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You have just provided the identification number that associates your new software purchase with the mobile device on which you installed the software. What is the term for this process?

A) software deployment
B) software decryption
C) app installation
D) product activation

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Question 72

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Internet advertising firms often use which of the following to collect information about users web browsing habits?

A) comware
B) postware
C) spyware
D) billware

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Which term is used to describe software used by cybercriminals?

Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-1 One form of software theft is the theft of the software from software manufacturers, which is known as piracy. Because this has historically been rather easy to do, the practice has become very common. As a computer instructor you feel it is your responsibility to explain this practice to students through the use of some examples. Which of the following is NOT permissible under a single-user license agreement?

Proximity sharing gives websites access to your current location.

A(n) ____________________ is a wireless network name, which you should change from the default to something that uniquely identifies your network, like the kind in the accompanying figure, especially if you live in close proximity to other wireless networks.

The PATRIOT Act gives law enforcement the right to monitor people's activities, including web and email habits.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-2 In your introductory course on computers, your professor has decided to dedicate a lecture to computer ethics. There is a lot of ambiguity in this topic, and she has presented a range of circumstances for you and your classmates to review. Which of the following is not a frequently discussed area of computer ethics?

What term is used to describe the process of restricting access to certain material on the web?

In order to safeguard your personal information, which of the following is recommended?

Which of the following is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email that attempts to obtain a user's personal and financial information?

Which of the following is not a security product developer?

Which of the following is someone who uses the Internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons?

Employers and schools often specify standards for the ethical use of technology in an IT ____________________ and then distribute these standards to employees and students.

The term, payload, as it pertains to computer crime, is defined as _____________.

Social engineering, as it pertains to computers, is _____________.

Which kind of license is a legal agreement that permits users to install the software on multiple computers, usually at a volume discount?

A(n) ____________________ is a web app that evaluates your computer or mobile device to check for Internet and email vulnerabilities.

Which of the following does your college use to verify your identity?

A(n) ____________________ signature is an encryption code that a person, website, or organization attaches to an electronic message to verify the identity of the message sender.