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How Often are people affected by identity theft?
Nobody
60 Million People A Year
40 people a year
1/4 people
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What is the most frequent form of targeted advertising?
Newspaper
Radio
Through social media
TV commercials
3
What is a piece of code that can copy itself and cause damage to a computer's data or system?
a worm or trojan
a malware program
a computer virus
all of the above
4
Out of 4 social networks given, which 2 are the most known for targeted advertising?
Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Instagram
5
When someone steals your personal information online it is called
Identity theft
Memory loss
Data fraud
Personal loss
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What are privacy settings?
feature that let you to keep your online information private
when someone finds out your personal information
something used to protect you
settings online
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What are some of the effects of ID theft or account fraud
Mistakenly arrested
Higher costs for credit
Loss of a job
Requiring an anti-depressant
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Is identity theft illegal?
False
True
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What is malware?
What cyber criminals wear outside the office.
Hardware that cyber criminals use to invade your device.
Software that is intended to spy on you.
Software intended to damage a computer.
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If you had the opportunity to design a brandnew product for teenagers, what questions would you take into consideration?
All of the above
What do they need?
What do teenagers like?
What do they want?
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How can you increase your online privacy?
Change to a private window or incognito mode
Delete history
Delete tab
Block hackers
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What is the purpose of Advertising?
To help close a business
To promote a business and capture people’s attention
To make people stay away from the website
To show people when the business opened
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What does the "e" stand for in e-safety?
Extra
Electronic
Emergency
Electrical
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Which of the following is a part of a site's privacy policy?
A software program that protects against spam and malware
Information about how to acquire anti-virus software
Downloadable games and apps
A promise that the site won't send your info to other people
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Data theft example
Stealing a person’s information
avoid invading other's privacy
signing up to create an account
Cleaning up after an attack diverts resources
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Changing your account to private will prevent Instagram from collecting information about you
False
True
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Have you ever Declined a Privacy Policy?
Dont' care about that
I decline when I don't agree with the Policy
I never read privacy policies
I always agree no matter what it says
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What is NOT an advantage of Cyber Security
Shields the computer from hacks
Prevention of data theft
Users get privacy
ability to hack a computer system
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Which company was the first to use targeted advertising?
Facebook
McDonald’s
Apple
Google
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Data security is
Keeping information protected from managers and co-workers.
Keeping information protected from hackers or being leaked.
Not protecting information from hackers or being leaked.
Keeping hackers and others informed of contingency plans.
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What is a disadvantage of collecting data using targeted advertising?
Targeted advertising is fake
None of the above
The Ads are annoying
Collecting and analyzing data a user might want to keep private
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A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data is called
Slackers
Snackers
Cyber Bullies
Hackers
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Sharing personal stuff on the Web is safe if you trust the people you share it with
True
False
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Cookies are
personal data that websites can steal from your computer.
small text files stored on a computer to keep track of what you do online.
something you eat when you get snacky.
small pieces of data that gets stored on your computer.
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Are cookies harmful to your computer?
False
True
26
Can targeted advertising be helpful sometimes?
False
True
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How can You Avoid identity Theft?
Leave cards/important documents locked up somewhere safe.
Keep Your SS Card In Your Wallet So No One Can Find It.
Monitor Accounts Constantly
Don't Shop Online
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Is security and privacy for computers important.
True
False
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How can one reduce the risk of identity theft?
use strong passwords
check credit card and bank statements regularly
all of these and more
control privacy settings to limit personal information
30
The image below is an example of
a scam
a cookie
griefing
malware
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Security update means
A fix for device which prevents hackers from attacking the system.
A fix for the router which prevents hackers from attacking the system.
A fix for software which prevents hackers from attacking the system.
A fix for hardware which prevents hackers from attacking the system.
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What is targeted advertising?
if a user is online, flooding them with random ads until they click one
None of the above
Posts that users are likely to click on them based on what they search for
an ad on a website
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An individual owns all the data they input online?
False
True
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What is data
The probability of an event occurring
How you measure time
facts and statistics collected together to be used for different purposes
Algebra
35
How do advertisers most often get the information from certain targeted groups?
Through cookies
On the streets
Through surveys
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A computer virus can corrupt the system or destroy data.
True
False
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Cyber Security is......
a very risky business
the protection of the police from hackers
the protection of computer systems from damage and theft
the protection of hackers from the police
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What is identity theft?
Stealing someone's driver's license and credit cards.
Stealing the identity of another person to commit fraud
Emails that try to get data from you by imitating a bank.
Programs that install themselves on your computer.
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How should you set your privacy settings?
Anyone can see my account
Don't use social media
All to private
Only Friends can view my account
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Cookies track your website history
False
True
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Out of the four passwords below which one is the best?
april10
1LuvC00k135&U
5ty)9e12?U
password
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What is an example of targeted advertising?
When a person is flooded with random ads on a website so he clicks on one.
An ad on a website.
Joe likes skiing. He searches about it online. Later joe sees ads about it
None of these answers are correct
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Who is responsible for reporting identity fraud?
credit card company
credit reporting agency
the victim
police
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Which of the following defines what privacy policy is?
legal document that a website must provide that describes what they collect
choices a website or app provides users about what information is collected
legal document that describes the rules the company and users must obey
