Cyberspace And Online Security
- 1.As I travel through "Cyberspace," information I should never give out to someone I meet online is:
- A.
The names of my favorite books and movies.
- B.
My real name, address, telephone number, the school I attend, or my photograph.
- C.
The name of my pet.
- 2.Before you enter your private and personal information online, you should find out:
- A.
How the company collecting your information will protect it
- B.
Why the company needs it
- C.
With whom it might be shared
- D.
All of the above
- 3.I have a digital picture of myself and someone I met online wants to see it. It is OK to send it to that person?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.I met someone in a chat room who wants to get together. They live nearby. I should arrange a meeting?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.I'm in the middle of a chat session and someone says something really mean. Should I:
- A.
Say something mean back?
- B.
Ask to apologize?
- C.
Don't respond. Tell an adult if it bothers me?
- 6.I'm online and I get a message from my Internet service provider asking for my password. They say they need it to fix my account. I should give it to them.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.If someone I meet online asks me to keep a secret from my parents I should:
- A.
Keep the secret because they are my "cyberfriend"
- B.
Tell all of my friends, because it's hard for me to keep a secret
- C.
Tell my parents, because no one should ever ask me to keep secrets from my parents
- 8.If someone sends me an inappropriate message/material, I should:
- A.
Never reply to these messages and tell my parents.
- B.
Keep it a secret
- C.
Reply to the message and ask the sender to stop sending me messages
- 9.My parents and I have established rules as to what I can do on the Internet when I'm home, but I'm at a friend's house. Should I go by my parents' rules or do whatever my friend does?
- A.
Go by your parents' rules.
- B.
Do whatever your friend does
- 10.If you talk to someone new on the Internet it's okay to
- A.
Talk about things you have in common
- B.
Invite them over your house to hang out
- C.
Give them your phone number and e-mail address so that they can call or email you
- D.
Let them send you computer files
- 11.What information is safe to share on the Internet?
- A.
First name, age, city you live, hobbies
- B.
First name, last name, phone number, e-mail address.
- C.
First name, home address, name of your school.
- 12.What might it mean if your computer slows down, displays repeated error messages, serves up a lot of pop-up ads, and appears to send e-mail messages you didn't write?
- A.
The rubber band powering your computer broke.
- B.
Someone has been typing on your keyboard when you're not looking.
- C.
Your warranty is up.
- D.
You've got spyware
- 13.When writing on a blog, you should share your secrets?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.While surfing the Internet, a pop-up add takes you to a site offering a free game for your computer. What's your best course of action?
- A.
Do a little research to decide whether it's safe to download the game.
- B.
Download it now, and decide later whether to use it or give it to a friend.
- C.
Go ahead and download it - you can always uninstall it later if there's a problem.
- 15.Your bank sends you an e-mail asking for your personal info - your account number, password and Social Security number. You should:
- A.
Click the link in the e-mail to check the company's website before providing the information. If the site looks legit, it's OK to share info.
- B.
E-mail your information to the company right away.
- C.
Delete the e-mail and call the company's customer service line using the phone number on your billing statement.
- D.
Reply to the e-mail and ask for details before you give away your valuable personal information.
- 16.If someone is on my E-mail "buddy list," "friend list," or "contact list" and I only know that person online, he or she is
- A.
My friend and someone I can trust.
- B.
The person he or she claims to be.
- C.
Someone I should be careful about, because I don't know him or her well.
- 17.In what way has cyberspace changed our daily lives?
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