Cyber Safety Crossword
Across
- 1. When a computer calls out to another computer to see if it is active.
- 3. Without a name. If someone is being anonymous in cyberspace, they never use their real name and might not even use an Alias.
- 4. Free software that can be downloaded from the internet.
- 7. A computer that has been hacked into and is used to launch malicious attacks
- 9. Buying products on the Internet using credit cards or other electronic payments
- 12. A type of malware that spies on what you do on the internet and can steal information about you
- 13. Rules for acting respectful and polite in cyberspace. These rules help keep the Internet safe and friendly.
Down
- 1. From the word "plagiarius," meaning "to plunder," copying someone else's written or creative work without their permission and pretending that it is your own.
- 2. Small text files that websites save in your web browser to store information like your username and password.
- 4. Marking something or someone as suspicious or inappropriate.
- 5. Changing the limitations of a device so you can do something that the manufacturer didn’t want you to do.
- 6. The internet version of Junk mail
- 8. Short for Random Access Memory
- 10. The last part of a URL eg;.gov .com
- 11. A name you use to identify yourself on a computer or website.