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| Computer Ethics | Set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. |
| Virus | Small programs or scripts that can negatively affect the health of your computer. |
| Software | A general term that describes computer programs |
| Plagerism | The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work. |
| E-mail | Electronic Mail |
| Spam | Junk e-mail or irrelevant postings to a newsgroup or bulletin board or through email. |
| Instant Messaging | Typed messages back in forth in a private online chat session; also known as IM. |
| Chat Room | A computer network in which participants can engage in real-time discussions with one another. |
| Netiquette | Refers to etiquette on the Internet. |
| User Name | A name that uniquely identifies someone on a computer system. |
| Copyright Protection | Copy protection prevents data, usually digital data, from being copied via plagerism. |
| Username | A name that uniquely identifies someone on a computer system. |
| Password | A string of characters used for authenticating a user on a computer system; this is used along with your username to “log into” a computer system. |
| Piracy | Reproduction, distribution and use of software without permission of the owner of copyright. It’s illegal! |
| Hackers | One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file. |
| Attachement | A computer file which is sent along with an e-mail message. |
| Licensing | Formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession. |
| Cyberbulling | Involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others. |
| Upload | Sending a file from your computer to another system. |
| Download | The process in which data is sent to your computer. Whenever you receive information from the Internet, you are downloading it to your computer. |
