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Netiquette
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| worm | A type of virus that replicates itself, but does not change any files on your machine. |
| trojan horse | Software programs that hide inside regular programs, such as games, disk utilities, and even antivirus programs. But if they are run, these programs can do great harm to your computer. |
| software patches | This can be an upgrade (adding more features), a bug fix, a new hardware driver or update to address new issues such as security or stability problems. |
| plagiarism | Using someone else's words or ideas and passing them off as your own. |
| phishing | A con game that scammers use to collect personal information from unsuspecting users. |
| open source | Programming code with limited or no copyright restrictions, allowing you to legally modify and share the software program. |
| intellectual property | Art, books, inventions, magazines, movies, music, performances, reports, software, stories created by you or by others. |
| firewall | hardware or software that blocks or filters certain types of network traffic from reaching your computer. |
| fair use | the idea that copyright material may be quoted without the need for permission from or payment to the original source, provided that a citation is clearly given and that the material quoted is reasonably brief. |
| Creative Commons | This lets you decide how others may use your work. This allows you to keep your copyright but also allow others to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit and only on the conditions you specify. |
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