Technology Vocabulary

System for sending messages from one device to another over an electronic network.

Breaching security measures to access a computer or network system.

Use of copyrighted material without permission.

Exclusive right to copy, license, sell, or distribute material.

Insulting someone and starting an argument on social media.

Exchange of information through electronic means.

Data record of all of someone’s online activities.

Sending unwanted mass e-mails

Speaking a false statement about someone that causes others to have a bad opinion of him or her

Mobile telephone that has computing capability and Internet connectivity.

Standard of appropriate behavior when using technology to communicate

Ability to use technology to locate, evaluate, communicate, and create information.

Website where an individual posts topics and opinions.

Online tools used to publish and share information between individuals or groups

Online posting of information about a person w/ the intent to cause that person harm or pain.

Use of e-mail & copies of real, credible websites to trick people into providing personal info.

Something that comes from a person’s mind

Using someone’s words or ideas as one’s own without attribution or credit.