Friday, January 26, 2018

Tabula Rosa Systems Blog Of 1/26/18 National Cyber Security Alliance - Data Privacy Day



 Data Privacy Day
01/26/2018 02:49 PM EST

Original release date: January 26, 2018
January 28 is Data Privacy Day (DPD), an annual international effort to promote the importance of data privacy. DPD is sponsored in the United States by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) with the theme, Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data, and Enabling Trust.
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   Good Netiquette And A Green Internet To All!  =====================================================================
Tabula Rosa Systems - Tabula Rosa Systems (TRS) is dedicated to providing Best of Breed Technology and Best of Class Professional Services to our Clients. We have a portfolio of products which we have selected for their capabilities, viability and value. TRS provides product, design, implementation and support services on all products that we represent. Additionally, TRS provides expertise in Network Analysis, eBusiness Application Profiling, ePolicy and eBusiness Troubleshooting. We can be contacted at:
sales@tabularosa.net  or 609 818 1802.
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In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:


Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo.  I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Tabula Rosa Systems Blog Of 1/23/18 - Take Our Netiquette IQ Test









1.

The following test is from my boos, please see below. For more details on this test. If you score greater than 80%, you have a high IQ!

Netiquette IQ Test

What should your “from” field show?
A)    Your service provider; B)  Your full name; C)  Your desired reply address; D)  Your nickname, E)  All of the above

2.


What should the “to” field show?
A)    Desired public recipient(s); B)  Anyone who wishes to receive the message; C)  Both A and B; D)  Neither A or B, E)  None of the above

3.


Who should be in a “cc” field?
A)    Those not expected to reply; B)  Those who need to know the content; C)  Those in any preceding message; D)  Both A & B, E)  None of the above

4.


Subject fields should:
A)    Never be blank; B)  Be changed for different topics; C)  Left unchanged when an initial direct reply is given; D)  Not exceed 10-12 words, E)  All of the above

5.


Subject fields:
A)    Do not require capitals; B)  Should end with a punctuation mark; C)  Should not include links; D)  Can have all capitals if urgent, E)  Use normal punctuation except the end of the entry

6.


A recipient in a cc field should:
A)    Never reply; B)  Reply only to appropriate people; C)  Include others when replying; D) Reply only to the sender, E)  A & C

7.


When a recipient is in a “Bcc” field, one:
A)    Can forward a message; B)  Should never forward the message; C)  Should only forward to a new recipient; D)  Ought to reply if deemed important, E)  Both B & D 

8.


A subject field:
A)    Can comprise the entire message; B)  Can be partially changed by a replier; C)  Can be fully changed by a replier, D)  Both A & B, E)  Both A & C

9.


Salutations:
A)    Should always be used; B)  Are only needed in business email; C)  Should never use nicknames; D)  Should include official titles, E)  Both A & C

10.


Salutations should:
A)    Include all To and cc recipients; B)  Only include To: recipients; C)  Usually have more than one word; D)  Be followed by a colon or comma, E)  B, C and D

11.


Salutations should include:
A)    Someone’s first and last names; B)  No abbreviations;  C)  A capital for the first word; D)  All of the above, E)  None of the above

12.


When multiple people are addressed in a salutation:
A)    Always spell out everyone’s name and title; B)  “To All” can always be used; C)  “Sirs” can be used if all are male; D)  All of the above, E)  None of the above

13.


If an email is to a stranger,
A)    The reason for the email should be stated first; B)  An introduction should be done first; C) An introduction and purpose can be done in either order; D)  A purpose is not necessary, E)  None of the above

14.


Font sizes in email should:
A)    Be 8-10 point  B)  Be determined by the font style; C)  Use regular text but all italics is acceptable; D)  Be 10-12 point, E)  Both C & D

15.


Which of the following are the most common type of email:
A)    Spam; B)  Personal; C)  Business; D)  Social, E)  Commentary

16.


Formal email should not have:
A)    Concise descriptions; B)  The pronoun “I”; C)  Acronyms; D)  Any threads, E)  All threads

17.


Which of these are acceptable as a full email
A)    Thank you; B)  You bet; C)  Sorry; D)  A & C, E)  A & B

18.


Which of the following are correct for normal email:
A)    12:00 noon; B)  12 pm; C)  12:00 pm; D)  1200 hours, E)  Noon

19.


Attachments should:
A)    Be equal or less than 10MB; B)  Always be used for resumes; C)  Have short titles (four words or less); D)  None of the above, E)  A, B & C

20.


When sending an urgent email:
A)    Flags should always be used; B)  Multiple exclamation marks should be used in the address field; C)  Be stated as “Urgent” in the address field; D)  All of the above, E)  None of the above

21.


According to surveys, most email users:
A)    Believe they check less than they do; B)  Respond less quickly than they actually do; C) Write worse email than they believe they do; D)  All of the above, E)  None of the above

22.


Which of the following is acceptable for using parentheses:
A)    Adding information; B)  Adding an afterthought; C)  Adding a personal opinion; D)  All of the above, E)  None of the above

23.


Personal email policy should include:
A)    A signature template; B)  Auto replies for absences longer than 48 hours; C)  A disclaimer; D)  A tone checker, E)  Auto correction for spelling

24.


When replying to an email:
A)    Reply within 24 hours even on holidays; B)  Do not include the original attachment; C)  Keep the original email above the reply; D)  Do not include an additional attachment, E)  None of the above

25.


When should an email not be responded to:
A)    When it is spam; B)  When a sender delivers two thank you’s; C)  To an auto-reply; D)  All of the above, E)  A & B only

1C



2A


3D


4E


5E


6D


7B


8B


9A


10E


11C


12C



13B


14D


15A


16E


17A


18E


19B


20E


21D


22D


23A


24B


25D







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   Good Netiquette And A Green Internet To All!  =====================================================================
Tabula Rosa Systems - Tabula Rosa Systems (TRS) is dedicated to providing Best of Breed Technology and Best of Class Professional Services to our Clients. We have a portfolio of products which we have selected for their capabilities, viability and value. TRS provides product, design, implementation and support services on all products that we represent. Additionally, TRS provides expertise in Network Analysis, eBusiness Application Profiling, ePolicy and eBusiness Troubleshooting. We can be contacted at:
sales@tabularosa.net  or 609 818 1802.
 ===============================================================
In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:


Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo.  I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County.

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   Good Netiquette And A Green Internet To All!  =====================================================================
Tabula Rosa Systems - Tabula Rosa Systems (TRS) is dedicated to providing Best of Breed Technology and Best of Class Professional Services to our Clients. We have a portfolio of products which we have selected for their capabilities, viability and value. TRS provides product, design, implementation and support services on all products that we represent. Additionally, TRS provides expertise in Network Analysis, eBusiness Application Profiling, ePolicy and eBusiness Troubleshooting. We can be contacted at:
sales@tabularosa.net  or 609 818 1802.
 ===============================================================
In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:


Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio  and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and  Yahoo.  I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and  PSG of Mercer County.