In Internet slang, what is a “troll”?

Someone who posts spam on online message boards

Which is NOT a way to protect yourself from phishing?

Click on unprotected links or downloads

Which of the following is most likely an example of a scam?

Email from an unknown sender to fill out a prize form

Which of the following is an online scam message?

an alert about problem with your account

How does identity theft affect your future?

All are ways identity theft affects your future

Which information should you be careful about protecting online?

phone number, date and place where you were born, email password

Why do we protect ourselves and our identity online?

Private information might be stolen, Thieves might scam us

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Students will review scams and schemes when it comes to digital citizenship.

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1
In Internet slang, what is a “troll”?
Someone who posts spam on online message boards
Someone who has an ugly profile picture
A multiplayer game that can be embedded in a website
A website that takes too long to load
2
Which is NOT a way to protect yourself from phishing?
Call the company through customer service
Report junk mail or spam to social network
Don't reply
Click on unprotected links or downloads
3
Which of the following is most likely an example of a scam?
Email from an unknown sender to fill out a prize form
text message from you soccer coach about the game's cancelled
Your friend sends you an email to her personal blog
pop-up window on your school's website announcing lunch menu
4
Which is an example of digital media?
Tablet
Radio
Newspaper
Television
5
Digital life can be like a ______ because there can be lots of ups and downs.
bicycle
train
soccer game
roller coaster
6
What is NOT an example of what identity thieves look for?
Bonuslink card
IC# Number
Address
Date of birth
7
A type of crime in which your private info. is stolen and used for criminal activity is:
Burglary
Breaking & Entering
Identification
Identity theft
8
Phishing is:
Identity theft
updating your spyware
online shopping
Baiting a worm on a hook
9
Which is NOT an example of phishing?
Generic greeting
Alert that your account is in trouble
Sense of urgency
All are examples of phising
10
Which of the following is an online scam message?
personalized greeting using your name
a lack of spelling errors
an inside joke
an alert about problem with your account
11
What personal information is on a pizza box sticker?
Phone Number
Name
Address
IC# Number
12
Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam. She should:
Open the message to see what it is
Forward the message to her friends
Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail
Delete the message
13
How does identity theft affect your future?
All are ways identity theft affects your future
Ruin financial credit
Target families and steal their money
Takes time and money to clean up
14
Which information should you be careful about protecting online?
phone number
date and place where you were born
pet's name
email password
15
Why do we protect ourselves and our identity online?
Everything is free, why worry
Private information might be stolen
Thieves might scam us
No one is out to get us
16
Which of these can you only do with traditional media?
upload and share around the world
communicate anytime
ONLY watch and read
Save things to watch later
17
Going online means to:
stay safe on websites
take a real life field trip
turning on all social media apps
connect to the Internet
18
Whom are most likely to get their identity stolen?
Teachers
The Elderly
Teens
Adults (25-35 years old)
19
Abbreviated phrases such as: lol, wyd, omw, rofl and so on are considered to be what?
texting language
slang language
phone language
inappropriate language

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