Internet and Digital Footprint Quiz

What is the Internet?

• A network of networks

• A way for humans to communicate with each other

• A philosophy of making information and knowledge open and accessible for all

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a concern that has come out of the widespread adoption of the Internet?

• Censorship of information

• Increased anonymity

• Selecting the correct browser to use for the sites you want to visit

• Unauthorized sharing of copyrighted information

Which of the following does not demonstrate a harmful consequence of increased anonymity on the Internet?

• Users can avoid targeted discrimination in an online forum.

• People can create avatars to interact inappropriately with other users in a forum.

• People can post hate speech in video comments without consequences.

• People can easily create fake profiles to impersonate others online.

Which of the following is an example of a browser?

• Firefox

• Windows

• www.google.com

• HTML

What is the path of the URL www.twitter.com/codehs?

• www

• /codehs

• www.twitter.com

• The entire URL is the path

Which of the following is not a step required to view a web page?

• The user types in their login credentials.

• The browser sends a message to a server requesting a resource.

• The server sends a response to the browser with the resource attached.

• Your browser takes the resource and renders it in the browser window

In 2023, what is the approximate percentage of the world population that has access to the Internet?

• About 35%

• About 50%

• About 65%

• About 90%

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an internet crowdsourcing application?

• Wikipedia where everyone contributes to writing stories

• reCaptcha where people help decode illegible text

• Spotify where users can share playlists with each other.

• Transifex where users contribute to translating websites.

A person’s digital footprint is:

• Public, but not usually permanent

• Public and permanent to anyone

• Only public to people whom a person shares things with, but what’s there is permanent

Which of the following people can access your digital footprint? A) Teachers, colleges, and scholarship committees, B) Potential employers, C) Family, friends, and acquaintances

• A only

• A and B only

• C only

• A, B, and C