NES Technology & Digital Applications 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which practice helps protect student data privacy when using online educational tools?
- Sharing login credentials with the class
- Using tools that comply with COPPA and FERPA (Correct answer)
- Posting student work publicly without permission
- Storing grades in a shared cloud folder
Correct answer: Using tools that comply with COPPA and FERPA
Tools compliant with COPPA and FERPA protect children's online privacy and the confidentiality of student education records.
Question 2: A spreadsheet formula begins with '=SUM(A1:A10)'. What does this calculate?
- The average of cells A1 through A10
- The total of all values in cells A1 through A10 (Correct answer)
- The largest value in cells A1 through A10
- The count of non-empty cells in A1 through A10
Correct answer: The total of all values in cells A1 through A10
The SUM function adds together all numeric values within the specified cell range.
Question 3: Which of the following is an example of assistive technology used in education?
- Interactive whiteboard
- Text-to-speech software (Correct answer)
- Digital projector
- Video streaming service
Correct answer: Text-to-speech software
Text-to-speech software is assistive technology that supports students with reading disabilities or visual impairments.
Question 4: A student wants to find only academic, peer-reviewed articles online. Which resource is most appropriate?
- Wikipedia
- Google Scholar (Correct answer)
- YouTube
Correct answer: Google Scholar
Google Scholar indexes scholarly literature including peer-reviewed articles, theses, and academic books.
Question 5: What is the purpose of a Creative Commons license?
- To prevent any reuse of digital content
- To allow creators to specify how others may use their work (Correct answer)
- To register copyright with the government
- To identify plagiarized content automatically
Correct answer: To allow creators to specify how others may use their work
Creative Commons licenses let creators define permissions for sharing, adapting, and using their work while retaining copyright.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes 'phishing'?
- Unauthorized access to a database
- A fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity (Correct answer)
- Installing software without user consent
- Blocking access to a website
Correct answer: A fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity
Phishing uses deceptive emails or websites to trick users into revealing passwords, credit card numbers, or other sensitive data.
Question 7: In a presentation, which element most effectively supports a verbal explanation of complex data?
- A large block of text
- A chart or graph (Correct answer)
- A decorative background image
- A video unrelated to the topic
Correct answer: A chart or graph
Charts and graphs visually represent data relationships, making complex information easier to understand alongside verbal explanation.
NES Technology & Digital Applications 3
Which practice helps protect student data privacy when using online educational tools?