8th Grade Computer Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Software that securely stores passwords.
  2. 6. A type of AI that learns from data to improve performance.
  3. 7. A scam that tricks people into sharing personal information.
  4. 8. An early version of a product or design.
  5. 10. A digital recreation of a real-world process or system.
  6. 11. Converting encrypted information back into readable form.
  7. 14. Software or hardware that helps protect a network from unauthorized access.
  8. 16. Verifying a person's identity before granting access.
  9. 18. Protecting computers, networks, and information from attacks.
  10. 19. The human-readable instructions written by a programmer.
  11. 20. Creating a representation of a system or process.
  12. 21. Harmful software designed to damage or disrupt computers.
  13. 23. A group of connected parts working together.
  14. 25. Computer systems that can perform tasks that usually require human intelligence.
Down
  1. 1. The process of confirming a user's identity.
  2. 2. Improving a solution to make it work better.
  3. 4. A plain-language outline of a computer program.
  4. 5. A newly discovered software vulnerability that has not yet been fixed.
  5. 9. Completing a task using the least amount of time or resources.
  6. 12. Using remote servers on the internet to store and process information.
  7. 13. Software used to access websites on the internet.
  8. 15. A weakness that can be exploited by attackers.
  9. 17. Anything that could harm a computer system or data.
  10. 22. Protecting personal information from unauthorized access.
  11. 24. A type of malware that spreads between computers.