Functional Skills ICT

Where would you see the sponsored results in a list of search results when you use an internet search engine?

• At the top

• In the middle

• At the bottom

• In the search criteria box

What is a health risk of spending too much time online?

• Increased energy levels

• Regular sleep patterns

• Eyestrain

• Weight loss

What can you do to limit your digital footprint?

• Accept third party cookies

• Use private browsing

• Send email attachments

• Click on the links in emails

What feature of the website shows that it is secure?

• The 'https://' at the beginning of the web address shows that it is secure.

• The website has a colorful background.

• The website loads very quickly.

• The website has many images.

Which of these could you do as part of the 'right to be forgotten' in data protection law?

• A) Ask for a copy of your personal data held by a bank or business

• B) Check if your data is accurate

• C) Ask for your data to be processed lawfully

• D) Check that your personal data that is no longer necessary has been deleted

What should you do to reduce the risk of malware?

• Restrict your GPS location

• Install anti-virus software

• Use a secondary email address

• Use tags in social media posts

What is a consequence of file compression?

• Reduces data transfer time

• Increases data transfer time

• Automatically backs up files

• Prevents files from being shared

You have a smartphone with 5000 kilobytes of free space. Which one of these file sizes do you have space to download? Select one option.

• 5 terabytes

• 50 megabytes

• 500 gigabytes

• 50000 bytes

Which character would be used in a search to represent a single character in a file name?

• +

• ?

• %

• @

Which one of these is the best way to share confidential information by email?

• Use a strong password for the email account

• Include the information in the body of the email

• Include the information in a password protected attachment

• Send the information to multiple recipients to make sure it is received