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Carding: This refers to the process of stealing credit card numbers online, to be resold or
used to charge merchandise against victim’s account.
HACKING AND CRACKING
Hacking is the unauthorised access to computer system for the purpose of destroying the
system or stealing important information from the system. Hackers are people who break into
the other’s computer system to steal important data or to destroy it. In general computer terms,
we call them as white hats, black hats and grey hats.
Hackers, who are out to steal personal information, change an organisation’s financial data,
break security codes to gain unauthorised network access, or conduct other destructive activities
are sometimes called “crackers.”
Software cracking is considered illegal and cracked software is often called pirated software.
A cracker get into all kinds of mischief, including breaking or “cracking” copy protection on
software programs, breaking into systems and causing harm, changing data, or stealing.
Recap
Some of the popular e-mail service providers are Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
The technique of seeing the person while talking to him is called video conferencing.
Online chat refers to a communication in the form of small messages among the
computers over the Internet, just like SMS service on mobiles.
The most common and popular VoIP services used in India are Skype and GoogleTalk.
Blogs are generally a detailed explanation on a subject or sometimes also as a Diary
of Events.
Cloud storage is a service where the users are able to store and manage data on
remote server in place of their local computer.
The process of protecting computer resources such as networks, devices, programs,
and data from unauthorised access, damage, or attack is called cyber security.
Cyber crime is a criminal activity in which computers are used to do the crime.
Exercise
A. Tick ( ) the correct option.
1. Which of the following is not a cloud storage?
a. Google Drive b. Pen Drive c. Dropbox
2. What is the technique of seeing the person while talking to him is called?
a. Video conferencing b. E-mail c. Blog
3. Which of these is not a communication service of the Internet?
a. Chat b. Blog c. E-mail
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