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Instructional Technology
9th -
11thgrade
Online Safety, Security, Ethics, and Etiquette
20 questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following terms refers to a program that runs in the background without you knowing it?
Adware
Spam
Spyware
Virus
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which program is designed to send advertisements, mostly as pop-ups?
Adware
Keyloggers
Spam
Spyware
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which is used to record keystrokes done by users to steal passwords?
Keyloggers
Pharming
Phishing
Spyware
- 4. Multiple Choice
How are unwanted emails from bots and advertisers called?
Spam
Trojan
Virus
Worm
- 5. Multiple Choice
How is phishing done?
Advertisements are sent to a user.
Keystrokes done by a user are recorded.
The Domain Name Service system is exploited.
An email is sent that directs a user to visit a website and asked to update personal information.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What information is okay to give out on the internet?
Name
Address
Phone Number
None of them
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who is it okay to share certain personal information with?
Parents Only
Teachers Only
Adults I trust
No one
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who should you talk to if you feel uncomfortable about something you see or hear on the internet?
A friend I trust
An adult I trust
My dog
Someone else online who I don't know
- 9. Multiple Choice
Your password should be made up using personal information so it is easier for you to remember.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why do you need to be more cautious with friends you meet online than friends you meet in school?
Most people on the Internet are not trustworthy as people in the real world
Friendships that begin online are not real
Online, it is more difficult to tell if a person is who he/she says
websites have very strict rules about online friends
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is computer security?
Creating passwords and keeping your computer private
Safely logging off and locking your computer when you aren't using it
Taking care of hardware, software and data contained
Updating software to have anti-virus threat walls
- 12. Multiple Choice
How can you pick up viruses in your computer?
When passing files through USB sticks
Through documents such as Word and Access
Through email attachments and websites
By visiting unsafe websites
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is a virus?
a program that looks harmless and tricks you into running it on your computer.
a program that makes copies of itself and then spreads through a network damaging systems as it goes along.
an attempt to get your personal information such as bank account details by pretending to be for example a charity or claiming you have won a cash prize.
accessing a computer system by breaking through the security system of that computer.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a Trojan?
a program that looks harmless and tricks you into running it on your computer.
an attempt to get your personal information such as bank account details by pretending to be for example a charity or claiming you have won a cash prize.
accessing a computer system by breaking through the security system of that computer.
a program that makes copies of itself and then spreads through a network damaging systems as it goes along.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is Phishing?
Catching fish in a lake/pond
An attempt to get your personal information such as bank account details
Accessing a computer system by breaking through the security system of that computer.
A program that makes copies of itself and then spreads through a network damaging systems as it goes along.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is a Worm?
A program that makes copies of itself and then spreads through a network damaging systems as it goes along.
Something that can be picked up through emails and attachments.
A program that looks harmless and tricks you into running it on your computer.
An attempt to get your personal information such as bank account details
- 17. Multiple Choice
What can you do to prevent internet threats?
Do not visit any dodgy websites
Encrypt all emails sent to be safe
Install anti-virus software on computer
Be wary of emails and only open ones that you know the sender
- 18. Multiple Choice
This technique tries to take information from the user,like credit cards, usernames and passwords.
Phishing
Spyware
Scam
Fishing
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which one of the choices below is a sign that spyware is infected on your computer?
Random error messages
Your computer is a little slow when playing games
Your computer works just fine
You get many email scams in your spam box
- 20. Multiple Choice
How does spyware infect a computer?
Popups
Theft of Personal Info
Recording Web Info
All the above
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