[url=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEEk-vmMVteUFQHMH7uFgNluoisXOqcn56f1CjWIpy72s9IA/viewform?usp=sf_link]Go check it out.[/url] I may be doing a presentation on the topic of digital literacy/computer literacy in the near future. I made a quiz on this topic because I might need it for something. It's like a VinnyVideo quiz level, minus the obligatory Thwomps. I wonder how many of y'all can get a perfect score. If you can show me your 100% score, I will give you an IOU for one (1) Tusk Buck... assuming those are implemented someday.

I have taken the quiz and got one hundred (100) % (percent) but forgot to screenshot [s]I'm sure you can check the results... you're computer literate, aren't you?[/s]

Joe is concerned about hardware failure or theft, and he wants to make sure that the important files on his laptop are backed up. Which of the following backup options would NOT be helpful for him? * A cloud storage solution like Dropbox, Apple iCloud, or Microsoft OneDrive Copying files to another location on the same computer A DVD-R A USB thumb drive Assuming the answer is "Copying files to another location on the same computer", this would not apply if the other location was a separate hard drive. I have files backed up on alternate drives in the same computer.

KA: Nice job! If you choose to include your name at the beginning of the survey, I'll be able to verify that you did indeed get a perfect score. Kritter: Backing up your files to a second internal hard drive on the same computer will protect against file corruption, accidental deletion, or hard drive failure. However, Joe is concerned that his laptop will break or get stolen, which would result in him losing everything on every drive on his laptop if it's not backed up externally.

Crap, I got almost all of them wrong. It doesn't really help that all that digital stuff has other names in Spanish. I actually had a computation test at school last week, and I did perfectly. This makes me feel like a complete idiot.

I missed the one about the e-mails, but I don't really use e-mails that much anyway so I'm not surprised I missed that one.

Perfect score! I was kinda shaky on the email and the webpage ones, but I guess I remembered those computer classes I nearly flunked.

**** I got every one right except the last one. I think I misunderstood the question. Which of the following does the least to ensure that an article is accurate and credible? * I thought that meant what's the minimum you should do. So I said to cite things. Though that one about the powerpoint presentation, the other three wrong answers seemed like joke answers. Don't forget to have a lot of animated gifs.

I feel like a lot of these questions get a little too wordy, especially the last one. Still go 100% tho. Your tricks could not stop my conquest for digital perfection, Vinny!

100% That wasn't too bad.

Thanks for trying this! As I expected, most of y'all did very well. It'll be interesting to see how some of my less technically-savvy friends and colleagues do! Syx: I'll see if I can make these questions and answers a bit more concise without sacrificing detail and context. Mr. Saltman: This test was designed with native English speakers in mind. If English isn't your first language, some of the technical terms could be more difficult to understand.

I got 100%! That was fun.

100% . .. Googling is part of digital literacy. Right.

[quote="Parakarry"]**** I got every one right except the last one. I think I misunderstood the question. Which of the following does the least to ensure that an article is accurate and credible? * I thought that meant what's the minimum you should do. So I said to cite things.[/quote] I did the exact same thing. [quote="[url=http://phpbb.mfgg.net/viewtopic.php?p=509695#p509695]TheShyGuy[/url]"]100% . .. Googling is part of digital literacy. Right.[/quote] My programming courses in college allowed us to use google and books during tests. They basically said we'll never be in a situation without additional resources.

[quote="Parakarry"]**** I got every one right except the last one. I think I misunderstood the question. Which of the following does the least to ensure that an article is accurate and credible? * I thought that meant what's the minimum you should do. So I said to cite things.[/quote]Same. The questions were so easy I was bored near the end so I started to read the questions really fast, which resulted with me misreading that one. RIP free tusk buck :( It's your fault Vinny, gimme my tusk buck :angry:

Yeah I did the exact same thing too.

In reality, this quiz didn't test your digital literacy but your attention span. I'm on to you, Vibby.

[quote="Kritter"]Joe is concerned about hardware failure or theft, and he wants to make sure that the important files on his laptop are backed up. Which of the following backup options would NOT be helpful for him? * A cloud storage solution like Dropbox, Apple iCloud, or Microsoft OneDrive Copying files to another location on the same computer A DVD-R A USB thumb drive Assuming the answer is "Copying files to another location on the same computer", this would not apply if the other location was a separate hard drive. I have files backed up on alternate drives in the same computer.[/quote] I'm pre-tty sure that if you get a ransomware virus, then it can infect the hard drive if you connect it while you computer is infected, and it goes double if you leave it plugged in all the time. I think the question was trying to get at that you should have a solution that isn't attached to your computer, though the last two are vulnerable to ransomware since they don't have rollback options like I presume the cloud storage sites do.

The question didn't mention viruses.

No offense, but this quiz is terrible at assessing "digital literacy". Most of this stuff is just random trivia, some of it is subjective, and some of it is specific to certain programs that not everyone uses. Not being a user of Microsoft Excel does not make someone "computer illiterate". Neither does being bad at [i]designing[/i] a slideshow presentation. I also contest the "correct" answers on some of these questions: [quote]Which port would you be most likely to use to connect a modern printer to your desktop computer? USB port[/quote] I'll grant that that's the port you would likely use [i]if[/i] you connected to the printer with a cable, but most printers these days are capable of just connecting to the wireless network and being accessed that way. [quote]Katie is making a new e-mail account. She plans to use this new account for her small business and wants to minimize the risk of other people hacking into her account. Which of the following would be a strong password for her account? s0ybeanSoybe@nSandw!ch*1992[/quote] In fact, even this "correct" password is quite weak. This is an old approach to making passwords which is crackable now, [i]especially[/i] because each word is only being given one common substitution. All that needs to be done is to try words with these common substitutions from a dictionary. It won't be instantaneous, but it's a lot faster than brute-force and can get the job done. The only passwords that are actually strong are: 1. Randomly generated passwords. This is the preferred approach; a password database via something like KeePass helps with this. 2. Really long phrases. If you have enough words it's not composed of common phrases, then even someone who knows your exact method will effectively need to brute-force the password, but with a dictionary of thousands of words, not just 50 characters or so. Example: "You could like killing kittens, but if I were there, I would blacken your face before you could do so." 3. Long phrases with words substituted for a character or two. Example, based on the previous example: "uCdlkK,bfIwr3r,1WdblkurFb4Ucds." [quote]You just read an online article and you want to evaluate whether the information on it is accurate. Which of the following does the least to ensure that an article is accurate and credible? Lots of cool pictures[/quote] Putting aside that this is a question about skepticism, not "computer literacy", yeah, that does nothing to show credibility. But neither does the presence of a copyright date. All a recent copyright date shows is that the website is still being updated. I'd bet Infowars has a copyright date on its website.