TM111 - BOOK 1 PART 1 - LIVING IN A
DIGITAL WORLD
internet56-56answer--
A56global56network56connecting56millions56of56computers,56making56it56possible56to56exc
hange56information.
World56Wide56Web56-56answer--
A56system56for56finding56information56on56the56Internet56through56the56use56of56linked56d
ocuments.
Malware56-56answer--
software56that56is56intended56to56damage56or56disable56computers56and56computer56syst
ems.
computer56virus56-56answer--
a56software56program56capable56of56reproducing56itself56and56usually56capable56of56cau
sing56great56harm56to56files56or56other56programs56on56the56same56computer
computer56worm56-56answer--
A56malicious56program56designed56to56spread56rapidly56to56a56large56number56of56comp
uters56by56sending56copies56of56itself56to56other56computers.
trojan56-56answer--
A56program56disguised56as56a56harmless56application56that56actually56produces56harmfu
l56results.
ransomware56-56answer--
Software56that56encrypts56programs56and56data56until56a56ransom56is56paid56to56remove
56it.
Phishing56-56answer--
An56attack56that56sends56an56email56or56displays56a56Web56announcement56that56falsely
56claims56to56be56from56a56legitimate56enterprise56in56an56attempt56to56trick56the56user56i
nto56surrendering56private56information
computer56hoax56-56answer--
An56inaccurate56statement56or56story56spread56through56the56use56of56computers.
DIGITAL WORLD
internet56-56answer--
A56global56network56connecting56millions56of56computers,56making56it56possible56to56exc
hange56information.
World56Wide56Web56-56answer--
A56system56for56finding56information56on56the56Internet56through56the56use56of56linked56d
ocuments.
Malware56-56answer--
software56that56is56intended56to56damage56or56disable56computers56and56computer56syst
ems.
computer56virus56-56answer--
a56software56program56capable56of56reproducing56itself56and56usually56capable56of56cau
sing56great56harm56to56files56or56other56programs56on56the56same56computer
computer56worm56-56answer--
A56malicious56program56designed56to56spread56rapidly56to56a56large56number56of56comp
uters56by56sending56copies56of56itself56to56other56computers.
trojan56-56answer--
A56program56disguised56as56a56harmless56application56that56actually56produces56harmfu
l56results.
ransomware56-56answer--
Software56that56encrypts56programs56and56data56until56a56ransom56is56paid56to56remove
56it.
Phishing56-56answer--
An56attack56that56sends56an56email56or56displays56a56Web56announcement56that56falsely
56claims56to56be56from56a56legitimate56enterprise56in56an56attempt56to56trick56the56user56i
nto56surrendering56private56information
computer56hoax56-56answer--
An56inaccurate56statement56or56story56spread56through56the56use56of56computers.