Introduction to Cybersecurity New Year's Challenge 101
Across
- 2. Information that can be shared but only with your or your parents permission.
- 3. Information can be shared but not with everybody.
- 4. A tool that helps make sure you only see things on the internet that are safe for kids.
- 5. Things that are just for you and not for sharing on the internet, like your password.
- 8. It means keeping things a secret, especially your personal information like where you live or your full name.
- 9. It's a massive, invisible web that lets you visit websites from all over the world right from your home.
- 11. It's like sending a letter, but it's done on the computer and the person you're sending to gets it right away.
- 12. It's like a secret code that lets you open a locked door, but instead, you're getting into your online games or learning apps.
- 14. It's a place on the internet where you can read, watch videos, play games, and learn new things.
- 16. It's like a smart TV you can type on and use to play games and learn new things.
- 19. Just like picking a toy from a store shelf and bringing it home, but you're picking a game or a picture from the internet and putting it on your computer.
- 20. It's just like the keyboard on a piano but instead of making music, this one is used to type words and numbers.
- 22. It's like talking to a friend in person, but you're typing words on a computer instead.
- 23. It's the name you use when you play games or learn online, so you don't have to use your real name.
- 24. It's like a superhero shield that protects your computer from bad guys.
Down
- 1. Being careful on the internet and not talking to strangers or sharing personal information like your address.
- 4. It's the part of a computer or TV where the pictures and words show up.
- 6. When you take a picture or write a story on your computer and then put it on the internet for others to see.
- 7. A nasty bug that can make a computer sick, much like how a cold bug can make you sick.
- 9. It's when someone tries to pretend they're you on the internet. They might try to take your password or other personal information.
- 10. A small device you can move around to control what happens on your computer screen.
- 13. A person who tries to break into computers and websites without permission, like a burglar, but online.
- 15. Just like junk mail you get in your mailbox, but this comes in your email.
- 17. Do not share this information (Social Security number, passwords). Very private.
- 18. This is when someone uses the internet to be mean or tease someone else. It's important to tell an adult if this happens.
- 21. It's like medicine for your computer. It helps to remove viruses and keeps your computer healthy.