FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS COMPUTER SECURITY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which computer term did we learn is defined as “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as your own is known”?

A	piracy
B	theft
C	plagiarism
D	infringement

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Plagiarism is presenting work or ideas from another source as your own, with or without consent of the original author, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.

Detailed explanation-2: -In computers, plagiarism means copying the content or ideas, or words of another source (without informing them) and expressing it as your own.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Merriam Webster dictionary defines the act of plagiarism as; “to steal and pass off ideas or words of another as one’s own”. Simply put, plagiarism is the process of taking other people’s words and/or ideas and pretending that they are your own.

Detailed explanation-4: -Global plagiarism: Plagiarizing an entire text. Verbatim plagiarism: Copying words directly. Paraphrasing plagiarism: Rephrasing ideas. Patchwork plagiarism: Stitching together sources. Self-plagiarism: Plagiarizing your own work.

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