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Unit 8 Vocabulary

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  • to remove (a computer file with words/ pictures in it)
    delete
  • a very small computer program that can damage or destroy files
    virus
  • a person who hurts or frightens smaller, younger or weaker people
    bully
  • a computer file sent with an email
    attachment
  • copy a file or program from your computer to the internet
    upload
  • a secret word or numbers and letters that you use to log in to a computer or website
    password
  • to get into other people’s private computer files or networks (to steal information or cause damage)
    hack
  • a person who is injured or harmed by something or someone
    victim
  • really unkind or unpleasant
    nasty
  • do/think nothing about
    ignore
  • copy a file or program from the internet to your computer
    download
  • very strange or unusual
    weird
  • a highlighted word on a web page that will take you to another page if you click it
    link
  • a feeling that something or someone cannot be trusted
    suspicious
  • the controls on social media sites where you choose to share your information and posts or keep them private
    privacy settings
  • the name you use with your password to log in to a computer network
    username
  • news that may not be true
    rumour
  • to enter a website by typing your username and password
    log in
  • the imagined environment where internet communication happens
    cyberspace
  • stopped from using/entering/ communicating
    blocked
  • to get something that someone has sent or given to you
    receive
  • someone you haven’t met before
    stranger