Digital Citizenship and Cybersecurity

A person’s digital footprint is:

• Public, but not usually permanent

• Only public to people whom a person shares things with, but what’s there is permanent

• Public and permanent to anyone

• Private and temporary

Which of the following people can access your digital footprint?

I. Teachers, colleges, and scholarship committees

II. Potential employers

III. Family, friends, and acquaintances

• I only

• I and II only

• III only

• All of the above

What should you do if you are a victim of cyberbullying?

I. Respond to the bully

II. Keep a record of messages received (print or take screenshots)

III. Reach out to parents, teachers, counselors, and school administrators

IV. Block communication from the bully (if possible)

• I only

• II, III, and IV

• II and III

• All of the above

How can you be an upstander if you witness cyberbullying?

• Reach out to the victim–let them know that you care and encourage them to seek help

• Tell a teacher, parent, or counselor about the bullying

• Report bullying to the website admin

• All of the above

By checking the box on a privacy policy page, a company can legally use your data and information in all the ways disclosed, even if you change your settings.

• True. This is always the case.

• True. Changing your settings does not affect the privacy policy.

• False. It depends if the privacy policy allows you to opt in or out of sharing data.

• False. Companies do not give you the option to update your settings.

Which of the following is an example of two factor authentication?

• You are asked to factor a large prime number in order to gain access to sensitive data.

• You are asked to reset your password every other time you enter a secure website.

• After inputting your password, you are asked to enter it again.

• After inputting your password, you receive a text message with a unique pin.

Which of the following pieces of information would be safe to include in an online username?

• School mascot

• Favorite sport

• Year of birth

• City of residence

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a credible source?

• The author is not named on the website

• The domain is .edu or .gov

• Multiple scholarly sources are cited

• The source is well-organized and follows rules of spelling and grammar

True or False: As long as you cite your source, you are free to use or share any kind of media you find on the Internet.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a good practice for effective Internet searches?

• Search for specific keywords that define your topic

• Use quotation marks to search for exact phrases

• Be general in your search query to get as many results possible

• Use + or - to include or exclude different topics