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their passwords lightly, which can be a big mistake. Simple passwords can be guessed
easily and hence, you must always keep complex passwords.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.

1. In which year were unique email addresses and over 21 million unique passwords
revealed in a data breach?
(a) 2019 (b) 2018 (c) 2017 (d) 2020
2. What can you infer about the service provided by Hotmail?

(a) It was the cheapest mode of communication.
(b) It was the slowest mode of communication.

(c) It was fast, secure, and light.
(d) It used a lot of Internet data.
3. The full form of ISP is _______________________.

(a) Internet Service Provider (b) Internet Sale Provider
(c) International Service Provider (d) Indian Sales Production unit

4. Evaluate the security of Internet.
(a) It is safe to use Internet as there are data breaches.
(b) Email accounts are frequently hacked, stalked and leaked, which shows it is not
secure to use Internet.

(c) The internet is always under government surveillance, and there is no privacy of
content.
(d) The Internet is a shared space, yet every account is safe and secure to access.

5. Why must you always keep complex passwords?
(a) Passwords can be easily hacked if they are too simplistic.
(b) Complex password means better security on the Internet.

(c) To avoid losing data, it is a mandatory requirement to have complex passwords.
(d) Complex passwords are surprisingly easier to remember.

6. Why must you never share your email password with anyone?
(a) to avoid data breach (b) to protect your account
(c) to protect your identity (d) all of the above

7. Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith invented _______________________.
(a) computer desktop (b) laptops

c) Hotmail service (d) Facebook
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