Module 1 Flashcards
Refers to the process of giving yourself, or other people, the capacity to achieve a specific end-goal. It is a strategy that aims to give individuals the tools and resources necessary to take initiative
Empowerment
Refers to computer technology that we use almost every day, which enables us to do tasks that, in the past require professional help
Empowerment technology
A platform commonly used by people who want to participate in an active discussion, give and gain information or updates, and a mean of communication
Social media
The ability to use digital technology, communication tools, and/or networks to define an information need, access, manage, integrate and evaluate information, create new information or knowledge and be able to communicate this information to others
Technology literacy
A word processing application developed by the Microsoft Corporation. It lets you create documents for your assignments, term paper or research work, letters, and certificates or just edit any text document
Microsoft Word
A feature by Microsoft Word that will allow you to create mass letters, labels, envelopes, etc. using the pieces of information that are stored in a list, database, or spreadsheet
Mail Merge
5 SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS
- Video content
- Niche platforms
- Advertising
- Emojis explosion
- Virtual reality
These are sites that allow you to connect with other people with the same interests or background
Social Networks
These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and resources.
Examples: StumbleUpon, Pinterest
Bookmarking Sites
These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources.
Examples: Reddit, Digg
Social News
These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, videos, and music.
Examples: Flickr, Youtube, Instagram
Media Sharing
These are sites that focuses on short updates from the user.
Examples: Twitter, Plurk
Microblogging
These websites allow users to post their content
Blogs and Forums
The discipline dealing with that is good and bad
Ethics
The rules indicating the proper and polite way to behave
Etiquette
Refers to Internet etiquette. This simply means the use of good manners in online communication
Netiquette
10 NETIQUETTE GUIDELINES
- The Golden Rule
- No Flaming
- Don’t type in ALL CAPS
- Don’t talk with people you do not know
- Obey Copyright Laws
- Use Proper Grammar and Spelling
- Be Honest/ Be Yourself
- Respond to Emails Promptly
- Share with Discretion
- Fact Check before Reposting
This stands for Malicious Software. It is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server, client, or computer network
Malware
5 TYPES OF MALWARES
- Virus
- Trojan
- Spyware
- Worms
- Adware
A type of malicious code or program written to alter the way a computer operates and is designed to spread from one computer to another
Virus
Can be employed by cyber-thieves and hackers trying to gain access to users’ systems
Trojan
Describes software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization
Spyware
Uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security failures on the target computer to access it. They copy themselves hundreds of times so they can very quickly harm your device or other devices. They don’t need to attach themselves to other programs
Worms
Often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is a software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements. These are unwanted emails for the purpose of advertising
Adware
