Safer Internet 21 Jargon Quiz

What is the meaning of:

Advert

• A paid message that tries to get you to buy something, or puts forward a certain opinion

• A person or site pretending to be something official to get someone’s personal details

• Incorrect information shared on purpose to deliberately mislead

• Something or someone you can trust

What is the definition of:

Pop-up?

• Messages or pages that suddenly appear on your screen. These are often adverts and can take you to other sites

• A person or site pretending to be something official to get someone’s personal details

• A promotion that is paid for by an advertiser and shared by another brand or influencer

• Not being sure if something is true/reliable

Trick

• A joke or prank towards someone to catch them out or mislead them

• Facts or details about something

• Something or someone you can trust

• Not being sure if something is true/reliable

Reliable

• Something or someone you can trust

• A person or site pretending to be something official to get someone’s personal details

• Incorrect information shared on purpose to deliberately mislead

• A promotion that is paid for by an advertiser and shared by another brand or influencer

Information

• Facts or details about something

• A joke or prank towards someone to catch them out or mislead them

• The power to cause an effect on someone else

• Something fake presented as real to trick someone

Sponsored

• A promotion that is paid for by an advertiser and shared by another brand or influencer

• Something fake presented as real to trick someone

• The power to cause an effect on someone else

• A person or site pretending to be something official to get someone’s personal details

Phishing

• A promotion that is paid for by an advertiser and shared by another brand or influencer

• Something fake presented as real to trick someone

• The power to cause an effect on someone else

• A person or site pretending to be something official to get someone’s personal details

Hoax

• A promotion that is paid for by an advertiser and shared by another brand or influencer

• Something fake presented as real to trick someone

• The power to cause an effect on someone else

• A person or site pretending to be something official to get someone’s personal details

Influence

• A promotion that is paid for by an advertiser and shared by another brand or influencer

• Something fake presented as real to trick someone

• The power to cause an effect on someone else

• A person or site pretending to be something official to get someone’s personal details

Sceptical

• Not being sure if something is true/reliable

• Incorrect information shared on purpose to deliberately mislead

• Incorrect or misleading information shared by accident