Emoticons/Acronyms/AUP

Emoticons

An emotion is a expression of the way you feel.

An emoticon is a symbol showing how you are feeling.

10 examples of emoticons and what they mean.

:) happy

:( sad

:D excited

:/ unsure

:p gotcha

:Q smoking

;) wink

.-) cyclops

:[+] dumb guy smile

:-o suprised

Texting Acronyms

An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name.

10 appropriate examples texting/IMing acronyms are:

lol laugh out loud

gtg got to go

brb be right back

u you

4 for

lmk let me know

brt be right there

idk I don't know

b4 before

r are

AUP
an AUP stands for Acceptable Use Policy and is a written policy that a user must agree to follow before they are allowed to use a product or service.

An AUP is used at Glenvar for our laptops we are required to sign a agreement before we recieve them.

5 rules and their importance are:

no games because they distract you and others from school work

don't download anything to your laptop because it could cause your computer to crash

stay off of streaming media because it uses a lot of bandwidth and slows everyones computers

don't try to get by security this could cause your computer to get a virus on a unblocked website

treat laptop responsibly because you will need it for four years and they are expensive

AUP policies at jobs restrict workers from using facebook, web surfing, and personal email accounts

AUP's are necessary because without them too much time would be wasted by employees not doing their work while on the job

If I was the boss of a large company where each employee had their own computer and access to internet, I would have restrictions on what my employees could do. They wouldn't be able to use their personal email accounts or facebook etc... I also wouldn't allow surfing the internet but I would be more leanient on my employees talking on the phone to family once in a while.

5 rules for internet etiquette.
Behave as though you are communicating in person
remember that your words are open to interpretation
do not "shout" online
do not "flame" other users
do not send spam

This article is saying that you should always check the rules when you go online. You need to check the appropriate use policy on web sites. This will help to keep the internet civilized. There are punishments for violations of these policies such as having your account cancelled.
7 "netiquettes"
behave as though you are communicating in person-act like you are talking in person
remember that your words are open to interpretation- if you say something jokingly it can be taken wrong
do not "shout" online-this is when you use all caps
do not "flame" other users- this is insulting someone
do not send spam- these are uninvited messages
do not distribute copyrighted material-this is posting without the owner's permission
do not be a coward- don't conceal your identity to misbehave

I believe that netiquette is critical to the internet without it, it would be difficult to benifit from the internet