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The Effects Of Using ICT

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1. Copyright Law applies to software as in film and music

Computer users must obey the copyright law. When you buy software: You do not have the right to give a copy to a friend. You cannot make a copy of the CD with a CD writer and then sell it. You cannot use the software on a network unless the licence allows it. You cannot rent out the software without the permission of the copyright

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Software companies take many steps to stop software piracy:

The licence agreement is normally part of the installation process and you have to press ok or I agree to be allowed to install the software. This applies equally to downloaded software. You are usually asked to type in a licence key which is a set of letters and numbers, when you install the software. Some programs will only run if the CD-ROM is in the CD drive.

Some programs will only run if a special piece of hardware called a dongle is plugged into the back of the computer.

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The Computer Virus
A virus is programming code which spreads from computer to computer causing damage to the computer and/or software. Virus software tries to spread by duplicating and attaching itself to other files. Strange as it may sound, the computer virus is something of an Information Age marvel. Viruses show us how vulnerable we are -- a properly engineered virus can have a devastating effect, disrupting productivity and doing billions of dollars in damages.

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Virus examples dont write in book
Mydoom worm infected approximately a quarter-million computers in a single day in January 2004.

In March 1999, the Melissa virus was so powerful that it forced Microsoft and a number of other very large companies to completely turn off their e-mail systems.
In January 2007, a worm called Storm appeared -- by October, experts believed up to 50 million computers were infected.

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Virus: What They Do!
A virus can often cause your computer to crash (lock-up and stop responding). Some viruses continue to copy and replicate filling the storage capacity of you computer until it cannot be used. Some viruses delete or remove important files usually windows files which leaves your computer unable to load. Some viruses damage and corrupt files making them unusable.

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Hacking
The act of accessing computer systems illegally. That is without the owners permission. Many hackers hack to commit fraud. Hacking defined:

Can be done by using someone's PC without permission

Using someone's WiFi Using Key loggers Using spy software

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Virus Prevention
Anti-virus software only as good as the last update
Only going to secure and reputable websites Scanning external equipment like flash pens/USBs before use

Hacker Prevention
Operational Firewall Anti-spyware software Only going to secure and reputable websites Secure Passwords and usernames Restricted room access

Hacking Software and Viruses

Code extract for a virus that continually pop out your CD Drive.
Code:
Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7") Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection do if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1 colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject