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Acceptable Use Policy | An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a document stipulating constraints and practices that a user must agree to for access to a district/corporate network or the Internet. Many businesses and educational facilities require that employees or students sign an AUP before being granted a network ID. |
Application | Software (program) that is used by people to accomplish a task. |
Code | Any set of instructions expressed in a programming language. |
Cyberbullying | The use of electronic communication to bully a person typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. |
Default | A setting that is automatically used unless another option is chosen. Preset options. |
Digital Citizenship | The norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to the use of technology. |
Fair Use | The legal concept that allows brief excerpts of copyrighted material to be used for purposes such as review, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or art. |
Format | To change the way text, paragraph, or images appear. |
Hardware | The physical components that make up a computer. |
Icon | A small picture that represents an object or program. |
Media | Any kind of data including graphics, images, audio and video, though typically excluding raw text or executable code. |
Multimedia | Integration of animation, audio, graphics, text, and full motion video through computer hardware and software for education, entertainment, or training. |
Plagiarism | Taking someone else's work (i.e. essays, music) or ideas without citing them (portraying as one's own). It is imperative to cite your source even if you quote or paraphrase someone’s work. |
Software Policy | Illegal copying, distribution, or use of software. |
Technology | The application of scientific knowledge to the production of goods and services that improves or creates a more efficient human environment. |
Text Box | An onscreen rectangular frame within an application into which you type text |