lesson 26

4. personal information scams
7. a computer virus that does something different form what it is expected to do
9. electronic transfer of data
11. illicit business model where profits are based on the investors ability to recruit other individuals who are enrolled to make payments to their recruiters
12. computer virus triggered by the appearance or disappearance of special data
13. a process that can be used to cut down on or eliminate most junk mail
15. formats originally developed to facilitate the syndication of news articles
16. a combination of the words net and etiquette, refers to good manners and proper behavior when communicating through electronic media
17. unsolicited commercial e-mail that is sent to many people at the same time to promote products or services; also called junk e-mail

1. computer program that is written to cause corruption of data
2. high level security system
3. computer virus that does not cause any damage until a certain time or date or until the system has been booted a certain number of times
5. used in blogs and other informational sites to simplify the search process
6. an attempt to deceive an audience into believing that something false is real
8. a story which at one time could have been partially true
10. computer virus that makes copies of itself, resulting in the consumption of system resources that slows down or actually halts tasks
14. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage