WorksheetsPhishing and passwords
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is phishing?
a)
scams through websites
b)
scams through emails
c)
scams through phone calls
d)
scams through text messages
2.
What is suspicious about this email?
a)
Generic greeting
b)
URL does not match
c)
all the above
3.
Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam. She should:
a)
Forward the message to her friends to see if they think it's a scam too.
b)
Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail.
c)
Delete the message.
4.
When people send you phony emails, pop-up messages, social media messages, texts, calls, or links to fake websites in order to hook you into giving out your personal and financial information.
a)
Plagiarizing
b)
Skimming
c)
Phishing
d)
Identity Theft
5.
If you receive a suspicious email, you should
a)
open it up and click on any links.
b)
reply to the sender asking them to leave you alone.
c)
delete the email without opening it.
d)
delete your email account.
6.
Your password should contain the following:
a)
letters, numbers, symbols
b)
letters only
c)
numbers only
d)
symbols only
7.
What should you look for in the URL to make sure that a site is safe before adding personal information?
a)
https: and a padlock
b)
www. and a globe symbol
c)
that it ends with .com
8.
Which is a strong password?
a)
password
b)
Tigers78542.
9.
How many characters should be in a password?
a)
5+
b)
7+
c)
8+
d)
6+
10.
What should never be used in your password?
a)
My name
b)
My birthday
c)
My address
d)
All of the above
11.
A longer password is generally stronger than a shorter one?
a)
True
b)
False
12.
You receive an email with an attachment that says 'Winner' but you don't remember entering any competition. What do you do?
a)
Reply to the message asking them to stop sending you mail.
b)
Open the attachment, you've won something!
c)
Delete the email without reading it.
d)
Forward the email to a friend, it will be funny to trick them too.
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