LAW 253 - CHAPTER 3

Email Communication in the Law Office

Calendaring

software that manages email, calendars, and tasks

Decoding Key

A password or a data file that allows a message or document to decrypted.

Digital Signature

A means of electronically signing a document with data that cannot be forged.

Docketing

Entries that track a list of court proceedings and hearings that must be attended.

Email

Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network

Encryption

A process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only “authorized” parties can read it

Encryption Key

A binary input to the encryption algorithm—typically a long string of bits used to scramble the file or message to render it unreadable.

Facsimile (FAX)

Technology that transfers images electronically using telephone lines.

HTML (hypertext markup language)

PREDOMINANT LANGUAGE USED TO CREATE WEB PAGES

Network Server

A powerful, central computer with special software and equipment that enable it to function as the primary computer in the network

Personal Information management

A system and software program utilized to acquire, organize, maintain, retrieve, and use information.

Phishing

An attack that sends an email or displays a Web announcement that falsely claims to be from a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to trick the user into surrendering private information.

Quick Part

Building block you create from frequently used text, such as a name, address, or slogan, and then save so that you can easily access them.

Record Retention Policies

General principles determining the length of time that records, in which data is stored, must be maintained in accordance with policies and law.

Spam

unsolicited email

System Administrator

A person in charge of managing and maintaining computer systems within a business or institution.

Workflow

Includes the tasks, activities, and responsibilities required to execute each step in a business process.