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Online Safety, Security and Ethical Research

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Give at least five types of Malware. (5pts.)

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2.

Give three (3) dangers on the Internet and explain how each one can harm you. (3pts. each)

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3.

Choose a situation and describe what you would do in each in order to be safe. (5pts.)


1. A stranger added you on Facebook. He claimed that you are schoolmates. Upon checking his profile, you saw that you knew that person and that he was a year older than you. He then asked to meet you and added that you should wear a pretty short dress when the two of you meet.


2. Your bank emailed you to reset your password as soon as possible because there was a breach in their system. The email seemed legit but the link was shortened and the email address was not the name of your bank.


3. You got blocked from your bank account. As you talked to the customer support to unblock your account, the person on the other line asked for your name, account number, and pin to be able to unblock you on their system.


4. One of your classmates was spreading rumors that you had a bad attitude and that you called her a liar in front of her friends. She even edited your awkward photo to become funny and shared it on Facebook. People started calling you funny names in school and online since she posted the photo.


5. An advertisement just popped up on your browser saying that you won a flat screen TV, and you just need to confirm your identity on the link provided to claim the prize.

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4.

A method that involves the collection of information is called (a)   .

5.

One (a)   of online research is that Internet resources are updated more frequently than print resources.

6.

Having (a)   is one of the most important abilities a person can have in this generation.

7.

To help people quickly find information online, (a)   were invented.

8.

When using the (a)   , researchers may risk their own security and privacy.