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1. attack where multiple computers attack a single server at the same time
5. involves massive sending of emails that appear to come from reliable sources and that try to get users to reveal confidential
7. messages distributed by electronics
8. is similar to a virus but it differs in that all it does is make copies of itself
10. This is a sequence of characters used to restrict access to a certain file
11. This is a unit of measurement of digital information
13. they are programs that enter computers appearing to be harmless programs

1. level: This is a value that indicates the level of the negative effects that a virus could have on an infected computer
2. Unsolicited e-mail normally containing advertising
3. an illness that spreads through the computer
4. Any illegal plot or fraud in which a person or group of persons are tricked into giving money
6. applications that enable users to operate computers
9. This is a barrier that can protect information in a system
11. This is a fault or error in a program
12. This is not a virus but a trick message warning of a virus that doesn’t actually exist