Computer Language
Internet
Copyright and Research Skills
Abbreviations
Security
100
The predominant markup language for web pages. The basic building-blocks of web pages.
What is HTML
100
to shorten a website so everything after the .com is gone
What is truncate a website
100
usually life of author + 70 years
What is length of copyright
100
read-only memory, computer memory on which data has been prerecorded. Once data has been written onto a ROM chip, it cannot be removed and can only be read.
What is ROM
100
Used to protect your wireless Internet from other people using it, where they could take your information.
What is wireless encryption
200
A connection technology for attaching peripheral devices to a computer, providing fast data exchange.
What is USB
200
It sends out a signal to any device in the vicinity announcing its presence. Hackers can use identifier broadcasting to home in on vulnerable wireless networks.
What is Identifier Broadcasting
200
1) The purpose of the use (eg. commercial vs. educational)* 2) The nature of the copyrighted work 3) The amount of the material used (the greater the amount copied, the less likely it is fair use) 4)The effect of use on the potential market for or value of the work
What is what determine fair use
200
random access memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; that is, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes
What is RAM
200
Software that self-installs on a computer, enabling information to be gathered covertly about a person's Internet use, passwords, etc.
What is spyware
300
Pronounced as separate letters it is the abbreviation for central processing unit. Called the brains of the computer
What is CPU
300
A program for the retrieval of data, files, or documents from a database or network, esp. the Internet.
What is search engine
300
1. Check the domain. If the site is supposed to be a site about education, does the domain address end in .edu? 2. Read the "About Us." Is there contact information, as well as a clear detailing of who is responsible for creating and updating the site? 3. Check the last update. If the site hasn't been updated recently, it isn't a site from where you want to get information. The date for the most recent update usually appears at the beginning or at the end of the site's home page. 4. Compare similar sites. Check other sites that are supposed to have the same kind of information as the site you are visiting. 5. Use common sense. If the site is supposed to contain education information, for example, but it talks about unrelated things, it makes sense that the site is not valid.
What is How do you determine the validity of a website?
300
HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages. It is the basic building-blocks of webpages
What is HTML
300
The fraud practice of sending e-mails purporting to be from legitimate companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as credit-card numbers, online.
What is phishing
400
a search tool that sends user requests to several other search engines and/or databases and aggregates the results into a single list or displays them according to their source.
What is Meta Search Engine
400
If there is only one point of view represented, if it is made by a corporation promoting business, if the info is distorted.
What is Determining bias of a website
400
Universal serial bus, a connection technology for attaching peripheral devices to a computer, providing fast data exchange.
What is USB
400
Very unique, with a lot of numbers and letters
What is a safe password
500
they allow you to combine words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT and NEAR (otherwise known as Boolean operators) to limit, widen, or define your search.
What is Boolean Search Terms
500
the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information
What is Research and Information Literacy-
500
central processing unit, pronounced as separate letters it is the abbreviation for central processing unit. It is the brains of the computer
What is CPU
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