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Living Online Terms
Question | Answer |
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Artificial intelligence | type of software that can process information on its own without human intervention |
Computer crime | criminal act committed through the use of a computer, |
Computer fraud | manipulation of a computer or computer data in order to obtain money, property, or value dishonestly or to cause loss |
Computer-based learning | using the computer for learning and instruction |
Copyright | the exclusive right granted by law for a certain number of years, to make and dispose of literary, musical, or artistic work |
Electronic commerce | business conducted over the Internet; also called e – commerce |
Hacking | invading someone else’s computer, usually for personal gain |
Identity theft | the crime of obtaining someone else’s personal data and using it for financial gain |
Netiquette | often used to describe rules for proper online behavior |
Software piracy | the illegal copying or use of computer programs |
Spam | unsolicited commercial e-mail; also called “junk” e-mail |
Spider | program that searches the Web |
Virtual reality | an artificial environment used in education, medicine, training, research, and other fields |
Worm | computer virus that makes many copies of itself |
Cyberbullying | the use of electronic technology to bully someone |