Definition of Terms

citizenship-Citizenship means being a member of and

supporting your community and country. Citizens have both
rights and responsibilities
copyright-Copyright is the owners legal right to reproduce,
display, transmit, perform, and modify a work as well as the right
to publicly perform a sound recording by digital transmission. A
work is automatically copyrighted at the moment of creation, as
long as it exists in a fixed, tangible form. You dont have to use
the symbol for a work to be copyrighted. (Hobbs 2011)
cyber-bullying-Cyberbullying is the use of digital media tools
such as the Internet and cell phones to deliberately and
repeatedly hurt, harass, or embarrass someone else
fair use-Fair use is the idea that copyright material may be
quoted without the need for permission from or payment to the
original source, provided that a citation is clearly given and that
the material quoted is reasonably brief

 hacker-someone who can gain unauthorized access to other

computers. A hacker can "hack" his or her way through the
security levels of a computer system or network

harassment-To annoy someone repeatedly. For example,

cursing at, following, or mocking someone online

identity theft-A crime that happens when someone gets the

personal information (e.g., credit card, social security number,
bank account numbers) of another person, usually to steal
money
intellectual property-Intellectual property includes art, books,
inventions, magazines, movies, music, performances, reports,
software, stories created by you or by others
malicious-Means to cause harm to someone or something on
purpose

 netiquette-Courtesy, honesty, and polite behavior practiced on

the Internet - key component of digital citizenship
piracy-Piracy is theft of intellectual property - in other words,
stealing what does not belong to you
plagiarism -Plagiarism is using someone else's words or ideas
and passing them off as your own
privacy-Privacy is your right to determine what information you
would like others to know about you
sexting-Sexting is sending sexually suggestive or explicit text
messages, photographs, or videos via cell phones
spyware-Spyware is software that goes on your computer
without your knowledge and steals private information

 Malware: Short for "malicious software," malware refers to software

programs designed to damage or do other unwanted actions on a
computer system. Common examples of malware include viruses,
worms, trojan horses, and spyware

Spam: Originating from the name of Hormel's canned meat, "spam"

now also refers to junk e-mail or irrelevant postings to a newsgroup or

bulletin board. The unsolicited e-mail messages you receive about
refinancing your home, reversing aging, and losing those extra pounds
are all considered to be spam

trojan horse-Similar to the Greek mythology, trojan horses are

software programs that hide inside regular programs, such as games,

disk utilities, and even antivirus programs. But if they are run, these
programs can do great harm to your computer

virus-A virus is a program that duplicates itself and spreads

throughout your computer destroying files, changing data, hogging all

your memory, or doing anything that is possible with a computer

 Antivirus: Antivirus software is a type ofutilityused for scanning

and removingvirusesfrom your computer. While many types of
antivirus (or "anti-virus") programs exist, their primary purpose is
to protect computers from viruses and remove any viruses that
are found
Cybercrime: Cybercrime is criminal activity done using
computers and the Internet. This includes anything from
downloading illegal music files to stealing millions of dollars from
online bank accounts. Cybercrime also includes non-monetary
offenses, such as creating and distributingviruseson other
computers or posting confidential business information on the
Internet

Sources
http://legal-dictionary.freedictionary.com
www.learnersdictionary.com
www.techterms.com
www.vocabulary.com