internet safety 2
Post on 05-Jul-2015
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By Sara
Netiquette is basically manners and respect on the internet. In other words, it is “network etiquette,” or etiquette for online and computer use.
The basic rule of netiquette is to “remember the human,” or remember that there are humans out there who have feelings and you should always be careful about what you write since you have no tone of voice or facial expressions/gestures, etc. when on the computer.
Flames are discourteous and insulting
messages or postings. Flame wars are
flames that have gotten out of hand.
It’s basically sending flames back and
forth, etc. You can avoid these by not
responding to flames that you have
received and not sending a flame in
the first place.
You should stay away
for using all capital
letters because it can
make you seem
angry when you are
not and it can also
cause people to think
you are shouting or
screaming.
If you come across an
uncomfortable topic or site,
you should quickly exit/leave
the website and tell your parents.
What is spam?
Spam is the junk mail that’s
someone you don’t know send you, to
advertize something.
Why is spam a problem?
Spam wastes peoples time and it uses up
internet bandwidth.
What is a mailing list?
A mailing list is composed of names and
addresses, spammers use these to sent spam to
multiple people.
How is spam like an infection?
It infects the inboxes of those who receive it
1. Do not give your email to
unfamiliar/unknown sources.
2. You can create an email for different email for different categories such as
family, work, school, and other.
3. Some email accounts offer a special filter, you can choose to use this filter, just
click on settings.
What is the Internet?
The Internet, sometimes called the Net, is a huge group of interconnected computer networks that spans the globe.
What does WWW mean?
• WWW means World Wide Web. It is its visual quality that distinguishes the Web from the rest of the Internet.
What are two browsers?
• Two web browsers would be Microsoft and Mozilla.
You could accidently give out personal information that could lead to some one stalking you or try to meet you some where. Some of the risks in a chat room could be the of getting kidnapped or being sexually harassed.You should never give out your real name, your home, school or e-mail address, your phone number, a photo of yourself and your parents' credit card details in a chat room.
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