INFORMATICS PRACTISES

ASSIGNMENT
BY PARTHAV DHANESH
CONTENTS
NETIQUETTE
DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
IPR
PLAGIARISM
WHAT DOES NETIQUETTE MEAN?
• NETIQUETTE REPRESENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER MANNERS AND BEHAVIOR ONLINE. IN GENERAL,
NETIQUETTE IS THE SET OF PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL ETIQUETTES PRACTICED AND ADVOCATED IN
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION OVER ANY COMPUTER NETWORK. COMMON GUIDELINES INCLUDE BEING
COURTEOUS AND PRECISE, AND AVOIDING CYBER-BULLYING. NETIQUETTE ALSO DICTATES THAT USERS
SHOULD OBEY COPYRIGHT LAWS AND AVOID OVERUSING EMOTICONS.

• NETIQUETTE IS A SHORT FORM OF NETWORK ETIQUETTE OR INTERNET ETIQUETTE.

NETIQUETTE DO’S AND DON’T’S
•DO’S
• KEEP MESSAGES AND POST BRIEF
• USE DISCREATION
• INCLUDE A SUBJECT LINE IN AN EMAIL
• PROTECT PERSONEL INFORMATION
• OBEY COPYRIGHT LAWS
• STAY FOCUSED AND STICK TO THE TOPIC
•DON’TS
• DO NOT POST OFFENSIVE COMMENTS
• DO NOT WRITE IN ALL CAPITAL.IT IS CONSIDERED
AS SHOUTING ON THE NET
• DO NOT POST PRIVATE OR EMBARRASSING
IMAGES /COMMENTS
• DO NOT USE SARCASM
• DO NOT EXCLUDE PEOPLE OR TALK BEHIND
THEIR BACKS
 DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS
A digital footprint is data that is left behind
when users have been online. There are two
types of digital footprints which are passive
and active. A passive footprint is made when
information is collected from the user
without the person knowing this is
happening. An active digital footprint is
where the user has deliberately shared
information about themselves either by using
social media sites or by using websites.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPRS)
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPRS) ARE LEGAL
RIGHTS THAT PROTECT CREATIONS AND/OR
INVENTIONS RESULTING FROM INTELLECTUAL
ACTIVITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY
OR ARTISTIC FIELDS. THE MOST COMMON IPRS
INCLUDE PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, MARKS AND
TRADE SECRETS.
TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

COPYRIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

• COPYRIGHT DOES NOT PROTECT IDEAS. RATHER, IT ONLY
COVERS “TANGIBLE” FORMS OF CREATIONS AND ORIGINAL
• WHICH INCLUDE
INVENTIONS,TRADEMARK,INDUSTRIAL
WORK–FOR EXAMPLE, ART, MUSIC, ARCHITECTURAL
DRAWINGS, OR EVEN SOFTWARE CODES. THE COPYRIGHT DESIGNS,COMMERCIAL NAMES,DESIGNATION
OWNER HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO SELL, PUBLISH, AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONETC
AND/OR REPRODUCE ANY LITERARY, MUSICAL, DRAMATIC,
ARTISTIC, OR ARCHITECTURAL WORK CREATED BY THE
AUTHOR.
PLAGIARISM
• PLAGIARISM IS PRESENTING SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK OR IDEAS AS YOUR OWN, WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR
CONSENT, BY INCORPORATING IT INTO YOUR WORK WITHOUT FULL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ALL
PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL, WHETHER IN MANUSCRIPT, PRINTED OR ELECTRONIC FORM,
IS COVERED UNDER THIS DEFINITION. PLAGIARISM MAY BE INTENTIONAL OR RECKLESS, OR
UNINTENTIONAL. UNDER THE REGULATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS, INTENTIONAL OR RECKLESS
PLAGIARISM IS A DISCIPLINARY OFFENCE.
 FOR AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

• DO NOT COPY–PASTE THE TEXT INSTEAD USE THE IDEA IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
• USE ONLINE TOOLS TO CHECK FOR PLAGIARISM
• TAKE INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF BULLETED NOTES IN YOUR OWN WORDS RATHER THAN COPYING THE
ENTIRE CONTENT OR COMPLETE SENTENCES

• AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TRY TO INCLUDE THE SOURCE IN YOUR WORKS CITING PAGE NUMBER