Internet safety questions from 2014
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| Internet connection | something that connects a computer to the Internet
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| mobile device | a small computer, such as a cell phone, that people can carry around
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| social network | a Web site where people connect with friends and family online
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| video-game console | a tool that lets people play video games
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| virtual | something that doesn't physically exist; make believe; artificial
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| chat | to talk to someone online through an instant message
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| device | something made for a particular purpose
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| gamers | people who play online or video games
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| account | a membership to a Web site
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| graphics | pictures and artwork that are shown on a screen
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| Internet browser | something that lets people use their computers to see Web sites; for example, Google or Yahoo
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| avatar | an image or icon that represents you online
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| download | to add files from a Web site to a computer
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| moderator | someone who makes sure people get along
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| sabotage | prevent success on purpose
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| predator | someone who targets another person with bad intent or to do harm to that person
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| screen name | a name someone uses online
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| addiction | not being able to stop doing something
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| private | meant to be seen or known only by certain people
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| text message | a written message sent by cell phone
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| chat rooms | online places where people can type messages to one another
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| online profiles | pages that describe the user's interests and personalities
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| identity | the traits that make people who they are
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| manipulate | to control or influence a person
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| exploit | use in a harmful or unfair way
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| harassment | repeated aggression or pressure
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| inappropriate | not suitable or not right
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| arrest | to catch people who are thought to have committed crimes
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| passwords | secret combinations of letters, symbols, or numbers that let people enter something
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| protect | to keep safe
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| hacker | person who breaks into computers or Web sites to steal information
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| blog | a Web site where people share thoughts and facts
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| cookies | small text files that Web browsers store on computers to keep track of information
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| delete | to erase or get rid of totally
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| attachment | an extra part of an e-mail, such as a photo or text document. that you must click on to open
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| spam message | e-mail that offers you things you did not ask for and do not need
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| phishing scheme | email that looks like it comes from a trusted place but uses lies to trick you into giving your personal information
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| spyware | computer software that secretly collects user information
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| apps | software for computers or mobile devices
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| a way to send messages or letters electronically
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| target | people who are the object of a bully's attention
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| text message | a written message sent by cellular (cell) phone
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| anonymous | unknown
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| hosted | given a home to
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| evidence | facts that prove something
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| thread | a chain of online messages about a subject
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| block | to stop or slow down the actions of others
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| alias | a made-up name that someone uses to hide his or her real name
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| netiquette | the right way to behave online
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| age requirements | rules that say how old a person must be to do something
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| currency | money or other items used in exchange for goods
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| security software | a tool that keeps a computer or the person using it safe
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| icon | a picture that stands for something on a computer
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| user name | the name a person uses on a computer
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| griefer | a person who plays online games and bullies people by messing up a game, breaking the rules, or making trouble for other players
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