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Cameron Browne

What Is Malware? (with picture) - 1 views

  • Malware is a portmanteau, a term combining "malicious" and "software" to describe a type of program designed to steal information from or cause damage to a computer.
  • It includes things like spyware and adware programs, including pop-ups and even tracking cookies, which are used to monitor users' surfing habits without permission.
  • It also includes more sinister hazards, such as keyloggers, Trojan horses, worms, and viruses. In simpler terms, it is any software that is intended by the developer to cause harm or exploit people's computers or private records without consent.
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  • The earliest well-known examples of malware, which appeared during the early to mid-1990s, were largely the result of experimentation and pranks by curious developers trying to expand their skills.
Joey Martinez

Digital Citizenship - 0 views

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    The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.
andrew marte

What is Viral Video - Overview and Best Practices - 0 views

andrew marte

Viral Video Definition and Meaning - 0 views

  • A viral video is a video clip that achieves widespread distribution through online sharing
Michael Fritzel

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - 2 views

  • cademic integrity means honesty and responsibility
  • ntellectual contributions from others must be consistently and responsibly acknowledged.
  • all academic work should result from an individual's own efforts
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  • Plagiarism is using others' ideas and/or words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.
  • in scholarship. Students and faculty alike must obey rules of honest
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      definition of academic integrity
  • Academic work completed in any other way is fraudulent. 
Gabrielle Yoder

FAQ - Features- Geotechnology - Absolute Software - 4 views

  • Geotechnology allows you to determine the physical location of your device. You can see the location on an internet map within your Customer Center account. It's a great way to determine if your device is mislaid, lost, or on the move without your permission.
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      Good definition.
Brittni Roddin

Digital Law - What is Digital Law - 2 views

  • Digital Law deals with society’s behaviour with using technology
  • Some examples of what digital law deals with are plagiarism, illegal downloading of music, hacking and creating worms or viruses. Plagiarism is the most common thing that teenagers usually do.
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      "Digital alarm" has to deal with the proper conduct online and the highlighted phrases below are examples of what is unethical to do online.
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      What not to do.
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      What not to do.
Cameron Browne

What is malware and how can we prevent it? | Security News - 1 views

  • Malware is an abbreviated term meaning “malicious software.” This is software that is specifically designed to gain access or damage a computer without the knowledge of the owner.
  • There are various types of malware including spyware, keyloggers, true viruses, worms, or any type of malicious code that infiltrates a computer.
  • The best protection from malware continues to be the usual advice: be careful about what email attachments you open, be cautious when surfing and stay away from suspicious websites, and install and maintain an updated, quality antivirus program.
Brittni Roddin

Database Definition - 1 views

  • A database is a set of data that has a regular structure and that is organized in such a way that a computer can easily find the desired information.
    • Brittni Roddin
       
      Definition for Database
  • A database can generally be looked at as being a collection of records, each of which contains one or more fields (i.e., pieces of data) about some entity (i.e., object), such as a person, organization, city, product, work of art, recipe, chemical, or sequence of DNA.
  • Typically, a database has a schema, which is a description of the model, including the types of entities that are in it and the relationships among them.
Cameron Browne

Daily Kos: Defining Privacy in the Age of the Internet - 1 views

  • Our notions about privacy change somewhat over time and in the context of different places.
  • Privacy there meant people having enough manners not to say things to your face that they said behind your back.
  • Today communications technology changes so rapidly that few people can completely keep up with it.
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  • Sometimes we make choices that we later regret, but we think of it as information over which we should have personal control. When other people become privy to our information without our consent, most of us become uncomfortable about that.
  • The internet collects more and more information about our personal lives. Not only do we leave a trail about our searches and purchases, but out smartphones track our movements with precise detail.
Cameron Browne

Academic Integrity Defined | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - 2 views

  • Academic integrity violations fall into five broad areas: Cheating on an academic evaluation or assignment Plagiarizing Academic deceit, such as fabricating data or information Aiding others in committing integrity violations and inappropriately collaborating Falsifying academic records
  • Research misconduct is defined as:  “Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the academic community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research.
Michael Fritzel

What Is Blogging? - 1 views

  • A web log, often shortened to "blog," is a web page that contains dated posts, by one or multiple users, often pertaining to a particular topic.
deborahnolan74

Protect Your Privacy Online | USA.gov - 0 views

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    Tips and guidelines to look for to ensure that private information you enter online is protected.
deborahnolan74

How Blogs Work - HowStuffWorks - 0 views

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    Blogs serve as an online journal, linking to other sites and news stories. Learn the basics of blogging, explore the blogosphere and find out how to create blogs.
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