RESEARCH THE TOPIC:
HOAXES AND VIRUSES ON THE INTERNET
Application: /10 marks
1) Check the following web sites and answer the questions below USING A WORD
PROCESSOR.(Hint: Use your web browser and word processor and cut & paste
options to complete the questions where possible)
http://library.queensu.ca/inforef/tutorials/qcat/evalint.htm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
http://www.surfnetkids.com/tech/1404/evaluating-bias-in-online-information/
Questions:
(a) How can you make sure that the information is accurate?
(b) How can you verify that the author knows what he/she is talking about?
(c) How can you decide if the information is up to date? (Is it current?)
(d) How can you evaluate if the information is biased?
Domain names can be a clue as to how reliable the information on the Web is. Domain
names can contain .edu .org .gov .com , etc. in their URL (Universal Resource Locator,
or web site address). Use a search engine to research and explain what each of the URL
items below means.
.edu
.org
.gov
.com
2) Check the following web sites and answer the questions below USING A WORD
PROCESSOR:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/internet.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/virus.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_hoax
Questions:
(a) What is the Internet? How does it work?
(b) Explain how viruses work? Explain how viruses are transmitted?
(c) How can you avoid getting viruses?
(d) Name five viruses and their symptoms.
(e) What is a Virus Hoax? Name and describe five virus hoaxes.
(f) What should you do if your machine becomes infected with a virus?
(g) How can you can you say that the information that you were able to find on
viruses and the Internet was valid, unbiased, useful and up to date?
Save the file as “Hoaxes and Viruses” in your Word.