How face unlock works quiz

Question 1

What is face unlock on a phone?

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Looking at the phone camera so it can recognize your face

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Drawing your face on the screen to open the phone

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Typing your name into the phone

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Pressing a special face-shaped button

Question 2

Which part of your phone sees your face when you try to unlock it?

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The front camera

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The charging port

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The back camera

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The speaker at the bottom

Question 3

When you set up face unlock for the first time, what does your phone do?

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It learns and saves a pattern of your face

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It calls your parents to ask permission

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It downloads a photo of you from the internet

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It turns off and restarts itself

Question 4

What does the phone compare when you try to unlock it with your face?

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Your new face photo with your saved face pattern

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Your height today with your height last year

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Your voice with a recording it saved

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Your fingerprint with an old photo

Question 5

Why is face unlock faster than typing a password?

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Because looking at the phone is much quicker than typing

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Because passwords are always wrong anyway

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Because the phone turns itself off after a password

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Because face unlock uses a faster Wi-Fi connection

Question 6

What happens if a stranger tries to unlock your phone by looking at it?

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The phone stays locked because the face does not match

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The phone unlocks for everybody

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The phone automatically calls the police

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The phone deletes all your photos

Question 7

Is face unlock the same thing as taking a selfie?

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No — a selfie is a photo you save or share, while face unlock is a quick security check

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Yes, they are exactly the same thing

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Yes, but selfies take much longer

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No, because selfies only work with the back camera

Question 8

Who gets to decide whose face can unlock your phone?

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You decide — only the face set up in settings can unlock the phone

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The phone company decides automatically

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Anyone who downloads a special app can unlock it

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The phone picks a face randomly when you buy it

Question 9

How does face unlock work when the room is very dark?

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It uses invisible infrared light that only the camera can see

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Face unlock does not work at all in the dark

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It uses a torch you have to hold yourself

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It cannot work in the dark and always asks you to type your PIN instead

Question 10

Can a printed photo of your face trick your phone into unlocking?

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No, most phones can tell a flat photo from a real three-dimensional face

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Yes, any photo always works perfectly

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Yes, but only large printed photos work

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Only if the photo was taken on the same day

Question 11

What is a 'face map' and why does your phone make one?

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A saved pattern of your face features used to recognize you

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A treasure map shaped like a face drawn by the phone

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A map showing all the people in your family

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A photo album of all the selfies you have taken

Question 12

Why might face unlock not work when you wear a face mask?

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Because the mask covers important face features the phone needs to match

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Because colorful masks confuse the camera

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Because masks make the camera lens foggy

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Because masks block the phone's speaker

Question 13

How is face unlock similar to the way a teacher recognizes students?

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Both learn a face once and then recognize it quickly later

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Both make students say their name before entry

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Both use fingerprints to confirm identity

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Both only work inside classrooms

Question 14

Does your phone save a real photo of your face for face unlock?

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No, it saves a set of numbers that describe your face features

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Yes, it saves a selfie video of you

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Yes, it saves your school ID photo

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No, it saves nothing at all

Question 15

Why do some phones shine thousands of tiny invisible dots onto your face?

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To create a 3D shape map that is hard to fake with a flat photo

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To make your face glow nicely for selfies

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To count freckles and spots on your face

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To send signals to the internet

Question 16

Can an identical twin unlock their sibling's phone with their face?

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Sometimes — it depends on how detailed the phone's face scanning is

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Never — twins always have completely different faces

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Always — twins can always unlock each other's phones

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Only if both twins bought the same phone brand

Question 17

How does the phone know your face is real and not a flat drawing or mask?

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It looks for natural movement and real 3D depth that a flat image cannot have

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It checks if your face is the right color

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It checks if you are smiling

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It asks you to say your name out loud

Question 18

What does 'training' your phone mean when setting up face unlock?

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Showing the phone your face from many angles so it can learn and remember it

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Making the phone do exercise routines

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Teaching the phone to play new games

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Charging the phone in a special way overnight

Question 19

What happens if you get a new haircut — will face unlock still work?

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Yes, because face unlock mainly looks at your face features, not your hair

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No, you must set up face unlock again after every haircut

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Yes, but only if you got a very small trim

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No, face unlock only works with long hair

Question 20

Why can't you use someone else's face to unlock your phone?

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Because each face has a unique pattern and only yours is saved on your phone

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Because different people have different phone brands

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Because the camera takes a rest after one use

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Because phones can only see one color at a time

Question 21

How does face unlock get better at recognizing you as you grow and change?

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It slowly updates your face pattern each time it unlocks successfully

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It watches videos about your face online

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It asks you to retrain it every morning

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It downloads your school photo every night

Question 22

Can face unlock still work if part of your face is covered, like your chin?

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It depends — covering small parts may be fine but hiding key features like eyes will block it

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Yes, it always works no matter what is covered

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No, any covering at all will always stop it

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Only if you cover exactly the bottom half of your face

Question 23

How is face unlock similar to the way your brain recognizes your mom's face?

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Both compare what they see to a saved memory of the face

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Both need to hear the person speak before they can identify them

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Both only use the nose as their main clue

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Both keep a photo album and look through it slowly

Question 24

What is a sensor inside a phone and how does it help face unlock?

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A sensor is a tiny device that detects things like light and depth to help the phone see your face

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A sensor is another name for the phone's speaker

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A sensor is a sticker you put on your face

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A sensor is the phone's charging cable

Question 25

Why does face unlock sometimes fail when you wear dark sunglasses?

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Sunglasses cover your eyes, which are key features the phone needs to see

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Sunglasses are too heavy and tilt the phone camera

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Sunglasses reflect sunlight into the phone's battery

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Sunglasses make the phone think you are a different age

Question 26

What does '3D face scan' mean and why is it safer than a flat picture scan?

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Measuring the shape and depth of your face, not just a flat picture

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Scanning three different photos of you at the same time

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Using three separate cameras at the same time

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Taking three selfies in a row and picking the best one

Question 27

What makes face unlock more secure than a 4-digit PIN?

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Your face is unique and almost impossible to copy, unlike a simple PIN

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A PIN uses letters which are much harder to guess

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Face unlock is slower so thieves give up waiting

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PINs stopped working on phones made after 2020

Question 28

Why is the face data stored on your phone considered private information?

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Because your face uniquely identifies you and could be misused if stolen

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Because faces are embarrassing to look at

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Because cameras are too expensive to share data from

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Because faces change every single day

Question 29

How does a phone turn your face into numbers so it can remember it?

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It measures key face landmarks and turns those measurements into a list of numbers

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It counts every single pixel in your selfie photo

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It assigns you a random number when you first buy the phone

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It uses your phone number to identify you

Question 30

What is infrared light and why is it important for face unlock?

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Invisible light that cameras can detect, letting the phone see your face in the dark

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A rainbow-colored light that makes your face look colorful in photos

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A bright torch light you switch on yourself

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Colored light that only works when you are outdoors

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