CSIT 120 Final Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions(SCORED A+)

Information Technology (IT) - ANSWER-Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization Cybercrime - ANSWER-Any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer Phishing - ANSWER-An attack that sends an email or displays a Web announcement that falsely claims to be from a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to trick the user into surrendering private information Hacking - ANSWER-unauthorized access, modification, or use of an electronic device or some element of a computer system Social networking - ANSWER-the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online Social media - ANSWER-any tool or service that uses the internet to facilitate conversations Cloud storage - ANSWER-Internet service that provides storage to computer users Cloud computing - ANSWER-the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. intellectual property - ANSWER-A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commercial value. Copyright - ANSWER-the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. Copyright infringement - ANSWER-illegally copying or distributing copyrighted material Patent - ANSWER-(n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted Trademark - ANSWER-A brand that has exclusive legal protection for both its brand name and its design Digital Rights Management - ANSWER-a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution Public domain - ANSWER-Creative work that's not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use whenever you want. Plagiarism - ANSWER-taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas Digital divide - ANSWER-A worldwide gap giving advantage to those with access to technology Mobile commerce - ANSWER-the ability to purchase using a mobile device e-commerce - ANSWER-Web-based economic activities black hat hackers - ANSWER-break into other people's computer systems and may just look around or may steal and destroy information white hat hackers - ANSWER-work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes denial of service attack - ANSWER-a cyber attack in which an attacker sends a flood of data packets to the target computer, with the aim of overloading its resources Spam - ANSWER-unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) Malware - ANSWER-software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.