Email and E-safety - Quick Quiz

Question 1

Unsolicited email, especially advertising, is called what?

Accepted Answer

Spam

Question 2

What does the 'e' in email stand for?

Accepted Answer

Electronic

Question 3

To send someone a duplicate of an email we put their address in the Cc field. 'Cc' stands for:

Accepted Answer

Carbon copy

Question 4

The 1998 film You've Got Mail starred Meg Ryan and which famous actor?

Accepted Answer

Tom Hanks

Question 5

What term is used when an email can't be delivered, so returns to the sender?

Accepted Answer

Bounce

Question 6

GMail users get 15 GB of free storage space. How many megabytes are in a gigabyte?

Accepted Answer

1024

Question 7

Attempts to steal personal data by sending fake or deceptive emails/texts is called what?

Accepted Answer

Phishing

Question 8

What is this button for?

Accepted Answer

Attaching files

Question 9

Which of these is a secure password?

Accepted Answer

None of these

Question 10

Approximately how many emails are sent per day around the world?

Accepted Answer

200 billion

Question 11

Worldwide, approximately how many active users does Gmail have?

Accepted Answer

1 billion

Question 12

Which of these can lead to viruses or phishing sites?

Accepted Answer

Opening an email attachment from an unknown source, Downloading software from an untrustworthy site, Clicking links in a spam email, All of these

Question 13

True or False: an email address must contain an '@' symbol.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Which of these is not an email service?

Accepted Answer

Dropbox

Question 15

True or False: It's sensible to use the same password for different web sites and accounts.

Accepted Answer

False!

Question 16

Computer engineer Ray Tomlinson sent the first ever email in which year?

Accepted Answer

1971

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