Cyber Security Ch 1 Quiz

Why is it important to protect your online identity?

• Because everyone does it.
• Because you will make more friends.
• Because being onliBecause someone might steal your personal information.ne is a safe environment.
• Because someone might steal your personal information.

How long can your “digital footprint” last online?

• Forever
• Minutes
• Months
• Hours

Which term describes a set of rules for appropriate behavior while on the Internet?

• Identity
• Netiquette
• Cybersecurity
• Social Network

Which term describes bad people who watch and read your personal information online for the purpose of harassing or harming you?

• Online teachers
• Digital footprints
• Online predators
• Social networkers

If you are leaving traces of personal information about yourself online, available for anyone to obtain, then you are damaging your:

• grades
• friendships
• gaming records
• digital footprint

One of the most popular online activities — and one that poses the greatest risk to your privacy — is:

• online gaming
• watching movies
• social networking
• checking e-mail messages

Which of these is the best way to monitor your online presence and how other people see your information?

• Ask everyone you know to tell you what they see.
• Make sure you have all your information visible.
• Google yourself.
• Use a password manager.

What is NOT true about your digital footprint?

• Online predators never look at your personal information.
• College admissions offices are not allowed to view this.
• Potential employers can use your history to determine future employment.
• You can erase your digital footprint.

Which of these is a good way to keep your online privacy?

• Use an avatar or picture of some other object.
• Make your posts visible to everyone, all the time.
• Make your hometown, school, and sports team visible in your profile.
• Post your cell phone number online.

Which of these is true about privacy policies on social media websites?

• They're required by law to be posted for users.
• They can never change once they've been set.
• The site does not have to inform you if they've been changed.
• You can select which policies you would like for yourself.