Blog # 8

In chapter 8 we learned about all the bad things that come along with technology. These are things such as viruses and criminal activity. This chapter talked about computer security risks and and computer crimes. Viruses are apart of computer security risks. Many viruses are designed to destroy or corrupt data stored on the infected computer. There are three types of viruses : boot sector viruses, file viruses, and macro viruses. There are also two variations of computer viruses known as malicious software programs and worms. All these things are bad for your computer and can cause you to lose all the information on it. Another important part is securing the information on your computer by using a password.

Something that I have learned over these past couple weeks is how to back up your computer. I learned this by reading this chapter. I always knew that you should back up your computer, but actually reading about the different types of viruses and all the bad things that they can do to your computer really makes me want to take the extra step and back up all my stuff. I would hate to lose my pictures or my music on my computer. I also learned more about powerpoint. This is important because i think powerpoint is one of the most useful programs you can have as a teacher.

I really found it interesting to read this chapter. This is especially true because I think that my computer has a virus. It is really frustrating because all of a sudden i have all these pop ups and my computer is really slow. I take alot of percautions so this stuff wont happen but somehow it did. When i go home im going to have to take it to my uncle who works with computers and hopefully he can help me fix it. I would hate to lose all the things that are on my computer. Its also really frustrating when on my computer and i have to stop what im doing and restart my computer.