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Identify the correct order of the words given below to complete the paragraph about internet security. Illegal access to a computer system is known as ____. ____ are programs that self-replicate and are designed to disrupt computer systems. ____ is where a user is sent legitimate-looking emails and, once the email is opened and the link is clicked, they are sent to a fake website. Software that monitors key presses on a user's keyboard and relays the information back is known as ____.

1.Phishing
2.Hacking
3.Spyware
4.Viruses
A1, 4, 2, 3
B2, 1, 4, 3
C2, 4, 1, 3 ✓ Correct
D3, 4, 1, 2
Correct answer: (C) 2, 4, 1, 3
Explanation

Illegal access to a computer system is hacking, filling the first blank.

Self-replicating programs designed to disrupt systems are viruses, the second blank.

Legitimate-looking emails whose links lead to a fake website describe phishing, the third blank.

Software that records keystrokes and relays them back is spyware, the last blank.

The words fall in the order hacking, viruses, phishing, spyware across the paragraph.

Phishing tricks the user into acting, while spyware watches silently in the background.

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