CAS110 Netiquette PPT when using the internet

1. Internet Etiquette or
Netiquette

2. Ten Rules Of Netiquette
 There are Ten rules of
Netiquette that everyone who
goes online should follow.
 You should remember them
every time you go online.
 Netiquette is a set of rules for
behaving properly online.
 The ten rules are as follows.

3. Rule No. 1: Remember the
Human
 You need to
remember that you
are talking to a real
person when you are
online.
 The internet brings
people together who
would otherwise never
meet.
 Remember this saying
when sending an
email: Would I say
this to the person’s
face.

4. Rule No.2: Adhere to the same
standards online that you follow in
real life
 You need to behave
the same way online
that you do in real life.
 You need to
remember that you
can get caught doing
things you should not
be doing online just
like you can in real
life.
 You are still talking to
a real person with
feelings even though
you can’t see them.

5. Rule No. 3: Know where you
are in cyberspace.
 Always take a look around when
you enter a new domain when
surfing the web.
 Get a sense of what the
discussion group is about before
you join it.

6. Rule No. 4: Respect other
people’s time and bandwidth.
 Remember people have other
things to do besides read your
email. You are not the center of
their world.
 Keep your post and emails to a
minimum by saying what you
want to say.
 Remember everyone won’t
answer your questions.

7. Rule No. 5: Make yourself
look good online.
 Remember to always check
your spelling and grammar
before posting.
 Always know what you are
talking about and make sense
saying it.
 Be polite and pleasant to
everyone.

8. Emoticons
 :-J
 :-&
 =^_^=
 :-o
 =-D
 >_<
 (*_*)
 (-_-)
 >_<*
 (*^_^*)

9. Rule No. 6: Share expert
knowledge
 Ask questions online.
 Share what you know online.
 Post the answers to your
questions online because
someone may have the same
question you do.

10. Rule No.7: Help keep flame
wars under control
 Netiquette does
not forbid flaming.
 Netiquette does
however forbid
people who are
flaming to hurt
discussion groups
by putting the
group down.

11. Rule No. 8: Respect other
people’s privacy
 Do not read other people’s mail
without their permission.
 Going through other people’s
things could cost you your job or
you could even go to jail.
 Not respecting other people’s
privacy is bad Netiquette.

12. Rule No.9: Don’t abuse your
power.
 Do not take advantage of other
people just because you have
more knowledge or power than
them.
 Treat others as you would want
them to treat you if the roles
were reversed.

13. Rule No. 10: Be forgiving of
other people’s mistakes.
 Do not point out mistakes to
people online.
 Remember that you were once
the new kid on the block.
 You still need to have good
manners even though you are
online and can not see the
person face to face.

14. Email Etiquette
 There are etiquette
rules for email
messages also.
They are as
follows:
 Check your email
daily
 Delete unwanted
messages.
 Keep messages in
your box to a
minimum
 Always use a
subject line
 Mail messages
can be
downloaded and
save for future
references.
 Never assume that
your Email can be
read by no one but
yourself.
 Remember there
are always be
lurking around
online

15. Ten Commandments of
Computer Ethics
 Thou shalt not use computer
to harm people.
 Thou shalt not interfere with
other people’s work.
 Thou shalt not snoop around
other people’s files.
 Thou shalt not use a computer
to steal
 Thou shalt not use a computer
to bear false witness

16. Ten Commandments of
Computer Ethics
 Thou shalt not use or copy
software.
 Thou shalt not use other people’s
computer resources.
 Thou shalt not appropriate other
people’s intellectual output.
 Thou shalt think about the social
consequences of the program you
write.
 Thou shalt use a computer in ways
that show consideration and
respect.

17. Netiquette
 Remember the
Ten rules of
Netiquette and the
Ten
commandments for
computer Ethics
while you are
online and you will
not have any
problems.

18. Remember the Rules!!!!
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