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2. any software designed to harm, exploit, or compromise devices, networks, or data.
3. cybercrime where attackers, posing as legitimate entities, use deceptive methods, often through email or text
4. State Hard Drive
6. a data storage device that uses integrated circuits to store data
7. Basic Input/Output System
8. a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power
12. Engineering the term used for a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions
14. a hardware or software component that stores frequently accessed data
15. refers to the frequency at which a processor's clock generator pulses

1. cycle fundamental process by which a CPU processes instructions, consisting of fetching the instruction from memory,
5. character encoding standard for electronic communication
9. a fundamental component of a computer's central processing unit
10. type of malware that encrypts the victim's personal data until a ransom is paid
11. a standard encoding system that assigns a unique numeric value to every character, regardless of the platform, program, or language
13. gate a fundamental electronic circuit that performs a basic logical operation on one or more binary inputs