VOCAB

• List some beneficial and harmful effects of the internet
  • it can be biased but also can provide useful information to people, lack of privacy
• computing bias
  • When computers or programs show bias because the way that it was made
• crowdsourcing
  • Asking people for help or ideas over the internet
• citizen science
  • When people collect data to help scientists by doing simple research tasks
• creative commons
  • A way for creators to let others use their work legally
• Open Source Code
  • Software that anyone can use for free
  • Python is open-source code
  • Linux is open-source code
• Safe Computing
  • Keeping your computer and info safe from hackers
• Encryption
  • Scrambling data in way that only people that are supposed to can read it with a key
• Public Key Encryption
  • A secure way to send messages using two keys, a public and a private one
• Malware
  • Software designed to hard your computer
• Computer Virus
  • A type of malware that spreads or infects other programs or files
• Phishing
  • Tricking people to give their personal information by pretending to be someone else
• Keylogging
  • Recording what you type on your keyboard often in an attempt to steal data
• Rogue access point
  • A wireless access point that has been installed on a secure network without explicit authorization from a local network administrator, whether added by a well-meaning employee or by a malicious attacker

Encryption

Symmetric Encryption

• Just one key which is shared between the sender and the receiver

Pros:

• It’s fast and efficient especially for large amounts of data