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Digital Footprint
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Digital Footprint | The trail of 'electronic breadcrumbs' you leave behind when you use the internet |
| Cookies | small files, often including unique identifiers that web servers send to browsers |
| GeoLocation | the identification of the geographic location of a user or computing device via a variety of data collection mechanisms |
| MetaData | data that provides information about other data |
| Data | information processed or stored by a computer |
| Spreadsheet | computer program that represents information in a two-dimensional grid of data, |
| Browser History | list of recently visited web sites |
| 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 |
| Blog | an online journal or informational website displaying information in reverse chronological order |
| Dossier | a superset of all your online data that includes secure private records as well as your public online identity |
| Derogatory | expressing a low opinion of someone or something |
| Social Networking | the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself. |
| Viral | to something that spreads quickly and widely across its audience |
| Profile | the sum content about a person on the Internet |
| Privacy Settings | controls available on many websites and apps to limit who can access your profile and what information visitors can see |