English for Everybody - English Computer Course

Lesson 6: Safe surfing

Are your visits to the internet safe, or are you taking your computer on a kamikaze mission every time you log on? Take our safe surfing quiz and see.

	Part one. Your computer.
1. Are you fully patched? Yes, right to the minute I patch every now and then What are patches? 2. How's your firewall? Software, though I'm not sure what it does Oh that, I turned it off Hardware 3. And your AV? I scan once a week, regularly Up to date and scanning in real time It's about a year old, but working well 4. How privileged are you? Extremely privileged User It depends what I'm doing 5. What scripting do you use? Active only on trusted sites My browser's default setting Everything on - always 6. What browser do you use? The latest Internet Explorer My trusty old version of Internet Explorer Another browser 7. Do you keep to a good neighbourhood? Of course! How dare you suggest anything else? Mostly ... ummm .. I'm not saying! 8. Can you recognize social engineering? I know all the tricks I am always alert for it Surely there are only nice people on the internet? 9. Do you guard personal data? On the net no-one knows who I am I keep all my passwords safe Why? It's just the internet!

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