Computers 101 Vocab
Passive Digital Footprint
A "passive digital footprint" is a data trail you unintentionally leave online. For example, when you visit a website, the web server may log your IP address, which identifies your Internet service provider and your approximate location. While your IP address may change and does not include any personal information, it is still considered part of your digital footprint. A more personal aspect of your passive digital footprint is your search history, which is saved by some search engines while you are logged in.
Blog
A Web log, which is a journal or newsletter that is updated frequently and published online.
Emails
A method of exchanging digital messages from a sender to one or more recipients via the internet
Social Networking
A network that allows people to communicate and interact from ahywhere in the world in real time. For example Facebook, LinkedIn, Google + or MySpace.
IP Address
A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet.
Tweet
A short message, sometimes called a microblog, posted on Twitter
Active Digital Footprint
An "active digital footprint" includes data that you intentionally submit online. Sending an email contributes to your active digital footprint, since you expect the data be seen and/or saved by another person. The more email you send, the more your digital footprint grows. Since most people save their email online, the messages you send can easily remain online for several years or more.
An Overview Facebook is a website where users create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange comments, photos, videos, and "likes" with them. Facebook users today can keep friends and family updated on what a user is thinking, doing, and feeling. Additionally, users may chat with friends and create and join common-interest groups, organized by workplace, high school, college, and Pages—some of the latter maintained by organizations as a means of advertising. Facebook is open to anyone age 13 and over. Brand managers using Facebook seek to maintain a continuing, positive conversation with their fans
Delete
Delete is computer terminology for remove or erase.
Digital
Digital information is stored using a series of ones and zeros. Computers are digital machines because they can only read information as on or off -- 1 or 0.
Social Media
Electronic media that allows people with similar interests to participate in a social network
Data
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
Free photo sharing application that allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter, then share it on a variety of social networking services including Instagram's own. A distinctive feature confines photos into a square shape, in homage to both the Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid cameras.
Search Engines
Internet programs that search for documents with specified keywords.
ISP
Internet service provider A business that provides organizations and individuals with Internet access and often, other services, such as e-mail and Web hosting.
Web Server
Receives a message from the browser and retrieves the requested webpage.
Online
computers that are connected and ready to receive and/or transmit data
Websites
places on the Internet where you can find information
