On March 20, 2021, I wrote the post, “Let’s Review.” It was a 10 question quiz to see if you were paying attention! In this post, I’m sharing the results from everyone who submitted their test results. (You can still take the quiz if you haven’t already but your results won’t appear in this post.)
The first question listed browser names EXCEPT for Yahoo. Yahoo is a search engine, a webpage and a company but it is NOT a browser. Unfortunately, 52% of those answering this question got it wrong! Most of the incorrect answers were Opera although there were a few who answered Microsoft Edge and one who responded with Google Chrome. If you got this answer wrong, may I suggest you go back and read my post, “Is Yahoo A Browser?”
In question #2 you at least had a 50-50 chance! The correct answer is False. It used to be safe but not any longer. I’m delighted to report that fewer than 1% of answers were incorrect. If you missed this one, please watch my video:
This might be one of the most important questions in the quiz! The answer is a definite “The BCC: field.” The bad news here is that 14% of people got this answer wrong. However, the good news is that everyone who missed the mark answered “You should send the email individually to each person.” While not the correct answer, it is an acceptable answer. If you missed this one, you can review by re-reading “Oh, The Old Typewriter Days“
I admit that this question was the toughest one in the quiz. You got this one correct if you selected the last three answers. Fewer than 1% got the full answer; 38% got at least one of the selections correct without also choosing one of the incorrect ones; and, a whopping 57% got the entire answer wrong. The scary part is that 99% of the 57% chose “Unsubscribe if the email gives you the option.” Let me be clear, NEVER unsubscribe from an email unless you are 100% positive you subscribed in the first place. If you missed this one, I’d suggest you review my posts on SPAM.
I was encouraged to see that only .5% of people got this answer wrong. Remember: Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon and most other major companies will NEVER call you out of the blue. IF they call you at all, it’s because you first contacted them. Also, they will never cause pop-ups on your devices asking you to call some toll-free phone number.
It’s simple: if you’re on Social Media, you are a target of hackers. That makes “All of the above” the correct answer. Congratulations 4KCC Blog readers – 100% of those answering this question gave the correct answer. Way to go!
This is another question where those taking the quiz did well. Again, fewer than 1% got this wrong. If you missed this, please review my post, “Wet Paper.”
In question #8, several of the answers look like they might be secure because they have lower case and upper case letters, plus numbers and even symbols. But, the answer for this question is “None of the above.” Why? That’s the answer because the three passwords given all break the same rule – NEVER include a complete word in your password. Hackers have software which runs complete dictionaries in any language you can think of. Only 33% of the people taking the quiz got this correct. If you’re part of the 67%, you might want to read “Password Revisited.”
None of the items listed in question #9 are good things to have and they are all threats to some extent. While the answer to this question might be a bit subjective, most Internet tech companies consider “Ransomware” to be the correct answer. If you want to see that I’m not the only one with this opinion, you might read THIS. (Btw, I apologize for the misspelling of the word ransomware in the question. That darn “e” stuck in there when I wasn’t looking!) Correct answers were given by 38% of the respondents. However, I give credit to the answer “Malware” which was given by 77% of those who didn’t choose the correct answer. Since ransomware often is delivered via malware, this is also a strong answer to the question.
If you were part of the 52% who got this answer wrong, I hope you don’t own an Android phone. Anyone who has an Android phone and doesn’t have anti-virus/anti-malware installed is just asking for trouble. While these programs are available for the iPhone, for the moment, they aren’t really needed. the correct answer was True. Oddly, this is the only question where anyone abstained from answering and that percentage was less than .5%.
That’s it for the quiz review. I hope you’ve read something that helps you understand why you got an answer correct or why you missed it. Questions? Please use the comment area!