Section 2.2 Internet Safety

Section 2.2, Internet Safety Personal online internet safety guidelines Online disclosure of personal Info

1. Full name- use a nickname 2. Home address- don’t give out personal info on the web 3. Phone number- you can use a phone to identify the address of an individual 4. Social security number- disclosure of this is not good unless website is secure 5. Disclosures of passwords- avoidit. a. At least 8 characters b. Use combo of letters and numbers c. Change it every month d. Don’t give it out e. Don’t use birthdays or names 6. Disclosure of family member info is not a good idea 7. Credit card info should be disclosed to trusted sites 8. Photos- potential sources of risk, they can be edited to falsify information

Social Networking and Online Chatting

9. Behave properly and use netiquette a. Inappropriate pictures and illegal behavior may be viewed by future employers b. Online rep is valuable 10.Don’t post bad things about other people on the web 11.Safety guidelines and precautions a. Avoid YELLING b. Do not bully- spreading maliciousness and false info c. Contact school authorities about a bully d. Never meet someone in person that you have met online 12.Don’t open emails that promise you to get rich 13.Do not give out credit info without parental permission 14.The URL of a secure site begins with https: 15.A lock is displayed on a secure 16.A seal is another indication of safety

Potential computer hazards

17. Virus- small piece of software that attaches to an email or a program

18.Spam- unwanted and unsolicited email messages 19.Spyware- malicious software designed to take partial control of a computers operations without user’s consent a. Some spyware intercepts and records passwords and credit numbers b. Tracks a user’s visits to different web sites to analyze their spending activity and forecast consumer behavior

The Internet Section 1 Internet search tools Search engines 1. Individual search engine-uses spiders or walkers to match key words with web pages a. Results are list of web pages b. Doesn’t search the internet, but a database of info about the internet c. Google, ask, yahoo, live 2. Meta search engine-sends requests for information to several search engines and compiles the results 3. As the results are compiled, duplications are eliminated 4. Time saver compared to normal search engine 5. Custom search allows users to control the search by specifying the description and language and sites 6. Subject directories- searchable databases developed and maintained by human selection of sites to search a. Used in research-linked in library systems b. Made up of searchable databases c. Searches for non-HTML formats d. More reliable than search engines e. Some sites compiled by academic librarians f. www.lii.org-librarian internet index 7. EBSCO host- premium online info resources for institutions worldwide a. Colleges, hospitals, corporations b. Government, schools, libraries i. Libraryresearch.com ii.ERIC iii.CRIS iv.Incywincy.com v.Completeplanet.com vi.Google scholar 8. Internet search methods 9. Keyword-unique phrases or terms a. Field- search parameter, such as title or date of publication 10.Boolean search a. Uses keywords to narrow search b. And narrows results by searching for both keywords c. Expands results by searching for either d. Quotation marks search for phrases instead of words 11.Boolean is implied in many search engines but still valuable for narrowing searches

Operator

Search string

Result

1.

AND

Movies AND advertising

2.

+

3.

OR

+movies+advertising+sa les Jam OR jelly

Documents and websites containing both words Movies, advertising, and sales Jam and jelly, either term

4.

OR

Jam or jelly or preserves

5.

AND/OR

Orchids AND (growing Or planting)

6.

“ “

“president Clinton” and “foreign policy”

Documents and websites containing one or all Orchids and either term growing or planting or both terms President Clinton and foreign policy