Subscriptions & Free Trials
What is a free trial?
A short period where you can use a service for free before paying.
What is the main purpose of backing up data?
To keep another copy of important files in case the originals are lost.
What do the letters in SWOT stand for?
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
What is malware?
Software that can be installed without permission and perform harmful actions.
Should you share your login details with friends?
No
What does auto-renew mean?
The subscription automatically continues and charges you unless you cancel.
Name ONE device/service that could be used for a backup.
USB, hard drive or cloud storage.
True or false: Copying everything AI produces without checking it is responsible AI use.
False.
Name a cyber threat from the unit that can restrict access to your files.
Ransomware.
Which is safer: downloading a program from a trusted source or an unfamiliar website?
A trusted source.
What is a billing cycle?
The schedule of payments for a subscription.
Why is saving important work only on your laptop risky?
If the laptop crashes/is lost/damaged, the only copy could be lost.
Give ONE example of responsible AI use at school.
Using AI in ways permitted by the school's learning and assessment expectations.
Name ONE thing malware could potentially steal.
Passwords.
Before clicking a suspicious link, what should you do?
Stop and think critically/check whether it is trustworthy.
Name two things you should check before accepting a free trial.
Any two: price after trial, auto-renewal, billing cycle, cancellation policy, terms and conditions.
What TWO actions could you take to responsibly protect your important data?
E.g. regularly back it up and protect login information.
Why could submitting an entire AI-generated assignment as your own be unethical?
It does not demonstrate integrity and presents AI-generated work as the student's own.
Your computer suddenly becomes slow and strange pop-ups appear after downloading a game from an unfamiliar website. What may have happened?
The computer may have been infected with malware.
You can only protect ONE tonight: your school project, your password or your laptop. Trick question — what should you do?
Protect all three: back up important files, protect login details, and use responsible cybersecurity practices.
Mia starts a 7-day free trial. Two weeks later she is charged $12.99 and discovers she will be charged every month. What TWO things should she have checked, and why?
E.g. auto-renewal and ongoing price/cancellation terms, to avoid unexpected ongoing charges.
Noah's laptop crashes the night before his project is due. Explain how regularly using cloud storage could have prevented him from losing three weeks of work.
Another copy would have been stored separately and could potentially be accessed/recovered after the laptop crashed.
Sophie hasn't started her assignment, so AI writes it for her and she submits it unchanged. Explain the problem AND give a more responsible way she could use AI.
She is presenting AI-generated work as her own. She could use AI for ideas or learning support where permitted by school expectations.
Ava cannot open her files and receives a message demanding cryptocurrency. Identify the cyber threat AND explain what it can do to her data.
Ransomware; it can restrict access to files and demand payment to restore them or prevent private information from being leaked.
CYBER EMERGENCY: You download a free game from an unfamiliar website. Your computer slows down and you realise your school project only exists on that computer. Identify TWO mistakes and explain what you should have done differently.
Downloading from an unfamiliar source → avoid untrusted downloads. Keeping only one copy of schoolwork → regularly back it up using cloud storage, USB, hard drive, etc.