Netiquette Quiz for Discussion (pdf)

d) chat roome) news groupsf) all of the aboveGeneral Feedback: When you are communicating in discussion forums, bulletin boards, listserves, chat rooms, and newsgroups, netiquette becomes very important as you may betalking to people on a global scale. Also, remember you are communicating publicly.Everything you say is visible to everyone else who is subscribed to that list, forum, or chatroom. With newsgroups, bulletin boards, and discussion lists your words may be availablefor a very long time, so think carefully about what you write.12. Scrolling the Screen in a chat room is OK when:a) you need to get your fellow chatter's attentionb) you are bored by the "conversation" and you want to liven things upc) no one has said anything for 60 secondsd) it is never OK to scroll the chat screenGeneral Feedback: It is considered extremely poor etiquette to scroll the chat screen atany time.13. The chat abbreviation "brb" stands for:a) be right backb) boring, really boringc) been really busyd) better run, byeGeneral Feedback: The correct answer is be right back. This is a common abbreviationused in chats to let your fellow chatters know that you have been temporarily distractedfrom the chat conversation (ie. the phone rings, someone starts talking to you in the "realworld").14. The Golden Rule of Netiquette is:a) remember the humanb) never flame a friendc) follow all the other rules of Netiquetted) a smiley in every messageGeneral Feedback: The correct answer is remember the human. When communicatingvia computer, it's all too easy to forget that those are real people out there with realfeelings and egos. If you wouldn't say something to their face - you should not say it overthe internet. It's OK to express your opinions, but be sensitive to the feelings of others.Hint: Think about how you would like people to treat you when they are communicatingwith you over the Internet and remember that no matter where you are (online or in reallife) you are the only one that is accountable for your actions.