Have you ever end up getting into an online scam? May be that’s when you wished to have more knowledge or awareness on such issues!
Considering the ever proliferating malicious attacks online, UK Safer Internet Center has started an initiative to highlight the positive use of technology, which further spreads the message to help creating a better and safer online community. Talking about Safer Internet Day, the day is being celebrated from over a decade now in the month of February and with an exclusive theme each year. This year, the initiative is looped up with “Be the change: Unite for a better internet” as its theme.
While the initiative is celebrated across the globe, only 50% of users’ worldwide have their hands on internet. Amongst them, most are expected to not to have a basic know-how on internet. With that been said, we have framed a small questionnaire for you to take on and test your knowledge on internet. Here you go:
What is the internet?
Hamburger Stand
Hair Piece
World Wide Web
Computers that are all linked together in a network
All of the above
How many websites are there worldwide at the end of 2011?
5 million
55 million
555 million
Above 555 million
What’s the most wicked activity on internet today?
Dark Web
Ransomware attacks
All of the above
What do you need to open a web page?
E-mail
Spam
Web browser
None of the above
Which of the following is considered personal information?
Your full name
Your address
Your birthdate
All of the above
Cyber bullying may be punishable by law.
True
False
A link on a web site will take you to another page on that site or another web site.
Google searches the entire web.
Spam is-
Unsolicited e-mail
A virus
A picture
A browser
ISP stands for:
Internet Service Provider
A piece of computer equipment that allows you to communicate with another computer
A precise definition of how computers interact with one another
Spiders
What is a domain suffix?
Top-level domain, eg. ‘.com’, ‘.in’
This term refers to unique multiple e-mails
Uniform Resource Locators
None of the above
What is a Browser?
An HTLM system
A Server
A software program that enables you to view www document
Hierarchical scheme for indication logical and sometimes geographical venue of a web-page from the network
All
What does URL mean?
Universal Resource Locator also known as the address
An http
World wide web
Air well
A domain name ending with “org” is
A site which has very high traffic
A commercial website
A network site
An organization
AOL stands for
Audio Over LAN
America Online
Arranged Outer Line
America Over LAN
Pro Tips:
Whether you could get through the test or not, we have some basic tips that are essential for a safer online life.
- Never use a website that doesn’t have in its URL. These aren’t authentic websites and might land you up in trouble.
- Ensure that your software is up-to-date.
- DO NOT share your personal information extravagantly.
- Be suspicious of unusual emails.
- Never share your passwords with anyone. Apparently, you should also change them regularly.
These were some of our tips for you. You can follow with Safer Internet Day organization to get more updates on the day and how should you protect yourself and people in your community from the online menaces.
Check how many you got right here!
