Internet Safety Knowledge (Pretest)

What is your digital footprint?

• A record of everywhere you have been online

• A record of all the different devices you have

• A new world order

Why should you think before you post?

• You can get into trouble.
• Schools and Employers may look at your pages.
• People might know too much about you.
• All of these.

What constitutes for a safe password?

• A safe password must be the same for all accounts.
• A safe password should include personal information.
• A safe password is short and simple.
• A safe password is long, complex, and unique.

What should you eliminate from photos that you post on-line?

• Any recognizable landmarks

• Nudity

• Faces of others in photo

• Any illegal activities

• All of the above

Someone contacts you through social media. He/she is the same age as you, likes the same music as you and knows mutual people from your school. After a few weeks of chatting, she/she asks you to meet in person. What do you do?

• Tell him/her yes, and set a date to meet at your house or his/hers.

• Don't trust anything anyone says on the internet. They could be lying about who they are.

• Keep chatting to learn more about them.

• Shouldn't have started the chat in the first place.

Which of the following are examples of threats you may encounter online? (Select all that apply)

• Spyware

• Phishing

• HTTPS

• Viruses

_____________ are messages that try to trick you into providing sensitive information.

• Passwords

• Plug-ins

• Phishing scams

• Cookies

When shopping online, which payment method is generally safest?

• Credit card
• Bank transfers

• Cash on Delivery
• Cryptocurrency

What is a browsers cookie?

• A browser's cookie is a small data file stored on a user's device by the web browser to remember information about the user.
• A browser's cookie is a security feature that blocks ads.
• A browser's cookie is a software application for managing files.
• A browser's cookie is a type of web page design.

To see if a website is using a secure connection, what should you look for? (Select all that apply)

• "https" at the very beginning of the URL

• A star icon to the right of the URL

• A lock icon to the left of the URL

• A plus sign to the right of the tab