Computer Skills Curriculum
Glossary Grade 8
computer virus: A computer program that can reproduce by changing other programs to include a copy of itself. It is a parasite program, needing another program to survive. (Eth, Gr. 8)
hacker: Computer users who enjoy tinkering with computers as a way to develop new features or who intentionally access a single computer, system or a network without permission to do so. They can be there simply to look around or they can be there to destroy. (Eth, Gr. 8)
logic bomb: A destructive computer program similar to a virus that does not reproduce itself. It acts based on a predetermined event. (Eth, Gr. 8)
private data: Information which is confidential and only ethically available to selected individuals. (Eth, Gr. 8)
public data: Information which is available ethically to any user. (Eth, Gr. 8)
worm: A program similar to a computer virus, but it does not lie dormant nor does it need another program to run. (Eth, Gr. 8)