ attack is an assault whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the Web or e-mail.

Computer crime refers to online or Internet-based illegal acts.

Digital forensics analysis involves the examination of ____.

To protect themselves from software piracy, software manufacturers issue a(n)____ agreement like the one shown in the accompanying figure, which gives users the right to use the software.

A(n)____________________ is a separate area of a hard disk that holds the infected file until the infection can be removed.

Hackers use computer automated tools to assist them with guessing passwords, like the one shown in the accompanying figure.