Information Literacy Exam Questions & Answers.
Information Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER a set of abilities requireing individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information"
When has plagiarism been committed? -...
Information Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER a set of abilities requireing individuals to "recognize when
information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed
information"
When has plagiarism been committed? - CORRECT ANSWER if a student presents even one sentence or
phrase by another writer as his or her own without properly citing the source of those ideas or words.
Netiquette - CORRECT ANSWER etiquette governing communication on the internet
what is an example of netiquette? - CORRECT ANSWER writing an email message in all capital letters is
considered a breach of netiquette because it looks like you are shouting.
Abbreviations - CORRECT ANSWER in relation to email or text: acronyms or shortcuts are often used to
abbreviate words to reduce the size of your message. Be careful when using abbreviations because your
reader may not always know what the abbreviations means.
Emoticons - CORRECT ANSWER Symbols that you type within your email or text message to convey your
tone of voice. These expressions are created from different characters on your keyboard. Using
emoticons can help you prevent the misunderstandings that often happen online due to a lack of
nonverbal clues.
encryption - CORRECT ANSWER coded information which scrambles the letters to be unreadable, unless
a special decoding key is used to unscramble the information. Secure websites that ask your personal
information generally use encryption such as banks, retailers, ect.
Flames - CORRECT ANSWER these are derogatory or angry emails sent to an online discussion group.
They are meant to loudly voice one's opinion and to attack another's
,Signature File - CORRECT ANSWER A text file that you create to use at the end of your email message.
Many people insert their phone number and address in the signature file that they create. Some people
include quotes or images.
phishing - CORRECT ANSWER when internet fraudsters impersonate a business to trick you into giving
out your personal information.
how can you tell if a website is secure? - CORRECT ANSWER it will begin with https. the s is for secure.
how can phishing emails be reported? - CORRECT ANSWER forward them to spam@uce.gov and to the
company, bank, or organization being impersonated.
Federal Trade Commission - CORRECT ANSWER FTC: the government agency authorized to enforce laws
to protect consumer privacy and prevent abuse of information. It initiates programs to monitor
commercial activities.
How does the FTC stop unfair deceptive and fraudulent business practices? - CORRECT ANSWER The
FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection:
collects complaints and conducts investigations;
sues companies and people that break the law;
develops rules to maintain a fair marketplace;
educates consumers and businesses about their rights and responsibilities.
Cookies - CORRECT ANSWER small files that are:
stored on your computer's hard drive;
come from the site you are accessing;
allow the site to store information about what you accessed.
What is an example of cookies? - CORRECT ANSWER when you bank electronically and you ask the
computer to remember your username and password for your next visit. This eliminates you from
having to put this information in each time you visit the site. The software that retains your info is the
cookies.
,What are the three nationwide credit bureaus? - CORRECT ANSWER equifax;
experian;
trans union
how often can you obtain a free credit report? - CORRECT ANSWER once every 12 months from each
credit bureau
how can you monitor your credit reports year round? - CORRECT ANSWER order your report from a
different credit bureau every four months
how can you obtain a credit report? - CORRECT ANSWER www.anualcreditreport.com;
download the anual credit report request form and mail in request.;
or call: 877-322-8228
how can you reduce the risk of identity theft? - CORRECT ANSWER freeze access to your credit reports
with a security freeze
ISP - CORRECT ANSWER internet service provider;
provides the mechanism for connecting to the internet;
can be seen by the websites that are visited.
IP address - CORRECT ANSWER Internet protocol address;
takes the form of four sets of numbers separated by dots.;
this is the number that allows you to send and receive info via the internet
dynamic IP address - CORRECT ANSWER changes periodically
static IP address - CORRECT ANSWER one that is permanently assigned to you for as long as you
maintain service
, How did the internet begin? - CORRECT ANSWER it is the product of research begun in the 1950's at an
agency of the US government called the advanced research projects agency (ARPA) in the US
department of defense
what was one fundamental idea of the internet's original purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER to help
professors and researchers share information regardless of their location
is the internet a government organization? - CORRECT ANSWER no. There is not one particular group
that owns the internet.
what is the internet? - CORRECT ANSWER an international network of computers that are
interconnected to communicate with each other
how does information travel through the internet? - CORRECT ANSWER through fiber optic cables,
routers, and circuits from one computer to another. The world wide web is just one component of the
internet
World Wide Web - CORRECT ANSWER www: the world wide web or the web is a protocol for accessing
the internet. It is a network of internet servers allowing documents formatted in hypertext markup
language-HTML- to be linked to other documents, graphics, audio, etc.
How is data exchanged across the internet? - CORRECT ANSWER using protocols
what are protocols? - CORRECT ANSWER sets of rules that standardize how computers communicate
with one another across a network.
what are examples of protocols? - CORRECT ANSWER Hypertext Transfer Protocol: http;
Uniform Resource Locators: URL;
Hypertext Markup Language: HTML;
File Transfer Protocol: FTP
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