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what was the world wide web’s original purpose
for easy exchange of information within the scientific community
what is the internet
a global connection of networks
what is the world wide web
a collection of information that’s accessed via the internet
what is digital divide
the differences in access to technology including access to computers and the internet
what is crowdsourcing
the practice of obtaining input or information from many people via the internet
can algorithms reflect bias
yes because they are created by humans; bias crops up in algorithms, intentional or not
what is citizen science
scientific research using public participation in scientific research
what is a creative commons license
a public copyright license that allows for free distribution of copyrighted work
what is multi-factor authentication
a method of computer access control in which the user is granted access after successfully presenting several pieces of evidence to an authentication mechanism
what is encryption
uses cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data; process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access
what is symmetric key encryption
same key for both encryption and decryption, both sides need to keep the key a secret
what is public key encryption
uses 2 keys, 1 private and 1 public; anyone wiht the public key can ENCRYPT data (key is public to the public) and the second key is private, it can decrypt the data
what is malware
malicious software intended to damage a computing system or take partial control or take its operations
what are computer viruses
malicious programs that can copy themselves and gain access to a computer in an unauthorized way
what is phishing
cyber criminals pose as a legitimate institution to lure people into providing sensitive data
what is keylogging
use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user
what is a rogue access point
a wireless access point that gives unauthorized access to secure networks
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