You are planning to go for a vacation. You surfed the Internet to get answers for the following queries: a) Weather conditions b) Availability of air tickets and fares c) Places to visit d) Best hotel deals. Which of your above mentioned actions might have created a digital footprint?
All four actions (a, b, c, and d) might have created a digital footprint.
According to the context, whenever we surf the Internet using devices like smartphones, tablets, or computers, we leave a trail of data reflecting our online activities. This trail is called our digital footprint. The context clearly states that passive digital footprints include data generated when we visit a website, use a mobile App, or browse the Internet.
Since all four queries—checking weather conditions, air ticket availability, places to visit, and hotel deals—require browsing websites and surfing the Internet, each action contributes to creating a digital footprint. The context confirms that all our online activities leave a data trace on the Internet.
Explanation
The textbook context explicitly states that 'whenever we surf the Internet using smartphones, tablets, computers, etc., we leave a trail of data reflecting the activities performed by us online, which is our digital footprint.' It further clarifies that passive digital footprints 'include the data generated when we visit a website, use a mobile App, browse Internet.' Since all four actions involve surfing/browsing the Internet to find information, they all create digital footprints. The context emphasizes that 'all our online activities leave a data trace on the Internet.'
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify that all four actions involve surfing the Internet
Step 2: Apply the concept from context that browsing Internet creates passive digital footprints
Step 3: Conclude that all actions (a, b, c, d) create digital footprints