Cookies as Spyware.

 

1. Learning About Cookies as Spyware.

Research what kind of information cookies store. You might find the following  websites helpful:

www.allaboutcookies.org/ www.howstuffworks.com/cookie1.htm

Using WORD, write an ORIGINAL brief essay of 300 words or more describing cookies and the way they can invade privacy. Safe Assign is software that verifies the originality of your work against on-line sources and other students.Note your Safe Assign score. Continue submitting until your Safe Assign score is less than 25. For your first written assignment, you have unlimited times to retry your assignment.

2. For Windows Users:

Using IPConfig

Open your command prompt or DOS prompt.

Type in ipconfig

Write down your computer’s IP address, default gateway, and subnet mask. For MAC users:

Using ifconfig

Open your terminal

Enter ifconfig

Write down your IP address and netmask number

For all users

Use ping to determine the ip address of www.nec.edu

Use ping to determine the ip address of www.ricksphp.com

3. Use a search engine to find the names of five different cyber viruses.

Using WORD, write a short paragraph on each.

Use your own words and do not copy  the work of another student.