Internet Safety Quiz for Adults

Safety Quiz Answers

1. Where is the best place to locate your family computer?

YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: B. The safest location for the computer is in a room where there is sufficient adult supervision.

2. Which is the best example of how to protect your children online?

YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: A. Posting clear, simple, easy-to-read house rules is an excellent way to set boundaries for your child's Internet use. The rules can be signed by you and your child and should be periodically reviewed. Visit www.NetSmartz.org for examples of rules. At this site you can also find safety tips and definitions to help you better understand the many different areas of the world wide web. Remember that nothing beats your supervision of and attention to what your children do while online.

3. Your children are completely safe if they only visit child-friendly chatrooms?

YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: B. Although it is recommended that your child only visit child-friendly sites, realize that anyone can access these sites. Child predators have been known to entice children in child-oriented chatrooms. Nothing can replace your supervision.

4. What should you do if your children tell you that someone they have "met" online has asked for their telephone number and wants to meet them in person?

a. Take away their computer privileges
b. Praise them for being honest with you about this information, and discuss with them the reasons why it is unsafe to meet in person with someone they have first met online without your supervision.
c. Tell them that it's okay to meet their friend as long as you know where they are going

YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: B. Rewarding your child for being forthcoming with information is an excellent way to keep the lines of communication between you open. Furthermore, your acceptance and praise of this may encourage them to report incidents to you in the future. You should remind your child not to give out personal information or meet anyone in person without your prior knowledge and consent. If you want to consider a meeting, ask to talk to the other child's parents. If you agree to the meeting, accompany your child and meet with the other child and his or her parents in a public place.

5. Of the choices below, which is the worst screen name for a child?

YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: A. Those online who wish to harm children often use screennames to select their potential targets. A screenname should never reveal any identifying information about a child especially things such as a name, age, location, year of birth, school name, and year of graduation.

6. How many children received a sexual solicitation or approach over the Internet in a one-year period of time?

a. 1 in 7 children
b. 1 in 100 children
c. 1 in 500 children
YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: A. As reported by Janis Wolak, Kimberly Mitchell, and David Finkelhor in Online Victimization of Youth: Five Years Later. Alexandria, Virginia: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 2006, page 1.

7. If you are not familiar with computers and the Internet you should

YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: C. Taking a class is an excellent way to begin to learn about the Internet. Check your local adult community education schedules or with computer retailers for suggested classes. There are also many excellent books available about computers and the Internet you could either check out from the local library or purchase. Furthermore, sitting down with your children at the computer is not only an excellent way to learn, it is also a great way to connect with them. And it could be a pleasurable experience for both your children and you.

8. What should you do if you supect online "stalking" or sexual exploitation of a child?

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YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: B. Immediately report the information to local law enforcement and the CyberTipline at www.cybertipline.com or 1-800-843-5678. The Federal Bureau of Investigation recommends - if your child or anyone in your household has received pornography depicting children, your child has been sexually solicited by someone who knows that your child is younger than 18, or your child has received sexually explicit images from someone who knows your child is younger than 18 - you keep the computer screen turned off in order to preserve any evidence for future law enforcement use. Unless directed to do so by law enforcement, you should not attempt to copy any of the images and/or text found on the computer. As reported in A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety. Calverton, Maryland: U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2000, page 4.

9. It is OK for your children to post pictures of themselves on their own personal web site, especially if they promise to only give the web-site address to people they know.

YOUR ANSWER:

ANSWER: False. Tell them it is n ot safe to put photographs or any type of personally identifying information on web sites. Remember anyone in the world may access a web page, and doing these things could make children targets for abduction or sexual exploitation. If your child is a member of a group with a web site, photographs of children published online should not be accompanied with identifying information. Group shots are preferable to individual pictures. The group may be identified as "Members of the basketball team." Remember, even a first name can be a tool empowering those who use the Internet to identify and stalk children. Also many schools are now posting individual information about students in Internet yearbooks. Check with your child's school to determine their policy about posting information online.

Copyright © 2003 and 2006 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). All rights reserved. This project was supported by Grant No. 2005-MC-CX-K024 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children^®, 1-800-THE-LOST^®, and CyberTipline^® are registered service marks of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

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