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Social Media and the Internet Safety

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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 everybody I know seeing this?
d)
Did I check my spelling
2.
What percentage of employers check a potential employees social media presence before employing them?
a)
46%
b)
25%
c)
70%
d)
50%
3.

What is a trojan horse?

a)

A virus

b)

A worm

c)

A program that copies itself

d)

Malware that appears safe to trick you into downloading it

4.

What is ransomware?

a)

Malware that locks your files until you pay the hacker to unlock them

b)

Code that will run a malicious function if certain functions are met

c)

Malware that steals senstive information.

d)

Malware that appears safe to trick you into downloading it

5.

_____is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.

a)

Anti-Virus

b)

Firewall

c)

Modem

d)

Switch

6.

-------- are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you to falsifying their identity.

a)

Computer viruses

b)

Phishing trips

c)

Phishing scams

d)

Spyware scams

7.
I should ask my parent or guardian if it's okay before______.
a)
To create a social media account.
b)
making a webpage. 
c)
Posting anything online.
d)
All Of The Above.
8.
How can you tell if a website is secure?
a)
You'll see a lock in the address bar.
b)
you'll see a paper in the address bar.
c)
You'll see an address bar.
d)
You'll see a key in the address bar.
9.
What information is okay to give out on the internet?
A) Name
B) Address
C) Phone Number
D) None of the above
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Who should you talk to if you feel uncomfortable about something you see or hear on the internet?
a)
A friend I trust
b)
An adult I trust
c)
My dog
d)
Someone else online who I don't know
11.
Which of the following is considered risky online behavior.
a)
Friending people you don't know
b)
Playing Games
c)
Typing a Fairy Tale story
d)
Watching YouTube
12.
Online information is always trustworthy.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

What can you do to stay safe online?

a)

Share all my information.

b)

Have lots of online friends.

c)

Set my personal information to PRIVATE.

d)

Set my personal information to PUBLIC.

14.

What's safe to do with a new online friend?

a)

Planning an in-person meet up

b)

Chatting about favorite books and movies

c)

Exchanging phone numbers

d)

Exchanging photos of yourselves

15.
Someone I chat with online asks me to email a picture of myself to them.  I do not really know this person.
a)
SAFE
b)
NOT SAFE
16.
Which of the following is okay to share online?
a)
Your favorite sport
b)
Your birthday
c)
Your password
d)
The name of your school
17.

Opening Email from someone you don’t know is?

a)

Safe

b)

Not safe

18.
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
19.
Which one of these is a type of social media?
a)
BBC News
b)
Instagram
c)
ITV
d)
Minecraft
20.
Being responsible online includes:
A) Keeping passwords a secret & being nice
B) Telling an adult when I fell unsafe
C) None of the above
D) All of the above
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.

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 world order