Cambridge Nationals LO4

Name a type of Malware that locks your files and demands money to unlock them

• Adware

• Spyware

• Ransomware

• Trojan

Name a type of Malware that looks like a legitimate app

• Virus

• Trojan

• Worm

• Keylogger

What do the letters DDoS stand for?

• Dedicated Denial of Service

• Disruptive Downtime of Software

• Distributed Denial of Service

• Distributed Disruption of Service

You get a phone call from a software specialist offering to help speed up your operating system if you give him access to your PC. Is this..

• Pharming

• Phishing

• Quid Pro Quo

• Baiting

You get an email asking you to click on a link and confirm your bank details, including your username and password. Is this...

• Pharming

• Keylogging

• Phishing

• Pretexting

What is encryption?

• Scrambling data so that it can only be unscrambled if you have the key

• Shortening data so that it is easier to read. Eg: Information and Communication Technology class 1 in year 10, option block A becomes 10A/IT1

• Converting data from text format to number format

• Adding context to data

Which of these is NOT an example of biometrics

• Fingerprint

• Retinal Scan

• Voice recognition

• Secure password

A hacker gets into a banks systems and changes all user passwords to PW. Is this....

• Data theft

• Data destruction

• Data modification

• Data manipulation

Which of these is NOT an environmental threat to data

• Fire

• Earthquake

• Water damage

• Virus

What is the correct terminology for a group of infected computers controlled by a person to commit cybercrime?

• Bug

• Then somewhere

• Bot

• Trojan horse

• Virus