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1 markComputer Security, Cybersecurity, and Misuse

CSEC Information Technology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)(ii)

State the computer term described in each statement.

A malicious program that is designed to corrupt files on a computer or to cause the computer hardware to malfunction.

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  1. 3(a)(i)Secret information is obtained by spying on competitors or opponents.[1 mark]
  2. 3(a)(iii)The illegal copying of programs.[1 mark]
  3. 3(a)(iv)Using another person's credit card for transactions without his/her permission.[1 mark]
  4. 3(a)(v)Using a computer to alter company data.[1 mark]
  5. 3(b)State the technical term that describes EACH of the types of misuse of data labelled (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) as underlined in the passage: (i) used…[5 marks]

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