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Computers and Social Media: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the most important thing to ask yourself before posting on social media?
a)
Will this make me more popular?
b)
Will my friends think this is funny?
c)

Am I ok with any and everybody seeing this?

d)
Did I check my spelling
2.
When you get a friend or follow request what should you consider?
a)
Let them add me, who care's?
b)
Request, what's a request?
c)
Do I know who it is?
3.

Do some employers check a potential employee's social media presence before employing them?

a)

True

b)

False

4.
What should you be aware of when setting your privacy settings on social media?
a)
Allow everyone to see my location
b)

Ensure location services are switched off

c)
Post photo's of where I am when I am on my holiday
5.

I can unfriend someone who is offending me or I don't like what they are posting

a)
True
b)
False
6.
When you post something on the Internet how long does it stay there for?
a)
6 months
b)
Forever
c)
30 years
d)
5 years
7.

How old, is it recommended you should be, to have social media?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

8.

How much screen time is recommended for a teenager have each day?

a)

2 hours

b)

3 hours

c)

5 hours

d)

7 hours

9.

Do you think social media can have a negative impact on people?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

What is your digital footprint?

a)

A record of everywhere you have been online

b)

A record of all the different devices you have

c)

A new shoe company

d)

Walking on the internet

11.
What does a messaging system on a social networking site do?
a)
Let's you talk to someone when they are online
b)

Let's you text only when the other person is online

c)
Let's you send a message to someone even when they are offline?
12.
When you friend someone on a social network, what does that allow them to see?
a)
Nothing, the same as everyone else
b)
They can see all of the things you put on private to only friends
c)
They can see your pictures
13.

Which is the strongest password of the following?

a)

Ali_Sami*

b)

Mustang5533

c)

10!12!1987

d)

y!yuAd$RAs@223

14.
Which one of these is a type of social media?
a)

TV6 News

b)
Instagram
c)

Google

d)
Minecraft
15.
What should you do on social media to ensure strangers cannot interact with you?
a)
Don't, accept everyone
b)
Make your account private
c)
Send their link to the police
d)
Never upload anything
16.

Why is important to present a positive image if you have public social media?

a)
Your friends might think you are weird
b)
People might see how fun you are and want to hang around with you
c)
Random people might see it
d)

It could affect your future life and career

17.
What could happen if you are unsafe online?
a)
You could receive a virus in the post
b)
You could become unwell
c)

Your private details can be made pubicly available

d)
Have physical things stolen from you
18.

What is cyber crime ?

a)

A crime committed in the street

b)

A crime committed using a computer or network or through the internet

c)

Theft of a computer

d)

Theft of a mobile device

19.

Cyber-crime can be classified into ________ types.

a)

4

b)

6

c)

3

d)

2

20.

-------- are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by pretending to be a legitimate business

a)

Computer viruses

b)

Hacking attacks

c)

Phishing scams

d)

Spyware scams

21.

How are you contacted for a phishing scam?

a)
Text message
b)
Email
c)

Phone calls

d)

All of these

22.
How can you detect a phishing scam?
a)
The companies logo is on the email
b)

They ask for information the company should already know

c)
The email is sent directly to you
d)
The email ends with @paypal.co.uk
23.
Which of these is an example of an appropriate website for a 12 year old?
a)
Random video chat
b)
News site
c)
18+ content
d)
Torrent site
24.

Gaining unauthorised access to someone else’s computer files is known as:

a)

copyright infringement

b)

hacking

c)

virus attack

d)

data theft

25.

Gaining unauthorised access to paid games and software is known as:

a)

copyright infringement

b)

hacking

c)

cracking

d)

data theft

26.

You receive a desperate plea for help from a friend who says they are stuck overseas and all their money has been stolen. You should:

a)

reply to the email

b)

delete the email

c)

send some money

d)

forward the email to a mutual friend

27.

You can protect yourself against spam or fraudulent emails by:

a)

using a spam filter

b)

never clicking on links that you are suspicious of

c)

being aware of different types of fraudulent email

d)

all of the above

28.

Hackers:

a)

will destroy your computer hardware

b)

are rarely able to steal personal data

c)

sometimes steal passwords so they can access your online account

d)

can only steal one password at a time

29.

Which of these isn't a cyber crime

a)

Accessing unauthorised data/ using someones computer without permission

b)

Tricking people into downloading malware

c)

Accessing the DarkWeb

d)

Creating an account on something you're not old enough for

30.

What is the youngest age you can be charged of a Computer Misuse act offence?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

d)

18

31.

Cyber crime is __________________ oriented

a)

Electricity

b)

Fire

c)

Computer

d)

Power

32.

Can a person who does not use internet become victim of Cyber Crime?

a)

Yes

b)

No

33.

What tracks information about web visitors?

a)

Internet cache

b)

Cookies

c)

Internet history

34.

Making a copy of a store bought Arianna Grande CD on your computer is considered

a)

Copyright Infringement

b)

No Copyright Infringement

35.

You record a movie on your phone so you can post it to Youtube for others to watch. You are guilty of?

a)

Copyright Infringement

b)

Plagiarism

36.

Which of these is considered to be Plagiarism?

a)

Using the same words in a famous author's writing but changing them around a little bit and turning in as your work.

b)

Taking your friends book report and erasing their name and putting your name on it when you turn it in.

c)

Neither act

d)

Both acts

37.

What is copyright infringement?

a)

Creation of copyrighted material

b)

Ownership of copyrighted material

c)

Use of copyrighted material with consent

d)

Unlawful use of copyrighted material, without consent

38.

What is someone, who takes commercial software, copies it and then sells the copies without permission, guilty of?

a)

j-walking

b)

shoplifting

c)

software piracy

d)

fraud

39.

Fraudsters may target you when you shop online or on your mobile device, sending you bogus emails or texts advertising too-good-to-be-true-deals

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Fraud is an intentionally deceptive action designed to provide

the perpetrator with an ________ financial gain or to deny a right to a victim.

Types of fraud include tax fraud, credit card fraud, wire fraud, securities

fraud, and bankruptcy fraud. Fraudulent ________ can be carried out by one

individual, multiple individuals or a business firm as a whole. _________ are now being used to commit fraud.

a)

lawful, activities, individuals

b)

unlawful, activities, hackers

c)

unlawful, activity, computers

d)

lawful, activity, people