In the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. determine the type of plagiarism.
student version
with the rapid advance in information technologies, people around the world can access information quickly. information takes the form of text, still pictures, video, sound, graphics, or animations, which are stored and transferred electronically through these computational technologies.
original version
content could be presented in a variety of formats via multimedia. dynamic processes could be illustrated. content in the form of text, still pictures, video, sound, graphics, or animations could be digitally or analogically encoded and stored in electronic, magnetic, and optical technologies. this encoded information could be transmitted literally around the world in a matter of seconds.
which of the following is true for the student version above?
(a) word-for-word plagiarism
(b) paraphrasing plagiarism
(c) this is not plagiarism