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Digital Footprints!!
Learn vocabulary about digital footprints through flashcards!!
Term | Definition |
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Digital Footprint | A trail of data you create while using the Internet. It includes the websites you visit, emails you send, and information you submit to online services. |
Cookies | A small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user's computer by the user's web browser while the user is browsing. |
GeoLocation | The process or technique of identifying the geographical location of a person or device by means of digital information processed via the Internet. |
MetaData | A set of data that describes and gives information about other data. |
Data | Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
Spreadsheet | An electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated and used in calculations. |
Browser History | The list of web pages a user has visited recently, as well as associated data such as page title and time of visit, which is recorded by web browser software as standard for a certain period of time |
Digital Literacy | An individual's ability to find, evaluate, and compose clear information through writing and other media on various digital platforms. |
Blog | A regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style. |
Dossier | A collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject. |
Derogatory | When something is showing a critical or disrespectful attitude. |
Social Networking | The use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself. |
Viral | Relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another. |
Profile | A short article giving a description of a person or organization. |
Privacy Settings | It's controls that are available on many social networking and other websites that allow users to limit who can access your profile and what information visitors can see. |