Digital Footprint

Question 1

What is Digital footprint?

Answer 1

The trail of information you leave behind when you use the internet.

Question 2

What are the 5 W’s?

Answer 2

1. Who wrote this?
2. What is the purpose of the resource?
3. When was the resource published?
4. Where is the information from?
5. Why is this resource reliable?

Question 3

What are characteristics of a good website?

Answer 3

•Authority
•Objectivity
•Accuracy
•Content/Coverage
•Currency

Question 4

Who are websites developed by?

Answer 4

People, groups, organizations, institutions, corporations, governmental bodies

Question 5

What questions do you ask yourself? (Authority)

Answer 5

1. Who is the author or producer of this site?
2. How knowledgeable is the individual or group that created this site?
3. What is the authority/expertise of the individual/group that created the site?
4. Are the author(s) qualifications and credentials listed?

Question 6

Why do you evaluate each webpage? (Objectivity)

Answer 6

To determine if the statements/opinions presented are trying to sell/manipulate or persuade you.

Question 7

Ask the following questions(Objectivity)

Answer 7

Is the information presented without bias?

Question 8

Ask yourself the following questions (Accuracy)

Answer 8

If facts and figures are given, are they accurate and reliable?

Question 9

What do you determine for Content/Coverage?

Answer 9

If the website neets your research needs or purpose.

Question 10

Ask yourself (Content/Coverage)

Answer 10

Is the topic thoroughly covered?

Question 11

What does currency refer to?

Answer 11

It refers to how up-to-date the information is.

Question 12

What are the most common domains and what does it mean?

Answer 12

edu. - education
.gov -government
.mil -military
.com -commercial

Question 13

What is Intellectual property?

Answer 13

Something you created using your mind.

Question 14

How can I use copyright works?

Answer 14

-If the copyright in the work has expired.

-With the express permission of the copyright holder.

-Under the terms of a license agreement.

Question 15

What is the difference between copyright and plagiarism infringement?

Answer 15

Plagiarism is stealing someone else’s work and copyright infringement is using stuff without permission.

Question 16

What kind of breaches are copyright infringement and plagiarism?

Answer 16

Copyright infringement- Legal
Plagiarism- Ethical

Question 17

What does ethical and legal breach mean?

Answer 17

Ethical Breach- Doing something wrong with technology.

Legal Breach- Breaking the law with technology.

Question 18

What is copyright infringement?

Answer 18

Violating any copyright owner’s exclusive rights.

Question 19

What are the legal penalties for copyright infringement?

Answer 19

-Infringer pays the actual dollar amount of damages and profits.

-Infringer pays for all attorney’s fees and court costs.

-The court can issue an injunction to stop the infringing acts.

-The court can impound the illegal work.

-The infringer can go to jail.

Question 20

What are Creative Commons?

Answer 20

It lets you use images without having to ask the owner for permission.

Question 21

What are the text you use to give credits called?

Answer 21

Citation or Attribution.

Question 22

What does a Creative Commons citations include?

Answer 22

The owner’s name and a link to the image.

Question 23

How many pieces of information and what pieces of information should you include in a citation? Explain them.

Answer 23

4 pieces.
Author- The name of the person who created the work.

Year- When the work was produced.

Title- The name of the article or image you want to use.

Internet Address- The address of the site you are taking the work from.

Question 24

Why are citations important?

Answer 24

•You are giving credit to the person who created the content.

•Citations make it clear what words yours and what belongs to someone else.

•Citations shows that you have carried out research.

Question 25

What does Computer Specifications include?

Answer 25

-Processing Speed
-Memory
-Secondary Storage
-Types of Software
-Input/Output devices

Question 26

What does Processing Speed mean?

Answer 26

It refers to how quickly a microprocessor operates and is measured in Gigahertz.