Netiquette Test
After taking the netiquette quiz, print and attach your score to this test and turn them both in together.
1. Netiquette is short for:
a.
b.
c.
d.
network education terminology
necessary teaching etiquette
Internet inequities
Internet etiquette
2. Knowing Netiquette will help you to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
do better on exams
avoid offensive online behavior
get along better with your friends
navigate the Internet
3. All email should be answered:
a.
b.
c.
d.
as quickly as possible
after waiting several days
when the opportunity arises
after an appropriate interval
4. Typing an email message in all capitals means:
a.
b.
c.
d.
nothing special
you are shouting
it's OK to forward this message to others
this message is very important
5. It is OK to forward or post an e-mail message that you have received if:
a.
b.
c.
d.
the message is typed in all capitals
it does not contain any copyright material
the author of the message hasn't marked it as confidential
the author of the message has given you permission to forward or post it
6. Using "Smiley-faces" in a message is:
a. childish and should never be done
b. okay, but they should be used sparingly
c. entirely acceptable
7. A flame is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
an online chain letter
a post or email message that expresses a strong opinion or criticism
an expert programmer
a person who consistently breaks the rules of Netiquette
8. Chain letters sent via email should be:
a.
b.
c.
d.
forwarded to as many people as possible if they contain information about computer viruses
forwarded to just your friends
checked for authenticity and then forwarded
discarded the way you do paper junk mail
9. You should worry about grammar and punctuation:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Only when you are sending a message to your friends
Only when you are sending a message to your classmates or instructor
All of the time
Whenever you have the time to pay attention to it
10. Spamming means:
a.
b.
c.
d.
posting a message that contains graphic descriptions of something really gross
sending in lines of nonsensical garbage in chat conversation
spilling the juice of meat-byproducts into your keyboard
posting or e-mailing unsolicited advertising messages to a wide audience
11. The above questions centered on email. Other places where you communicate using the Internet that
these guidelines might apply are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
bulletin boards
discussion forums
list servs
chat room
news groups
all of the above
12. Scrolling the Screen (posting a multi-line message for the sole purpose of filling the screen) in a chat
room is OK when:
a.
b.
c.
d.
you need to get your fellow chatter's attention
you are bored by the "conversation" and you want to liven things up
no one has said anything for 60 seconds
it is never OK to scroll the chat screen
13. The chat abbreviation "brb" stands for:
a.
b.
c.
d.
be right back
boring, really boring
been really busy
better run, bye
14. The Golden Rule of Netiquette is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
remember the human
never flame a friend
follow all the other rules of Netiquette
a smiley in every message