Video Game Addiction

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What is it?

Video Game Addiction is someone who constantly plays video games

Likes virtual life better than real life MMORPG are massive multiplayer

online role playing games WOW (World of Warcraft ) is the

biggest addicting game It ruins marriages, social life, and

careers

How to tell if someonehas a Video game

addiction? Playing for increasing amounts of time Thinking about gaming during

activities Gaming to escape real-life problems,

anxiety and depression Lying to friends and family to conceal

gaming Feeling irritable when trying to cut

down on gaming

Why is video game addiction bad?

A child playing videos games for 4 to 5 hours has no time for homework, socializing or playing sports

Compulsive adult gamers jeopardize jobs and relationships

Majority of addicts are under the age of 30

How to Prevent Gaming addiction?

Show gamers they are powerless over their addiction and teach them real-life excitement as opposed to online excitement

A parent can keep log of gaming behaviors

Logs of when the child plays and for how long

Problems resulting from gamingHow the child reacts to time limits

SpywareJoel Tindall The Knights

Spyware

Spyware isn’t designed to damage your computer.

It is a program that gets into your computer without permission and hides while it makes unwanted changes.

Spyware is put on computers to gradually collect info about the user.

Important Information

-Spyware hogs up RAM and processor power

-Ways to prevent you from getting spyware are to use a spyware scanner or pop-up blocker

-Masquerades as a prize notification pop-up window

Viruses prevention programs are 100 percent efficient while spyware’s is 90 percent.

It is designed to direct unwanted advertisements to the user from their host website.

To protect yourself from it, be suspicious of installing new software and use the “x” to close pop-ups.

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Zhana’ Wright

Viruses

Can damage your computer. People created viruses to have

bragging rights, the fun of watching things blow up, and psychology that drives sandals and arsonists .

Viruses show how vulnerable you are.

Viruses

a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network.

Worms is a small piece of software that uses computer networks and security holes to replicate itself.

Viruses

Types of viruses Mydoom worm Melissa E-mail system Trojan horses I LOVE YOU

Viruses

What’s inside the computer

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Aaron Wallace

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) controls all the basic and complex functions of the computer. The motherboard is the main circuit board of the computer. The hard drive is what stores all your data. electrical device. The cooling fan prevents the computer from overheating.

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The Optical Drive is a part of the computer that reads CD’s and DVD’s. The Memory in the computer is referred to as the RAM. When your computer boots up, it loads everything into its RAM. This allows your computer to access all of its functions, like clicking the mouse or typing on the keyboard

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. The case protects the CPU. Video cards are used to process the graphics on the computer. The power supply is the part of hardware that supplies power to an electrical device.

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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION FOR 100

What is the age group of the video game addicts?

A.) 31-50B.) 15-30C.) 50-65D.) 40-60

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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION FOR 200

What are some signs of someone having a gaming

addiction?

A.) playing increasing amounts of time

B.) thinking about gaming during activities

C.) plays for only an hourD.) a and b

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VIDEO GAME ADDICTIONG FOR 300

What are the dangers of playing games for 4 to 5 hours ?

A.) become skillful in gamesB.) lose jobC.) no social lifeD.) the master of gamingE.) b and cF.) None of the above

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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION FOR 400

What is the biggest gaming addiction called?

A.) World of WarcraftB.) Halo 3C.) 2K11D.) none of the above

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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION FOR 500

What does MMORPG stand for?

A.) monkeys manage over rabbits playing games

B.) massive multiplayer online role playing games

C.) my mother observes rabbits prior genetics

D.) none of the above

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SPYWARE FOR 100 What is spyware?

A.) The same as a virus

B.) Computer Game

C. A program that damages your computer.

D. A program that gets in your computer without permission and hides while it makes unwanted changes

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SPYWARE FOR 200

Does spyware damage your computer?

A. Never

B. Sometimes

C. Always

D. All of the above

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SPYWARE FOR 300

A. Use a spyware scanner or use a pop-up blocker

B. Turn your computer off immediately without shutting it off correctly

C. Don’t waste your time reading pop-ups

D. Never click “x” on pop-ups

How can you protect your computer from spyware?

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SPYWARE FOR 400

A. It doesn’t damage your computer and it’s prevention program is only 90 percent effective

B. Spyware damages it only a little

C. Spyware comes with pop-ups while viruses don’t

D. Viruses are completely harmless.

How is spyware different from viruses?

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SPYWARE FOR 500

A.) RAM and processor powerB.) Internet connectionC.) GamesD.) Pictures

What gets hogged up on the computer from spyware?

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What are viruses?

A.) They help your computer stay protected.

B.) Something that damages your computer.

C.) The same as spyware.D.) A

program that is completely harmless.

VIRUSES FOR 100

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Which one is a type of viruses?

A.) Pop UpsB.) Trojan Horses C.) Mc A fee ProgramD.) Google

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VIRUSES FOR 300

What is the piggy back virus?

A.) attaches to the documentsB.) attaches to musicC.) none of the above

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What are worms?

A.) bugsB.) loop holesC.)security replicatesD.) none of the above

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VIRUSES FOR 500

How to prevent viruses? A. Clicking on all pop-upsB. Delete themC. Get Viruses protectionD. Clean out your documents

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What is the purpose of the

case?

A.) To protect the CPUB.)

to prevent the computer from overheating

C.) To process graphics on the computer

D.) Stores all of your computers data

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What is the purpose of the motherboard?

A.) Stores all of your data B.) Allows

your computer to access its functions

C.) The main circuit board of the computer

D.) Processes graphics on the computer

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INSIDE THE COMPUTER FOR 300

A.) DVDB.) CDC.) CPUD.) RAM

What is the memory referred to?

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INSIDE THE COMPUTER FOR 400

A.) the main circuit board of the computerB.) reads CD’s and DVD’sC.) loads everything into its RAMD.) protects the CPU

What is the purpose of the Optical Drive?

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INSIDE THE COMPUTER FOR 500

A.) 5B.) 7C.) 8D.) 9

How many components are there in the computer?

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Bibliography www.webmd.com http://dictionary.reference.com/brow

se/virus http://www.techterms.com/definition

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Bibliography

Dave Coustan, “How Spyware Works”, http://computer.howstuffworks.com/spyware.htm

Ed Tittel, “Spyware vs. viruses: Two different fights”, May 25,2005, http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/news/column