Word Bank
Juan rests his new notebook on his lap and powers it up while waiting for his next class to begin. Using the (1) Wi-Fi access provided by his college, Juan is able to connect to the internet wirelessly. Although the school’s wireless to the internet is fast, it’s not as fast as the (2) DSL connection at home, because his parents just switched to (3) Fiber-optic service (FiOS), which transfers data at the speed of light.
Knowing he has only a few minutes before class, Juan launches internet explorer, the (4) Web browser software from Microsoft that allows him to connect to the internet. He quickly goes to Facebook, the (5) Social Networking site, to catch up on the activities of his friends. He also reads a few of the updates to the online journal Engadget.com, one of his favorite (6) Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). He’s glad that the new (7) Social bookmarking technologies make such a collaboration possible. Just before class begins, Juan’s friend Marie, who is using her (8) instant messaging service, sees that Juan is available on her buddy list. She sends a quick, real-time note to let him know she’ll catch up with him after class.
At home Juan types in a (9) keyword in Google, the (10) search engine, to find web sites for a research paper. One of the first sites listed is Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that takes advantage of the collaborative nature of (11) wiki technology. Because anyone can add, change, or edit content on Wikipedia, Juan knows that he can’t rely completely on this information but finds that it is usually a pretty good starting point for his research. Juan clicks on a (12) hyperlink, the specially coded text at the bottom of the Wikipedia article, which links him to another web site. He adds a (13) blog(weblogs) with a meaningful keyword in the (14) bookmark site delicious so he can return to it later. Finally before, going to bed, Juan uses (15) Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology to speak to his friend across the country with his skype service.
True-False
True (1) Web and Internet are interchangeable terms.
True (2) Social bookmarking is also known as tagging.
True (3) Because Google generates the most search results of any of the search engines, it is called a metasearch engine.
True (4) DSL, cable, and FiOS are all considered broadband Internet connections.
True (5) You cannot connect to the internet wirelessly unless you’re in a Wi-Fi hot spot.
Multiple Choice
(1) Which of the following statements is NOT true about instant messaging?
(d) Unlike e-mail, IM is good for private converstions.
(2) When you are shopping online, which of the following does NOT indicate that you have a secure connection?
(c) The word “secure” in the title bar.
(3) With a podcast, you can
(d) All of the above
(4) A web page that enables online collaboration is
(b) A wiki
(5) When searching the internet, which of the following is true?
(b) A metasearch engine delivers the most specific results.
(b) .gov
(7) Which of the following broadband Internet connections transmits data at the speed of light?
(c) FiOS
(8) Which is an advantage to web-based e-mail clients?
(c) They are accessible from any computer with an internet connection.
(9) In evaluating web sites as appropriate sources for research, which criteria you should consider?
(a) Authority, relevancy, bias, audience
(10) Which accurately defines an IP address?
(d) All of the above
What is Plagiarism?
Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work, or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means
- to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
- to use (another's production) without crediting the source
- to commit literary theft
- to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.
All of the following are considered plagiarism:
- turning in someone else's work as your own
- copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
- failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
- giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
- changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
- copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules).
How can it be avoided?
Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your audience with the information necessary to find that source, is usually enough to prevent plagiarism.
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