2.3.1

Your Digital Footprint

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Digital footprint

Digital footprint

  • Millions of years ago, dinosaurs stepped in mud.
  • The mud dried and turned to stone.
  • Their footprints stayed forever.
  • When you go online, your digital footprint may also stay for a long time.
Online reputations

Online reputations

  • Things you post or share online can be seen by people forever.
    • It is the same with the things you post or share on your phone or computer.
Be careful

Be careful

  • Some things can stay even when deleted on your device.
  • These things can be seen or used by people you don’t expect.
  • The information you share can be used now or in the future.
Online tracking

Online tracking

  • Online software can track the sites you visit.
    • Some schools and bosses now check up to see how people have behaved online.
IP addresses

IP addresses

  • Every network has an identifying number called an IP address.
  • IP addresses can be traced back to the user.
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1

Using Computers

1.1

Computers as a Tool

1.1.1Uses of Computers1.1.2More Uses of Computers1.1.3Advantages of Information Technology1.1.4More Advantages of Information Technology
1.2

Data

1.2.1Storing Data1.2.2Databases1.2.3Sorting & Filtering Data1.2.4Interrogating Data
1.3

Plagiarism & Illegal Sharing

1.3.1Plagiarism1.3.2Copyrighted Content
2

Networks & the World Wide Web

2.1

Networks

2.1.1Parts of Networks2.1.2The Internet2.1.3The World Wide Web
2.2

Searching Online

2.2.1Searching the World Wide Web2.2.2Searching Tips2.2.3Reliable Information
2.3

Protecting Yourself Online

2.3.1Your Digital Footprint2.3.2Being Safe2.3.3Online Safety2.3.4Viruses2.3.5Malware2.3.6People Online2.3.7Your Feelings2.3.8Getting Help
3

Computational Thinking

3.1

Computational Thinking

3.1.1Computational Thinking3.1.2Decomposing Tasks3.1.3Algorithms (1/2)3.1.4Algorithms (2/2)3.1.5Logical Reasoning & Debugging
4

Computer Languages

4.1

Coding

4.1.1Code4.1.2Programs4.1.3Writing Programs4.1.4Writing Your Own Program: Input, Outputs, Design4.1.5Turning an Algorithm into an App (1/2)4.1.6Turning an Algorithm into an App (2/2)

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  1. 1
    What is the name of the identifying number that every network has?Multiple choice
  2. 2
    What is a digital footprint?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    What does an IP address do? Multiple choice
  4. 4
    Why should you be careful about what you post online?Multiple choice
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Being Safe