Computer Literacy BASICS Vocabulary: Lessons 28-30

Web log where authors post entries and others view and comment

Consists of three logical operators—AND, NOT, OR—that help refine search results

The exclusive right, granted by law for a certain number of years, to make and use literary, musical, or artistic work, which is considered intellectual property

Web sites that are organized by categories. Also called indexes

Checked by a podcatcher on a regular basis for new content

Web sites that are organized by categories. Also called directories

Words or phrases that are used in a search engine to find information online

Communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government or nation a negative image

Collections of links on a particular topic

Plus (+) and minus (-) used in online searches to make keywords more specific and narrow search results

Data format used for providing users with frequently updated content

Network that connects computers directly instead of through a central server

A method of entering words into a search engine within quotation marks so the results are matched directly

Claiming someone else’s words as your own

Software program that allows you to subscribe to a podcast