Digital footprint
Name:
Date:
Class:
A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. Which one is part of your digital footprint?
2. Which statement about a digital footprint is correct?
3. Do your online searches add to your digital footprint?
4. You post a photo of yourself on a class blog. What happens to your footprint?
5. Your friend posts a photo of you online. Is it part of your digital footprint?
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1digital footprint | Afriend_posts(photo_of_you) | |
| 2search history | BWrong: a comment is data you leave online, so it does add to your digital footprint. | |
| 3Posting a photo of yourself adds to your digital footprint | CThe trail of data you leave online from what you do and post | |
| 4Your footprint can grow from things other people share about you | DA record of the words you looked for online, which adds to your digital footprint | |
| 5comment("Hi!") -> footprint = none | Epost_photo(me) | |
| 6my_footprint = only(my_posts) | FWrong: your footprint also includes searches, photos and data others share about you, not only your own posts. |
C
Definitions
digital footprint
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
A _________________ is the trail of data
you leave online.
2.
Posts and ________ add to your
digital footprint.
3.
A ______ you type into a search engine
is part of your digital footprint.
4.
A _____ of you that a friend posts
is in your footprint too.
5.
Data ______ share about you is also
part of your digital footprint.
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
trail ← []
B
post ← "Photo of my dog"
C
remove(trail, post)
Question 2
A
search ← "best skate parks"
B
trail ← search
C
print(trail)
Question 3
A
comment ← Great game!
B
add(trail, comment)
C
print(trail)
Question 4
A
post ← "Me at Sam's party"
B
tagged ← true
C
if tagged: ignore(post)
Question 5
A
trail ← []
B
add(trail, "my photo")
C
add(trail, "my comment")
D
print(length(post))
Answer Key
Digital footprint
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
B — A comment you write under a video
Q2
B — It is the trail of data created by what you do and post online
Q3
A — Yes, searches can be recorded as data
Q4
A — It grows, because the photo is new data about you
Q5
A — Yes, others can make a footprint about you
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
digital footprint → The trail of data you leave online from what you do and post
Q2
search history → A record of the words you looked for online, which adds to your digital footprint
Q3
Posting a photo of yourself adds to your digital footprint → post_photo(me)
Q4
Your footprint can grow from things other people share about you → friend_posts(photo_of_you)
Q5
comment("Hi!") -> footprint = none → Wrong: a comment is data you leave online, so it does add to your digital footprint.
Q6
my_footprint = only(my_posts) → Wrong: your footprint also includes searches, photos and data others share about you, not only your own posts.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
digital footprint — The trail of data you leave online from what you do and post, like posts, comments, searches and photos, including data other people share about you.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
A digital footprint is the trail of data
you leave online.Q2
Posts and comments add to your
digital footprint.Q3
A search you type into a search engine
is part of your digital footprint.Q4
A photo of you that a friend posts
is in your footprint too.Q5
Data others share about you is also
part of your digital footprint.Section E: Spot the Error
Q1
C — Posting a photo adds data to your digital footprint. It should be add(trail, post), not remove.
Q2
B — Searches add to your footprint. Using trail ← search wipes out everything else in the trail. It should be add(trail, search).
Q3
A — Text must be inside quotes. It should be comment ← "Great game!".
Q4
C — A photo someone else posts of you is part of your footprint. It should add the post to the trail, not ignore it.
Q5
D — The program should count the items in the trail, so it should be print(length(trail)). The variable post does not exist here.