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Electronics Worksheet: IoT Safety and Privacy

Electronics lesson 28: IoT safety and privacy · Set 837 · 40 questions
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Remember (Lock it, update it, share little): Good: change default passwords, install updates, set strong passwords, share little, set up with a parent. Risky: factory passwords, sharing camera links, live location, ignoring updates, every permission. Privacy = controlling who can see your data; ask a parent before giving personal details.

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  1. 1.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to install software updates? (a) good habit (b) risky habit
  2. 2.🔐 Why install updates on IoT devices? (a) they delete the Wi-Fi (b) they fix security holes (c) they make it heavier (d) they change the colour
  3. 3.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to reuse one password? (a) risky habit (b) good habit
  4. 4.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to set up with a parent? (a) risky habit (b) good habit
  5. 5.True or false: to read app permissions is a risky habit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a good habit? (a) share camera links (b) reuse one password (c) cover unused cameras (d) share the Wi-Fi key
  7. 7.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to read app permissions? (a) risky habit (b) good habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a good habit? (a) tap unknown app links (b) share camera links (c) set up with a parent (d) post your live location
  9. 9.Which of these is a good habit? (a) share the Wi-Fi key (b) share camera links (c) post your live location (d) install software updates
  10. 10.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to tap unknown app links? (a) good habit (b) risky habit
  11. 11.Which of these is a good habit? (a) change default passwords (b) share camera links (c) accept every permission (d) post your live location
  12. 12.True or false: to tap unknown app links is a risky habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to turn off unused gadgets? (a) good habit (b) risky habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a risky habit? (a) share only needed data (b) install software updates (c) share camera links (d) set a strong password
  15. 15.True or false: to share camera links is a risky habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔐 A smart speaker is always listening for its wake word. What is a sensible habit? (a) mute it when not in use (b) let strangers use it (c) put it in the bathroom (d) tell it your passwords
  17. 17.True or false: to read app permissions is a good habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read app permissions (b) tap unknown app links (c) share only needed data (d) log out of shared phones
  19. 19.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to ignore update messages? (a) risky habit (b) good habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cover unused cameras (b) change default passwords (c) keep factory passwords (d) share only needed data
  21. 21.True or false: to set a strong password is a risky habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to keep factory passwords is a risky habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to change default passwords? (a) risky habit (b) good habit
  24. 24.🔐 Who should decide which smart devices go in a child’s room? (a) nobody at all (b) the app’s adverts (c) a parent or guardian (d) an online stranger
  25. 25.Which of these is a good habit? (a) share camera links (b) post your live location (c) share only needed data (d) ignore update messages
  26. 26.True or false: to log out of shared phones is a risky habit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) post your live location (b) keep factory passwords (c) share camera links (d) log out of shared phones
  28. 28.🔐 A smart-camera app asks for your school name and home address. What should you do? (a) type it all in (b) post it online (c) ask a parent first (d) share it with friends
  29. 29.True or false: to reuse one password is a risky habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) log out of shared phones (b) set a strong password (c) share camera links (d) change default passwords
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep factory passwords (b) ignore update messages (c) share camera links (d) set a strong password
  32. 32.🔐 Privacy for a smart device means controlling … (a) who can see your data (b) its colour (c) its battery size (d) how loud it beeps
  33. 33.True or false: to install software updates is a risky habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to reuse one password is a good habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a good habit? (a) post your live location (b) share camera links (c) log out of shared phones (d) accept every permission
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cover unused cameras (b) set up with a parent (c) post your live location (d) install software updates
  37. 37.Which of these is a risky habit? (a) change default passwords (b) install software updates (c) share only needed data (d) post your live location
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore update messages (b) post your live location (c) share camera links (d) change default passwords
  39. 39.🔐 Is it a good or a risky habit to post your live location? (a) risky habit (b) good habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cover unused cameras (b) keep factory passwords (c) reuse one password (d) share camera links

Answer key

  1. good habit
  2. they fix security holes
  3. risky habit
  4. good habit
  5. False
  6. cover unused cameras
  7. good habit
  8. set up with a parent
  9. install software updates
  10. risky habit
  11. change default passwords
  12. True
  13. good habit
  14. share camera links
  15. True
  16. mute it when not in use
  17. True
  18. tap unknown app links
  19. risky habit
  20. keep factory passwords
  21. False
  22. True
  23. good habit
  24. a parent or guardian
  25. share only needed data
  26. False
  27. log out of shared phones
  28. ask a parent first
  29. True
  30. share camera links
  31. set a strong password
  32. who can see your data
  33. False
  34. False
  35. log out of shared phones
  36. post your live location
  37. post your live location
  38. change default passwords
  39. risky habit
  40. cover unused cameras

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