SECTION 3: THE INTERNET 3.7 Internet security CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY

FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SECTION 3: THE INTERNET

3.7 Internet security

A. Choose the best words to go into each of the spaces. 1 A person who illegally accesses somebody else's computer over the internet is called a __________. A pirate B hack C hacker 2 A website which (in theory) cannot be accessed by a hacker is __________. A strong B secure C clean 3 A website which can only be viewed by authorised people has __________ access. A reduced B small C restricted 4 Unwanted advertising emails are popularly known as __________. A meatloaf B spam C sausages 5 Software which blocks attempts by others to access your computer over the internet is called a __________. A firewall B fire blanket C fire engine 6 It's essential to __________ your anti-virus protection regularly. A up-to-date B date C update 7 Anti-virus software can __________ your computer for viruses. A detect B review C scan 8 Anti-virus software can also ____________ viruses on removable media, such as floppy disks. A detect B control C see 9 When your anti-virus software subscription __________… A ends B stops C expires 10 … it's a good idea to __________ it immediately. A renew B renovate C replace B. Match the malware with the damage. (It's not easy, and the terms are sometimes confused with each other.) 1 virus a collects and sends private information from the infected computer to a third party 2 spyware b an undesirable program which can replicate itself across a network 3 Trojan horse c allows a hacker to access private information when he/she wishes 4 keystroke logger or keylogger d a program which adds itself to an executable file, and can cause considerable damage to the data on the infected computer 5 worm e records characters that are typed into a computer

 

ANSWER KEY

3.7 Internet security A: 1 c, 2 b, 3 c, 4 b, 5 a, 6 c, 7 c, 8 a, 9 c, 10 a B: 1 d, 2 a, 3 c, 4 e, 5 b