Chapter 7 Flashcards
Privacy
the right to keep personal information and
data secret and for it to not be unwillingly accessed or
shared through, for example, hacking.
Intellectual property rights
rules governing an
individual’s ownership of their own creations or ideas,
prohibiting the copying of, for example, software
without the owner’s permission.
Piracy
the practice of using or making illegal copies
of, for example, software.
Product key
security method used in software to
protect against illegal copies or use.
Freeware
software that can be downloaded free of
charge; however, it is covered by the usual copyright
laws and cannot be modified; nor can the code be used
for another purpose.
Shareware
software that is free of charge initially
(free trial period). The full version of the software can
only be downloaded once the full fee for the software
has been paid.
Artificial intelligence (AI)
machine or application which carries out a task that
requires some degree of intelligence when carried out by a human counterpart.