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Norton uic eal McAfee
Let's REFRESH
Computer safety refers to the protection of computer-based resources against unauthorised use or
physical damage.
uthentication is the process o eri ying a user s identity e ore granting him or her access to a
computer system.
ass ord protection ace recognition oice recognition are some important techni ues or computer
safety.
computer irus is a piece o code or program de eloped to corrupt the data or program files
stored on the computer system.
A malware is a type of malicious program designed to damage or carryout other unwanted actions on
a computer system.
The different types o mal are are orm tro an horse spy are ramsom are and root it.
set o programs that identi y and remo e mal are is no n as anti irus so t are.
EXERCISE
A. Tick ( ) the correct option.
1. hen the electronic de ices are used to harass or em arrass other person then it is called
as ____________ .
(i) Hacking (ii) Spamming
(iii) Cyberbullying i ocial et or ing
2. Which of the following statements is incorrect in context of Plagiarism?
(i) We can copy the content written by someone without his permission.
(ii) We can copy the content written by someone by taking his permission.
iii e can copy the content ritten y someone y gi ing citation.
i e need to rephrase the content a ter copying.
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