Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Quiz
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What does the term 'outing' refer to?

  • Software that allows parents to manage their children's online activities
  • Sharing information about one's life in an inappropriate amount of detail
  • Gaining admission to something by using a secret word or phrase
  • Revealing someone's personal secrets or embarrassing information (correct)
  • Which of the following is a key feature of parental controls?

  • Providing a secret word or phrase to gain admission to something
  • Preventing scammers from tricking people into sharing valuable information
  • Protecting personal information like name, email, and phone number
  • Allowing parents to manage their children's online activities (correct)
  • What is the purpose of a password?

  • To protect against scammers trying to obtain personal information
  • To gain admission to something by using a secret word or phrase (correct)
  • To reveal an inappropriate amount of personal details
  • To manage the online activities of children through parental controls
  • What is the term used to describe a person on the internet who preys on or victimizes others, often children?

    <p>Predator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe deliberately offensive online posts?

    <p>Trolling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cyberbullying?

    <p>The use of electronic communication to bully a person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a digital citizen?

    <p>Someone who acts safely, responsibly, and respectfully online</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does netiquette refer to?

    <p>Unofficial rules for proper online behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of copyright?

    <p>To give exclusive rights to the creator of an original work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of identity theft?

    <p>Stealing someone's password or hijacking their online accounts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Online Safety and Etiquette

    • Outing: sharing someone's secrets or embarrassing information about them online
    • Oversharing: revealing too much personal information about oneself online

    Online Privacy and Security

    • Personal information: data that can identify someone, such as name, email, home address, or phone number
    • Password: a secret word or phrase required to access something online
    • Phishing: scams that trick people into sharing personal information through fraudulent emails or texts
    • Privacy: the state of being free from public attention
    • Privacy settings: controls that allow users to limit who can access their online profiles and what information they can see

    Online Predators and Threats

    • Predator: someone who preys on or victimizes others, often children, online
    • Social engineering: tricking people into revealing confidential information, such as passwords

    Online Communities and Media

    • Social media: online communities where people interact with each other
    • Spam: unwanted emails sent by unknown individuals
    • Trolling: deliberately offensive online posts

    Online Safety and Citizenship

    • Upstander: someone who stands up for others online
    • Anonymous: someone who has not been identified and has not revealed their name
    • Cybercrime: any illegal activity related to the internet
    • Cyberbullying: using electronic communication to bully someone
    • Cyberstalking: repeatedly using electronic communication to harass or frighten someone
    • Digital citizen: someone who acts safely, responsibly, and respectfully online
    • Digital footprint: all the information about a person online, whether posted by them or others

    Online Crimes and Misconduct

    • Fraud: using dishonest methods to cheat someone out of something valuable
    • Hacking: unauthorized access to data using computers
    • Harassment: unwelcome and inappropriate verbal or physical conduct
    • Identity theft: stealing someone's password or hijacking their online accounts
    • Inappropriate material: offensive or explicit content that should not be accessed in a classroom setting
    • Intimidate: to threaten, frighten, or scare someone

    Online Etiquette and Responsibility

    • Netiquette: unofficial rules for proper online behavior
    • Online profile: publicly and privately shared information about oneself online

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    Test your knowledge about cybersecurity, cyberbullying, copyright, and other internet safety concepts. This quiz covers topics like anonymous online activity, protecting computers from cybercrimes, and understanding legal rights related to original works.

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