Internet Safety

4. A placeholder for a web page that will allow you quick access to that page instead of having to browse to it or search for it.
6. A worldwide system of computer networks.
8. Software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.
10. The act of pretending to be a creditable company to steal personal information.
11. The trail of data you leave when using the internet.
12. A small hand-controlled device for pointing and clicking to make selections on the screen.
13. A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

1. Information that a website puts on a user's computer.
2. A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.
3. The electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously.
5. A secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to something.
7. Messages that are distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.
9. A program designed to breach the security of a computer system while ostensibly performing some innocuous function.