Computer Safety Rules
You should never give out your password because if people know your password, then they will be able to log into you account and can even take your identity online.
Why should you never give out your passwords?
A firewall is a layer of network security that monitors the incoming and outgoing flow of data. It helps to ensure privacy.
What is a firewall?
The term for Internet etiquette is netiquette.
What is the term for Internet etiquette?
Microsoft Word is a program that you can use to make essays.
What is a program that you can use to write essays?
You should keep food and drinks away from the computer because they mess up a computer's functions if they spill.
Why should you keep food and drinks away from the computer?
You don't know where the pop-up ads are going to lead to. Some are even able to enter something harmful, like a virus into your computer.
Why should you not click on pop-up ads?
An algorithm is a process or set of rules used to solve a problem or complete a task, especially on a computer.
What is an algorithm?
Yous should cite your sources when you copy and paste from someone else, because if you don't, you are plagiarizing.
Why should you always cite your sources when you copy and paste things from someone else?
Microsoft Windows is an operating system and is one of the most used operating systems in the world.
What is Microsoft Windows?
Make sure that you wash your hands before touching the computer. It will help keep the computer and its keyboard clean.
What should you do before touching a computer(especially if you have just eaten)?
Usually, if something online contains numbers in it, like an address or how old you are, it is considered private.
How do you know if what you are putting out online is private?
You make an email address by name@websiteinfo
How would you make an email address?
Plagiarism is when you take someone else's work and claim it as your own.
What is Plagiarism?
Microsoft Publisher is a program used to create different types of greeting cards.
What is Microsoft Publisher?
You should not touch internal parts of the computer because it can mess up the computer's functions.
Why should you not touch internal parts of a computer?
You should not post mean things online because even if you delete it, people will be able to retrace it and it will be harmful to your digital footprints.
Why should you not post mean or inappropiate things online?
HTML is used to create a web page.
What is HTML?
Some examples of good netiquette is treating others nicely, just as if you knew them in person. Treat others how you want to be treated.
What are some examples of good netiquette?
Microsoft Excel is a program used to make spreadsheets.
What is Microsoft Excel?
You should be gentle with the computer in class because others will use it after you and you should respect that. Computers are very fragile things.
Why is it important to be gentle with the computer in class?
Hacking is when you break into someone's computer and disrupt its functions. Hackers can take your money and identity.
What is Hacking?
A website's first page/main page is called the homepage.
What is a website's first page/main page?
Digital security consists of passwords and other systems that are used to keep people safe online.
What is Digital Security?
Microsoft Powerpoint
What Microsoft program was orginally called Presenter?
You should follow the policy of making appropiate searches because others will use the school computers, and you don't want others to see something that they are not allowed to see.
Why should you make appropiate searches in computer class?