Internet Safety

Emmanuel is using a social networking site. A safe username might contain which of the following?

• Emanuel's age

• Emmanuel's hometown

• Emmanuel's favorite sport

• Emmanuel's grade in school

A safe password

• is easy to guess

• contains the word "password"

• contain only letters

• contains letters and numbers

Shaquan just created a password. Who should know what Shaquan's password is?

• his best friend

• his teammates

• anyone who asks him

• none of the above

Brianna receives an email from the address Cotton Candy1225. She should open the mail only if

• she knows the person whose email address is CottonCandy 1225

• she likes cotton candy a lot

• there's an attachment in the email

• the subject of the email offers something great, like free cotton candy

You can assume that any stranger you talk to on the internet is the same age as you are.

• True

• False

Which of the following can help protect your computer from viruses?

• never turning off your computer

• never closing pop up windows

• never downloading attachments sent from unknown email addresses

• never using your computer when you're feeling sick

How can a computer virus affect a computer?

• It can make anyone who uses the computer get sick

• It can steal personal information stored on the computer

• It can keep personal information stored on the computer secure

• It can shatter the screen on the computer monitor

Namita reads something on the internet that makes her unconfortable. What should Namita do?

• tell a trusted adult about it right away

• ask the person who wrote it to explain themselves

• keep it a secret

• nothing

Gerald is online. A window appears that offers a free cruise to Greece if he fills out a short survey. This window is an example of a(n)

• virus

• application

• pop up

• username

Paula is using her smartphone. She receives an email from an address she does not know. It contains an attachment. Why shouldn't Paula download the attachment?

• because she a smartphone cannot open large attachments

• because she might not be able to read it on the small screen

• because smartphones should not be used to read emails

• because smartphones are computer too, so internet safety rules apply