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Spalding Academy 7th/8th 2013

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Files of older stories   archives  
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A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power   authoritarian  
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The owner’s exclusive right to control, publish, and sell an original work   copyright  
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People who disagree with the established political or religious system   dissident group  
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A mass communication system of millions of networked computers and databases all over the world   Internet  
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Free from party ties or bias   nonpartisan  
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The copying or stealing of another person’s intellectual property and passing it off as your own   plagiarism  
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The income that a government collects for public use   Revenue  
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A “page” on the World Wide Web that may contain text, images, audio or video   website  
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World Wide Web   Operating within the Internet, it allows users to interact with the billions of documents stored on computers across the Net  
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Which of the following is NOT a way that authoritarian regimes attempt to limit their peoples’ Internet access? A. Firewalls, B. Shutting down Internet services, C. Spam, D. Filters   C. Spam  
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Which of the following is NOT a threat that the Internet poses to a democracy? A. Dissident groups, B. Neo-Nazis, C. Communists, D. Political blog   D. Political blog  
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Which group of people are members of the “Digital Divide” and lack adequate access to the Internet? A. Low income families, B. Young children, C. Those in the Military, D. African Americans   A. Low income  
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What is the purpose of government Internet wiretapping? A. To invade people’s privacy, B. To promote national security, C. To limit Internet traffic, D. To employ government workers   B. security  
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Which amendment is the wiretapping potentially breaking? A. 4th B. 5th, C. 6th, D. 7th   A. 4th  
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One reason for being cautious when conducting research on the Internet is: A. that not everything posted is accurate, B. that not every site provides bibliographical information, C. only think tank sites are free from bias, D. archives are unreliable   A. not accurate  
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Which of the following is NOT an example of intellectual property? A. Songs, B. Art, C. software, D. baseball cards   D. Baseball cards  
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The battle with Napster concerned __________.   A. freedom of speech in online school newspapers, B. the breaking of copyright laws, C. the Communications Decency Act, D. hacking into government computers  
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One issue concerning e-commerce is __________. A. collection/distribution of state sales taxes, B. Web site maintenance, C. finding customers, D. inconvenience for customer   A. sales tax  
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Kid's Internet Protection Act requires schools to: A. teach kids how to check sites for accuracy, B. release to parents list of sites kids visited, C. install technology that blocks student access to offensive sites, D. blur kids' images on school sites   C. block sites  
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Is Internet use protected under the 1st Amendment right to free speech? Why or why not?   Opinion  
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What is copyright? How does it apply to intellectual property?   Answers may vary  
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Should schools be allowed to put filters and firewalls on school Internet? Why or why not? Be sure to include evidence that supports your view from our reading.   Answers may vary  
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