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Intro to Vocab
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 | text files with small pieces of data like a username and password that are used to identify your computer as you use a computer network |
Geo Location | the process of finding, determining and providing the exact location of a computer, networking device or equipment. |
Meta Data | summarizes basic information about data, making finding & working with particular instances of data easier |
Data | information processed or stored by a computer |
Spreadsheet | a file that exists of cells in rows and columns and can help arrange, calculate and sort data |
Browser History | the list of web pages a user has visited, as well as associated data such as page title and time of visit. |
Digital Literacy | having the skills you need to live, learn, and work in a society where communication and access to information is increasingly through digital technologies like internet platforms, social media, and mobile devices. |
Blog | a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer also |
Dossier | a group of papers that contain information about someone or something |
Derogatory | Something that's derogatory is insulting or disrespectful |
Social Networking | online community of individuals who exchange messages, share information, and, in some cases, cooperate on joint activities |
Viral | a malicious software program loaded onto a user's computer without the user's knowledge and performs malicious actions. |
Profile | a visual display of personal data associated with a specific user, or a customized desktop environment. |
Privacy Settings | the part of a social networking website, internet browser, piece of software, etc. that allows you to control who sees information about you |