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Digital Knowledge Quiz

You answered 10 of 10 questions correctly.
See below for how you responded to each question and how your answers compare with the 4,272 U.S. adults who took part in our
national survey. For more findings from the survey, read "Americans and Digital Knowledge."
You scored better than 98% of the public and the same as 2%.

T O TA L N U MB ER O F Q U E S T I O N S A N SWE R ED C OR RE C T L Y
These percentages only reflect the 4,272 adults who took part in the national survey; online quiz results are not included in the
sample.
Your results and how you compare with others
% of adults
answering

If a website uses cookies, it means that the site …

You answered: Correctly: 63%
Can track your visits and activity on the site Incorrectly: 9%
The correct answer: Not Sure: 27%
Can track your visits and activity on the site

Which of the following is the largest source of revenue for most major social
media platforms?
Correctly: 59%
You answered:
Incorrectly: 9%
Allowing companies to purchase advertisements on their platforms
Not Sure: 32%
The correct answer:
Allowing companies to purchase advertisements on their platforms

When a website has a privacy policy, it means that the site…

You answered:
Has created a contract between itself and its users about how it will use their Correctly: 48%
data Incorrectly: 25%
The correct answer: Not Sure: 27%
Has created a contract between itself and its users about how it will use their
data
 % of adults
answering

What does it mean when a website has “https://” at the beginning of its URL, as
opposed to “http://” without the “s”?
Correctly: 30%
You answered:
Incorrectly: 15%
Information entered into the site is encrypted
Not Sure: 53%
The correct answer:
Information entered into the site is encrypted

Where might someone encounter a phishing scam?

You answered: Correctly: 67%
All of the above Incorrectly: 18%
The correct answer: Not Sure: 15%
All of the above

Which two companies listed below are both owned by Facebook?

You answered: Correctly: 29%
WhatsApp and Instagram Incorrectly: 22%
The correct answer: Not Sure: 49%
WhatsApp and Instagram

The term “net neutrality” describes the principle that …

You answered: Correctly: 45%
Internet service providers should treat all traffic on their networks equally Incorrectly: 12%
The correct answer: Not Sure: 42%
Internet service providers should treat all traffic on their networks equally

Many web browsers offer a feature known as “private browsing” or “incognito

mode.” If someone opens a webpage on their computer at work using incognito
mode, which of the following groups will NOT be able to see their online
Correctly: 24%
activities?
Incorrectly: 25%
You answered:
Not Sure: 49%
A coworker who uses the same computer
The correct answer:
A coworker who uses the same computer

Some websites and online services use a security process known as two-step or
Correctly: 28%
two-factor authentication. Which of the following images is an example of two-
Incorrectly: 55%
factor authentication?
Not Sure: 17%
You answered:
 % of adults
answering

Correctly: 28%
Incorrectly: 55%
Not Sure: 17%

A
The correct answer:

A Correctly: 15%
Incorrectly: 7%
Not Sure: 77%

Who is this technology leader?

You answered:
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter
The correct answer:
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter