Digital Citizenship Quiz

What guidelines can you teach your students to create a strong password?

• Use complex and extremely long numeric series

• Use a combination of letters, symbols and numbers, and make it 8-9 characters long

• Use random letters and numbers

• Use a difficult word from the dictionary

Now that you are a password expert, choose the strongest password from this list:

• Football123

• ImA@SF#11

• uhuo$

• 25041990

Strong passwords can be difficult to remember—what can you teach your students to make them easier to remember? (Check all that apply.)

• Use a password manager

• Write down your passwords on a piece of paper and store it in a safe place

• Send yourself an email with your login information

• Create a passphrase

When choosing a new password, what’s the best advice you can give your students?

• Add a number or special character at the end of your old password

• Pick something easy to remember such as your birthday or pet’s name

• Choose the next consecutive number from your old password

• Create a new and different passphrase that is easy for you to remember

What is two-factor authentication? (Check all that apply.)

• An extra layer of security for your account

• A security method that requires two steps to log into your account

• An encryption method

• A service to store and share passwords safely

Which of the following actions can help your students protect their mobile devices? Check all that apply:

• Lock the screen with a strong PIN or pattern

• Install system updates when available

• Click on websites that tell you that your phone is infected

• Never connect to a Wi-Fi network outside your home

What advice can you give your students to avoid unwanted or potentially dangerous downloads? Check all that apply:

• Download from reputable sources, like the official app store on their phone

• Check the size of the file that they want to download

• Check the reviews and comments from other users before downloading an app

• Do not click on ads or websites that claim that the phone is infected

What would you tell your students not to do when connected to a public WiFi network?

• Entering username and password, for example to log into email or social network account

• Online banking

• Entering credit card details

• All of the above

What’s the risk of entering or sending personal information when connected to a network they do not know or trust?

• Nothing can go wrong

• Personal information can be intercepted

5. When is it important for your students to remember to log out of their account?

• After using a public computer at the library

• After borrowing someone else’s device, e.g., a friend’s tablet

• After using a public WiFi network

• All of the above