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FBLA digital Citizenship Study guide (2)

Terms in this set (38)

Avatar
A person's online representation as a character, whether in the form of a 2-D or 3-D image or simply through text.
Caption
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
Cyberbully
the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
Ethical/Unethical
the judgement about an action or thought
Spyware
A type of Malware that locates and saves data from users without them knowing about it and sends it to the owner who put the Malware there.
Internet Browser
Computer programs that read & interpret code to display a web page to the user
Meme
an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture
Trolling
Intentionally posting provocative messages about sensitive subjects to create conflict, upset people, and bait them into "flaming" or fighting.
cookies
Small text files that are sent to your computer from certain websites. They track your behavior and transactions.
Data on the internet
mostly unstructured
Bookmarks
the process of recording the web address (URL) of a website, file, or other Internet resource that enables quick access in future
Digital Law
electronic responsibility for actions and deeds
URL Extensions
.gov, .edu, .mil (military), .com, and .org
Spam
unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
invasion of privacy
revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent
Wikis
A website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages, using a simplified markup language or a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) text editor, within the browser.
Selfies
photos of oneself taken with a mobile device and posted online
Stereotyping
the process by which people draw inferences about others based on their knowledge of the categories to which others belong
online safety
Precautions taken to protect personal information and images from being misused by others.
Public Domain
Creative work that's not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use whenever you want.
Podcasts
a digital multimedia file available on the Internet to be downloaded
Scam
an attempt to trick someone, usually with the intention of stealing money or private information
plagarism
taking someones ideas or writing and offering them as your own
Flaming
Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language.
Digital Footprint
All of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally
Malware
software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.
plugins
are programs that work with the browser to expand its capabilities, such as allow it to play video or open certain file types
phising
the activity of defrauding an online account holder of financial information by posing as a legitimate company.
Creative Commons Copyright
Creative Commons Copyright (CC) is one of the copyright licences enable free distribution of a work that is copyrighted with the author's permission
Encryption
a process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only "authorized" parties can read it.
Viral
An idea or concept that becomes popular in a relatively short time period
Remix
to use an existing creative work and add to it, rearrange it, or mix it with other material to create something new
Social Networking
the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself.
Tag
A tag is a keyword, term or description that is assigned, or that you assign, to a piece of information. A piece of information may have multiple tags.
Digital rights
Or oinline rights, they are our built in rights when using technology that we receive as digital citizens
Types of Computer thieves
Fraud, Hacking, Identity theft, Scam,Computer virus, Ransomware, Phishing, Cyberbullying
Decryption
a process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text
Password Etiquette
1. never write it down
2. never share it with others
3. never ask others for theirs
4. never give yours to someone else
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