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Digital Footprints and Staying Safe Online

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colleges and future employers who are interested in me will first look at...

a)

my letters of reccomendation

b)

my entrance essay

c)

my online profiles

d)

my school transcripts

2.

Stealing of copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell, or give away without permission and without paying.

a)

Infringement

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Piracy

d)

Bootlegging

3.

Stealing of someone else's words or ideas and presenting them as your own.

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Copyright Infringement

c)

Fair Use Violation

d)

Intellectual Property Violation

4.

a legal document that an app or website must provide which describes the rules that the company and users must obey when they use the app

a)

cookies

b)

phishing

c)

privacy policy

d)

privacy

e)

terms of service

5.

all of the information online about a person, either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally

a)

affinity group

b)

phishing

c)

cookies

d)

targeted advertising

e)

digital footprint

6.

What does A.U.P. stand for?

a)

Acceptable User Presentation

b)

Acceptable Use Policy

c)

Application Use Policy

d)

Acceptable Use Presentation

e)

Awesome Understanding People

7.

You should expect privacy when using your school accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the minimum age requirement to be on most social media platform in the United States according to COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)?

a)

11 years old

b)

It just depends on the platform

c)

13 years old

d)

Any age with parent permission

9.

What does it mean to have a "Digital Footprint"?

a)

The mark you leave on your digital devices physically

b)

The data you leave behind when using the internet

c)

The emails you send to your friends and family

d)

The passwords you use for your online accounts

10.

What does T.H.I.N.K. stand for when posting online?

a)

True

Helpful

Inspiring

Necessary

Kind

b)

Truthful

Hopeful

Informative

Nice

Kind

c)

Trusty

Harmful

Information

Normal

Knowing

d)

True

Harmful

Informative

Nice

Knowing

11.

What should you do to be safe on social media?

a)

only log on at home

b)

use strict privacy settings

c)

only post once a day

d)

chat with only a few friends

12.
What is the record of all of your online activity called?
a)
your digital footprint
b)
your online log
c)
your Internet trail
d)
your web record
13.

Your digital footprint includes information that others post about you online.

True False

a)

True

b)

False

14.

COPPA stands for "Children's Online Privacy Protection Act"

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What does it mean to have a 'private' social media account?

a)

Your account can only be viewed by the public

b)

Your account is hidden from everyone, including friends

c)

Your account can only be viewed by approved followers or friends

d)

Your account automatically deletes posts after 24 hours

16.

What does it mean for your digital footprint to have permanency?

a)

you can easily delete or remove anything from the internet forever

b)

anything you share online technically exists forever, even if you delete it

17.

What is the recommended age requirement for most social media platforms?

a)

16 years old

b)

18 years old

c)

21 years old

d)

13 years old

18.
Why should we always give credit to the author?
a)
So we don't get in trouble.
b)
Because it's the right thing to do.
c)
To avoid a copyright violation.
d)
All of these answers!
19.

Why should you avoid posting an inappropriate picture of yourself on social media?

a)

It will be online forever, even after you have deleted it

b)

Your boss will be able to see it in the future

c)

You have no control over who else it is shared with

d)

No reason - it's perfectly safe

20.
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