ITN 267 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
In 2013, a social media company paid $800,000 to settle charges with
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The company had an application
that allowed children to create journals and share those journals online.
Children could also post photos and share location information. The
company collected the birth dates of 3,000 children before getting
parental permission. The FTC alleged that the company violated which
of the following?
a. Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
b. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
c. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
d. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - ANSWERS-b.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
COPPA requires Web site operators collecting information from
children to:
a. Review all parental permissions annually
b. Obtain a signed acceptable use policy from at least one parent
c. Obtain a parental consent
d. Obtain a signed acceptable use policy from children - ANSWERS-c.
Obtain a parental consent
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,ITN 267 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
1. The ________________________ ensures minors can't accidentally
view obscene or objectionable material from school or library
computers.
a. Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
b. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
c. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -
ANSWERS-a. Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
True or False? Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA), a school is permitted to publish students' grades.
a. True
b. False - ANSWERS-b. False
Which of the following is a true statement regarding COPPA and CIPA
rules?
a. COPPA defines a minor as anyone under the age of 13 years, while
CIPA defines a minor as someone under the age of 17 years.
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, ITN 267 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
b. Both define a minor as anyone under the age of 13 years.
c. COPPA defines a minor as anyone under the age of 17 years, while
CIPA defines a minor as someone under the age of 13 years.
d. Both define a minor as anyone under the age of 17 years. -
ANSWERS-a. COPPA defines a minor as anyone under the age of 13
years, while CIPA defines a minor as someone under the age of 17
years.
Under FERPA, which of the following may be disclosed in a school
directory without consent?
a. Social security number
b. Student ID number
c. Grades earned
d. Name, address, and telephone number - ANSWERS-d. Name,
address, and telephone number
Schools may make the following type of disclosure without obtaining
parental or student consent:
a. disclosure of any information to any school official with a need to
know
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
In 2013, a social media company paid $800,000 to settle charges with
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The company had an application
that allowed children to create journals and share those journals online.
Children could also post photos and share location information. The
company collected the birth dates of 3,000 children before getting
parental permission. The FTC alleged that the company violated which
of the following?
a. Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
b. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
c. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
d. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - ANSWERS-b.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
COPPA requires Web site operators collecting information from
children to:
a. Review all parental permissions annually
b. Obtain a signed acceptable use policy from at least one parent
c. Obtain a parental consent
d. Obtain a signed acceptable use policy from children - ANSWERS-c.
Obtain a parental consent
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,ITN 267 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
1. The ________________________ ensures minors can't accidentally
view obscene or objectionable material from school or library
computers.
a. Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
b. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
c. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -
ANSWERS-a. Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
True or False? Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA), a school is permitted to publish students' grades.
a. True
b. False - ANSWERS-b. False
Which of the following is a true statement regarding COPPA and CIPA
rules?
a. COPPA defines a minor as anyone under the age of 13 years, while
CIPA defines a minor as someone under the age of 17 years.
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, ITN 267 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
b. Both define a minor as anyone under the age of 13 years.
c. COPPA defines a minor as anyone under the age of 17 years, while
CIPA defines a minor as someone under the age of 13 years.
d. Both define a minor as anyone under the age of 17 years. -
ANSWERS-a. COPPA defines a minor as anyone under the age of 13
years, while CIPA defines a minor as someone under the age of 17
years.
Under FERPA, which of the following may be disclosed in a school
directory without consent?
a. Social security number
b. Student ID number
c. Grades earned
d. Name, address, and telephone number - ANSWERS-d. Name,
address, and telephone number
Schools may make the following type of disclosure without obtaining
parental or student consent:
a. disclosure of any information to any school official with a need to
know
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