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e-literate

this is my second entry of my portfolio of 1citizen that i have joined last 2 week. From that, one of the contents of this 1citizen is e-literate. The meaning e-literate is the ability to use technology and knowing when, when not and how to use it appropriately. It highlights how online behavior can have major consequences offline. Quite long right? Let me explain a little bit, e-literate have a digital literacy applications that are

-Web 2.0

= that is second generation of the internet.

=it enables everyone to create the own websites, upload audio and video files, post photos and informatiom

-Instant messaging (IM)

= enables you to create private chat rooms with another individual over the internet

- Online application

There are many and few of them are

 = e-business

= e-goverment

= e-learning

= job search portals

= social networking sites

= social video sites

we also learn how to know if a web page is secure.

- if a website begins its URLs with "https", it means that the website provides a secure connection for users.

- all secure websites have a "lock" icon somewhere on the screen. this is to guarantee the transactions and data provided are safe and secure.