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Digital Footprint and Online Security Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Digital Footprint?

a)

A piece of data sent from a website

b)

A type of computer virus

c)

A type of cookie

d)

A trail left behind by interactions with a digital environment

2.

What are Cookies used for?

a)

Website's can see what links you click on their webpage

b)

Tracking user behavior

c)

Both A and B

d)

Optimizing information delivery

3.

What information about you can be tracked through Cookies?

a)

What you say in your email, texts & social media posts

b)

All of the above

c)

Your location while browsing

d)

The websites you visit

4.

How is information collected to create a Digital Footprint?

a)

Through search words

b)

The GPS in your cellphone

c)

Logging in to sites

d)

All of the above

5.

What is a tip to stay in control of your Digital Footprint?

a)

Use strong passwords and vary them on different sites

b)

None of the above

c)

Share passwords with friends

d)

Both A and B

6.

What is a tip for creating a strong password?

a)

Use a simple word or phrase

b)

Use a sentence and swap letters with special characters and/or numbers

c)

Both A and B

d)

Use the same password for everything

7.

What is the purpose of creating an avatar for social media?

a)

None of the above

b)

Both A and B

c)

To make your profile look cool

d)

To protect your identity

8.

Which website can be used to create an avatar?

a)

https://www.kartunix.com/

b)

www.wimpyourself.com

c)

www.doppelme.com

d)

www.bitmoji.com

9.

What is a tip for conducting secure transactions online?

a)

Go to a Internet Café

b)

Use my parents credit card

c)

Conduct transactions only over a secure wi-fi connection that requires a password

d)

Use a public wi-fi connection

10.

What is a tip for respecting others' privacy online?

a)

Be nice to people online and offline

b)

Share personal information of others without their consent

c)

Repost funny posts about my friends

d)

Share rumors' to my friends only

11.

What is a tip for protecting your online privacy?

a)

Use a VPN for all online activities

b)

Don't share personal information

c)

Regularly check privacy settings of online accounts

d)

All of the above

12.

What is the purpose of using two-factor authentication?

a)

To make the login process more complicated

b)

To add an extra layer of security to your accounts

c)

So I don't have to remember my passwords

d)

None of the above

13.

What is a tip for identifying phishing emails?

a)

Click on all links in the email to verify their authenticity

b)

Check for spelling and grammar errors in the email

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

14.

How can you identify a secure website for online transactions?

a)

Check for a padlock symbol in the address bar

b)

A website that looks professional

c)

It's ok if it ends in .com

d)

None of the above

15.

What is the purpose of using a password manager?

a)

To easily remember all your passwords

b)

To store passwords securely

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above