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Computer Lab Basics
Cyber Citizenship
Our Digital World
Online Dangers
Computer Threats
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The action or process of writing computer programs.
What is programming?
100
A person who develops the skills and knowledge to effectively use the Internet and other digital technology, especially in order to participate responsibly in social and civic activities.
What is a digital citizen?
100
People who were born after the invention of digital technology and have grown up using it.
What is a Digital native?
100
People who "hack," or break into, computer systems through unauthorized means.
What is a hacker?
100
The most common type of a computer threat that gets its name from a combination of the words "malicious" and "software."
What is malware?
200
A systematic approach to problem solving that is often used to find and correct issues with complex machines, electronics, computers and software systems.
What is troubleshooting?
200
Audio, video, and photo content that has been encoded (digitally compressed).
What is digital media?
200
A term used to describe the online environment of the cyberworld in which communications take place. It is interactive.
What is cyberspace?
200
When thieves send out emails that "fish" for a users private information.
What is phishing?
200
Computer programs that replicate themselves and are spread from one computer to another, typically through downloads or email attachments.
What is a virus?
300
To copy of one or more files created as an alternate in case the original data is lost or becomes unusable.
What is a back-up?
300
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
What is technology?
300
The modern world of computers, communications, and other digital technologies, such as mobile devices.
What is the cyberworld.
300
Unsolicited messages sent to a large group of people. These messages often have offers that are too good to be true.
What is spam?
300
A type of computer virus, but it does not need a human action in order to spread. It is spread by getting into a computer network. It often uses up bandwidth and slows down or crashes servers and individual computers.
What is a worm?
400
A computer case, also known as a computer chassis, tower, system unit, cabinet, base unit, or simply case, is the enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer (usually excluding the display, keyboard and mouse).
What is a computer tower?
400
A member of a different group, such as school, home, community or country.
What is a Citizen?
400
Places that exist not in the real world but only online, including virtual schools and museums.
What is virtual spaces?
400
Another name for hackers, especially when the hack is done in order to commit a crime.
What is Cybercriminals?
400
Advertising software intended to make money for the creator of the advertisement. Not all of these are malicious.
What is adware?
500
A context menu (also called contextual, shortcut, and popup or pop-up menu) that appears upon user interaction.
What is a right-click menu?
500
Participating in your world in a responsible way. We practice safe, ethical, and responsible decision making, because we know that our actions can impact other members of the group or community.
What is Citizenship
500
Being able to use new technologies and be comfortable in the atmosphere of cyberspace. It includes being able to use software, research online, and understand how technology can be used.
What is cyber literacy?
500
Potentially dangerous breaches of security that can cause harm to a computer.
What is computer threats?
500
A program that automatically performs tasks on the internet without its owners knowledge.
What is a bot?