Download Digital Citizenship - Information Privacy

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Information Privacy Quiz
1. What type of personal information is it okay to
share with someone you don't know?
6. What type of information would be appropriate
to post on a personal website?
a. Your name and telephone number only
b. Your email address only, if it doesn't include your
name
c. Minor details like the name of your school, and what
your parents do for a living
d. You should never share ANY personal information
with someone you don't know
a. Comments about your teacher's clothes
b. Digital photos you don't want your parents to see
c. A review of a restaurant you visited
d. Gossip about your classmates
2. Which of these is an example of spam?
a. A downloadable game that contains hidden software
b. An email message advertising a product that you
don't want
c. A harmful program that destroys your hard drive
d. An email joke forwarded to you by your Aunt Gladys
3. Which of the following is a fact about malware?
a. It can cause your computer to run slower
b. It's a sneaky, mean way for people to advertise
c. The government should make it illegal as soon as
possible
d. It's totally useless—no one buys products
advertised by malware
4. What should you do if you receive a
suspicious-looking email with an attachment?
a. Open the attachment to see if it's from a friend
b. Send a message back to the sender, asking him to
remove you from his email list
c. Forward the attachment to a friend who knows a lot
about computers
d. Delete it immediately
5. Why would an identify thief most likely want to
steal your information?
a. To imitate you in chat rooms and on message
boards
b. To access your bank accounts, credit cards, and
other financial resources
c. To send you emails advertising stuff you'd never
want
d. To send viruses out from your email account
7. Which of the following might be part of a site's
privacy policy?
a. A software program that protects against spam and
malware
b. Downloadable games and apps
c. A promise that the site won't sell your information to
other people
d. Information about how to acquire anti-virus software
8.
What are these called?
a. Viruses
b. Pop-up ads
c. Spam
d. Trojan horses
9. The law compels websites to post privacy
policies. What does "compels" mean in this
context?
a. Persuades
b. Asks
c. Forbids
d. Requires
10. What can you infer from the fact that scams
and other illegal behavior are so common on the
Internet?
a. There are no laws that regulate the Internet
b. Online criminals often use clever tactics to avoid
detection
c. Law enforcement officials aren't aware of how much
online crime there is
d. Most Internet users are criminals