Fluency with information technology - Chapter 11

Crowdsourcing

refers to solving a problem by combining the contributions of a large unconstrained volunteer population

Netiquette

the correct or acceptable way of communicating on the Internet.

Flame War

A flame war is a heated argument in a social media outlet such as a web forum, mailing list or chat room, in which intentionally insulting comments and personal attacks become a focus of conversation.

automated reply

a function of mail servers that allows a user to set up a message saying that he or she is temporarily away and unable to reply to emails

vacation message

term that early mailers used for an automated reply

Cleartext

The unencrypted form of data. Also known as plaintext

encrypted

information that has been recoded to hide it's meaning

Ciphertext

A string of text that has been converted to a secure form using encryption.

one way cipher

encryption system that cannot be easily reversed (used for passwords)

superuser

Name for the system administrator

spam filter

software that separates legitimate mail from spam

advance fee fraud

the perpetrator offers to share the proceeds of some large payoff with the victim if the victim will make a "good faith" deposit or provide some partial funding first.

419 Fraud

advance fee fraud; named after it's section number in the Nigerian criminal code

Phishing

the term for the social engineering process of convincing people to give up their information voluntarily

phishing

Password harvesting fishing

intellectual property

something created while working for a company

software license

The document that contains permission for a buyer to install and use a program.

Shareware

A copyrighted software that can be sampled before it is purchased.

proprietary

software where the source code is private

Open Source

Software that is created for free use by everyone

Copyright

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

public domain

Creative work that's not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use whenever you want.

fair use

the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

creative commons

A kind of copyright that makes it easier for people to copy, share, and build on your creative work, as long as they give you credit for it.

When you forget your password

the system administrator gives you a one-time password to use and then prompts you to create a new password

written permission

copyrighted material may be used only when ____ is granted

the law

if you commit a crime on the internet ______ can determine your identity

one

when emailing, how many topics should you limit each individual email to?

only you

when using a one way cipher, who knows your password

security questions

Under most circumstances, what prevents a stranger from resetting your user password?

private

most people assume that when you send an email it is ____

reverse

you should answer a backlog of emails in_____order

no

can passwords styled in systems using a 1-way cipher be recovered?

facts

What cannot be copyrighted?

Nettiquette

______ is etiquette for the internet

automated reply

A(n) _____ is a programmed response to your email that's sent while you're away

superuser

the individual who controls access to a computer system

intellectual property

______ are nonmaterial human creations that people can claim ownership to

derivative

new work created from existing work is called_____

public domain

information in the _______ is free for anyone to use

lease

you don't buy software, you ______ it

encrypted

computers store passwords but they are ________ for security