...Acceptaple Use Policy An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a policy that a user must agree to follow in order to be provided with access to a network or to the Internet. It is common oractice for many businesses and educational facilities to require that employees or students sign an acceptable use policy before being granted a network ID. When you sign up with an Internet Service provider (ISPs) such as Verizon, you will usually be presented with an AUP. Which states that you agree to adhere to such stipulations such as: * Not using the service as part of violating the law * Not attempting to break the security of any computer or user * Not posting commercial messages to internet groups without prior permission * Not attempting to send junk e-mail or spam to anyone who doesn’t want to receive it * Not attempting to mail bomb a site with mass amounts of email in order to flood their server Many Alabama K-12 educators Use the instructional resources found via shared educational tools, such as school and division-wide computer networks and the Internet. The increased use of such resources requires administrators, teachers, library media specialists, students, and parents take steps to insure that are used responsibility for K-12 instruction. In response to these concerns, schools or school districts are required To establish guidelines for the appropriate use of computer networks. The University of Pennsylvania has an established AUP it defines...
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