Across
- 2. error in a program that keeps it from running as it should
- 4. application that runs on a computer or workstation and relies on a server to perform some operations
- 6. a global network connecting millions of computers
- 7. small file that some websites attach to a user’s hard drive while the user is browsing that site; they can be used to track user preferences, speed loading times, and for advertising.
- 11. people who have subscribed to an account’s updates on social media
- 13. direct message, on Twitter or other social media platform. DMs allow a user to directly contact another user, without the messages being seen in a public forum
- 14. online commenter whose intent is to attack views expressed online; these attacks are often personal
- 16. news false information published as being authentic
- 17. used to describe online harassment, which can be in the form of flames, comments made in chat rooms, the sending of offensive or cruel e-mail, or even harassing others by posting on blogs, Web pages or social networking sites
- 18. short for “robot,” a program, or sequence of computer code, that runs on the Internet; bots can be created to accomplish a specific task more quickly than a human
- 19. short for “application,” a computer program that performs a specific set of functions
- 20. machine or external component that runs independently of a computer
Down
- 1. being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest
- 3. having a secret identity
- 5. An alert that notifies a blog poster of a response to their post
- 8. a way to get information out of a computer
- 9. sensationalist headline or link to an article, blogpost, or other Internet content that exists for the purpose of attracting attention, or “drawing clicks.” Once a user clicks on the headline or image, the website is often mostly ads.
- 10. program ist of instructions that causes a computer to behave in a certain way
- 11. online discussion group.
- 12. instruction to a computer or device to perform a specific task
- 15. repeating code
- 17. to write computer instructions
- 18. an attitude or prejudice that favors a way of feeling or acting over another