Lesson 3 Quiz: UB ID Basics

1. What special identifier do you use to access UB’s online resources?

  1. Person number
  2. Social security number
  3. UBITName
  4. Your name

(Answer: c. UBITName)

2. In order to receive email at your UBIT email address, you must:

  1. Activate your UBIT mailbox
  2. Register for classes
  3. Login to UBlearns
  4. Call your advisor

(Answer: a. Activate your UBIT mailbox)

3. Why is it essential to use UB email?

  1. All communication related to studies at UB from faculty and advisors is sent to your UBIT email address
  2. If you don’t check your UB email, you miss important information
  3. Your UBIT address indicates that your email is UB affiliated and not spam
  4. All of the above

(Answer: c. Your UBIT address indicates that your email is UB affiliated and not spam)

4. When should you change your password?

  1. Immediately when you receive your account
  2. If you have any reason to believe that someone knows your password
  3. Periodically
  4. Choices a, b, c are correct
  5. Never, so you don’t forget it

(Answer: d. Choices a, b, c are correct)

5. Your UBIT email address is: UBITName@buffalo.edu

  1. True
  2. False

(Answer: a. True)

6. Online resources that are available using your UBITName at UB’s public computing sites include:

  1. MyUB
  2. UBlearns
  3. Your UBIT email account
  4. All of the above

(Answer: d. All of the above)

7. Why is official university communication sent using UBIT email?

  1. Faculty are provided with their class list which includes UBIT email addresses
  2. Professors recognize it is a student when assignments or questions are emailed to them, and not spam
  3. The University can be assured that students receive important notifications and deadlines
  4. All the above

(Answer: d. All of the above)

8. What can you not do at this website: http://ubit.buffalo.edu/mail ?

  1. Buy stamps
  2. Filter email
  3. Forward email
  4. Activate your UBIT mailbox

(Answer: a. Buy stamps)