Digital Literacy and Online Safety: Unit Exam A
Active and passive digital footprints, phishing, misinformation and disinformation, two factor authentication and the Computer Misuse Act.
Instructions
- Time allowed
- 25 minutes
- Total marks
- 25
- Calculator
- No calculator is permitted.
- Answer all the questions.
- The number of marks for each question is shown in brackets. Use it as a guide to how much to write.
- The clock at the top counts down from the real time allowed. When it reaches zero the paper is locked and marked, as it would be collected in the exam hall.
- Read every question to the end before answering. Where a question says tick two boxes, tick exactly two: ticking more than asked scores nothing. Type one word and number answers carefully, because they are marked exactly.
Questions
Answer every question, then finish the paper to have it marked. Marking as you go teaches you far less.
Tick one box.
- LA The trail of data you leave behind when you use the internet
Everything you post, and everything recorded about what you do online, makes up your digital footprint.
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Posting a photo on social media | ||
| A website recording which pages you visited | ||
| Writing a product review | ||
| An app logging your location in the background |
Tick one box in each row.
- LPosting a photo on social media: Active
- LA website recording which pages you visited: Passive
- LWriting a product review: Active
- LAn app logging your location in the background: Passive
Active footprint is what you choose to share. Passive footprint is collected about you without you posting anything.
Tick one box.
- LB A fake message that tries to trick you into giving away personal details
Phishing messages pretend to be from a trusted organisation to steal passwords or bank details.
Tick two boxes.
- LB The sender's address does not match the company it claims to be from
- LC It says your account will be closed unless you act within 24 hours
- LNo marks if more than 2 boxes are ticked
Pressure to act fast and a sender address that does not match the real company are classic signs.
Tick one box.
- LD Disinformation is spread on purpose to deceive; misinformation is false but shared by mistake
Both are false. Disinformation is deliberate; misinformation is shared by people who believe it.
- Ltwo factor authentication
2FA stands for two factor authentication.
- LA second proof of identity is needed, such as a code sent to your phone or an app
- LThe attacker does not have that device, so the password alone is not enough to log in
After the password, the site also asks for a second factor, usually a code sent to your phone or generated by an app. An attacker who has stolen the password does not have your phone, so the password alone is not enough to get in.
Tick one box.
- LD Computer Misuse Act 1990
Unauthorised access to computer material is an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
- LSet accounts to private and use the privacy settings
- LShare less: think before posting, delete old posts and accounts, or refuse tracking cookies and location
Set your accounts to private so only people you know can see them, and think before you post: share less personal information and delete old posts and accounts you no longer use.
Tick one box.
- LC Check whether trusted news sources are reporting the same story
Checking trusted sources is the quickest way to spot false stories.
| Safe | Unsafe | |
|---|---|---|
| Using a different password for each site | ||
| Clicking a link in a text that says you have won a prize | ||
| Turning on two factor authentication | ||
| Posting your school name and home address |
Tick one box in each row.
- LUsing a different password for each site: Safe
- LClicking a link in a text that says you have won a prize: Unsafe
- LTurning on two factor authentication: Safe
- LPosting your school name and home address: Unsafe
Different passwords and 2FA protect you. Prize links are scams, and your address and school identify where to find you.
Tick one box.
- LA Do not go, and tell a trusted adult
You cannot know who they really are. Tell a trusted adult.
- LTo find out about the person's character, behaviour or judgement
- LInappropriate posts could cost them the job, because they could harm the company's reputation
Employers want to know what the applicant is really like: how they behave and how good their judgement is. Offensive or inappropriate posts could stop them being offered the job, because the employer would worry about its own reputation.
- Lphishing
This is phishing.
Tick one box.
- LA Your home address
Your address tells strangers where to find you.
This is an original Key Stage 3 assessment. Most questions are closed, so the marking is exact, and the written answers are marked against a mark scheme in the same style as a GCSE paper, so the format is familiar long before it counts.