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Journal Entry #2

From this lesson module I've learned the difference between malware, spyware, and adware, with the differences being:

Malware - Bad software that installs itself without the owner knowing.
Spyware- Malware with the task of finding information for advertisement purposes.
Adware - Any free program that shows ads on it. Usually not meant to be malicious.

I also learned that a worm is software that multiplies itself throughout your computer, and that trojan horses are tricky programs that installs on your computer without knowing and inserts viruses. The first defense to these types of malicious software are firewalls, which can filter out unwanted information through checking IP addresses and blocking open ports on a computer.

Speaking of firewalls, here's a nice simple video of how one works.


I like to think I did my best for this module. I also feel mother nature needs to stop with all this circulating warmth and snow days so I can stop feeling lethargic.

Worm - Type of malware that spreads through a network to infect other computers.
Trojan Horse - Type of malware that is meant to take access of things on your computer and cause harm or steal data.
Firewall - Filters out unwanted packets of data and lets in wanted information into your computer.
Adware - Programs that have ads on them, typically without the intent of harming your computer despite having a similar name to malware/spyware.

Journal Entry #1

This learning module, I've learned how the Internet was first created and how it developed from a private infrastructure into the public communication superhighway we use today. There's the fact that America's worry about nuclear attacks destroying computer systems is what spawned the idea of having an interconnected network. Then over the years, that idea was developed on extensively, starting with Cerf's and Kahn's invention of internet protocols TCP and IP, then the invention of the hypertext system by Tim Berners-Lee, and the actual first release of the internet in 1992.

The video my group had used in our powerpoint presentation was insightful on how the TCP protocol works when it was explained using Vinton Cerf's postcard analogy.


I like to think I put enough time and effort into the first learning module. Except the part where I'm finishing this blog post last minute, so that is definitely something for me to work on.


So some new terminology I learned from this module would be:

TCP/IP - Stands for Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol, which allowed communication between connected network possible.
A Protocol in general - Which is a language or a set of rules for communication.
Hypertext - The more effective way of transfering information over a network.
The actual definition of Internet - A network of seperate networks operating under protocols like TCP/IP.