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Lecture 3 Flashcards

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essential tool for communicating, making it so popular with scammers, cybercriminals and advertising companies

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email

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why is learning how to safely manage our mail essential?

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to protect ourselves from phishing scams and malware

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aka junk email or unwanted email advertisements

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spam

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tips for dealing with scam

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  • use a spam blocker
  • don’t reply to scam
  • turn off images
  • turn off your preview pane
  • regularly check your spam folder
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comes in many different forms, but generally works by promising something that’s too good to be true or by making one think something bad will happen if they do not act

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email scams

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popular email scams include;

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  • work-at-home offers
  • weight-loss claims
  • debt-relief programs
  • cure-all products
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tips from email spam & scams

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  • get a good spam filter
  • report scams and spam
  • check email addresses carefully
  • don’t open any attachment you weren’t expecting
  • keep your antivirus software updated
  • keep your computer’s firewall on
  • scan attachments for viruses before downloading
  • don’t respond to unexpected emails from businesses
  • be cautious of out-of-character emails from friends
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what hackers use until they can crack weak passwords

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password-cracking software

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tips for creating strong passwords

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  • never use personal information
  • use a longer password
  • write down your passwords
  • don’t use the same password for each account
  • include numbers, symbols and both uppercase and lowercase letters
  • avoid using words that can be found in the dictionary
  • random passwords are the strongest
  • create a mnemonic device
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widely used communications protocol for secure communication over a computer network

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https

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https =

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hypertext transfer protocol secure

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insecure and subject to man-in-the-middle and eavesdropping attacks, which can let attackers gain access to website accounts and sensitive information

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http

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13
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https difference with http

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slower

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used to indicate that the browser verifies the website as a secure site

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security symbol

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specialized websites that can help find what we’re looking for

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search engines

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popular search engines

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  • google
  • yahoo!
  • bing
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most popular search engine since it is the most effective at finding what info one is looking for

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google

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types of websites

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  • commercial sites
  • news sites
  • school
  • databases
  • forum
  • organization
  • blog
  • wiki
  • scholarly site
  • question and answer site
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used by companies to promote or give information about their products or services; sometimes biased

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commercial sites

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where people get their news online instead of newspapers and TV

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news sites

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has general information about the school and usually has pages that are written by teachers to supplement their lesson plans

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school

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collection of information often from different sources

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databases

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where people can have discussions where each is known as a thread

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forum

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usually have websites to promote themselves or provide (biased) information

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organization

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often a good place to find the latest information about a company, person, or topic; short for web log

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blog

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where quality articles can be found; lets users add or modify content

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wiki

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scholarly works such as dissertations or articles for academic journals

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scholarly site

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similar to a forum, except there is more emphasis on answering the original question instead of just discussing it

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question and answer site

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basic tips for reading a webpage

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  • locate the main content
  • make sure you’re on the right webpage
  • don’t read every word
  • use headings to help you skim the page
  • ignore ads
  • use the back button
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shortcut on finding a specific word on a page

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ctrl + f (to open the find toolbar)

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facts about web

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  • the web is smarter than you think
  • you will find a wide variety of content
  • you can create your own masterpiece
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fictions about web

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  • web isn’t magic
  • you won’t always find reliable information
  • you can’t copy and paste someone else’s work
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how to tell the search engine to find a specific phrase

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put quotes around your search terms

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can be contacted if help is needed in negotiating with a website

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WiredSafety.org

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reasons why google is popular

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  • easy to use even for beginners
  • more effective than the average search engine
  • home to a wide variety of features that can improve search experience in surprising ways
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several different ways to conduct a google search

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  • Google.com
  • your browser’s search bar
  • google search app
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google search strategies

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  • keep it simple
  • take suggestions
  • try different search terms
  • exclude words
  • search for an exact phrase
  • refine your results
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google fast facts

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  • convert any measurements
  • convert currencies
  • calculate anything
  • get definition
  • get the time
  • sports scores and schedules
  • get sunrise and sunset times
  • track packages
  • locate earthquake activity
  • get real-time stock quotes
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how to evaluate a website

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  • is the information relevant?
  • what is the site purpose?
  • is the site biased?
  • what is the site’s top-level domain?
  • is the author reliable?
  • is the information current?
  • does the site have a good reputation?
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common examples of top-level domain

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  • .gov
  • .edu
  • .org
  • .com
  • .net
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a usually reliable government site

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.gov

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can be a school, college, university

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.edu

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an organization; could be biased or unbiased

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.org

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typically used by commercial sites

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.com

45
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network embedded technology

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.net

46
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very important when it comes to finding and using information online

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synthesis

47
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steps to organize your thought

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  • plan ahead
  • start an outline
  • record your ideas & bookmark your sources
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presenting someone else’s work as your own

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plagiarism

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tips for avoiding plagiarism

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  • cite a source as it gives proper credit to the original authors
  • use quotation marks when necessary on the exact source words instead of paraphrasing
  • rewrite in your own words
  • synthesize the information
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legal concept that works (images, art, writing, music, and more) belonging to the people who create them

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copyright

51
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acc to ______ law, any original content you create and record in a lasting form is your own intellectual property

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copyright law

52
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permission needed from the person who holds the copyright when you’ll use, copy, or change a copyrighted work

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license

53
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work cannot be used, adapted, copied or published without the creator’s permission

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traditional copyright

54
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work may be used without permission, but only under certain circumstances

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creative commons

55
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work can be used, adapted, copied, or published completely without restrictions; no permission needed

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public domain

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guidelines for fair use

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  • the majority of the content you create must be your own
  • give credit to the copyright holder
  • don’t make money off of the copyrighted work
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guarding your content online

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  • use plagiarism search services
  • set up google alerts for excerpts of your work
  • add watermarks to your images
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