KS3 Computer Science Round Up

What is the name of the law covering hacking

• Computer Misuse Act

• Data Prevention Act

• Illegal Computing Act

• Anti-Virus Act

What is a 'black hat' hacker

• A person hacking for criminal purposes

• A person testing a computer networks security

• A person hacking for ethical reasons

• A new hacker

What is a 'white hat' hacker

• A person hacking for criminal purposes

• A person testing a computer networks security

• A very experienced hacker

• A new hacker

What does DOS stand for

• Denial of Service

• Delay on Service

• Deleted Online System

• Deleted Online Service

Wannacry is an example of

• Spyware

• Trojan

• Ransomware

• Firmware

A 'Brute Force' attack

• Uses a more powerful computer

• Threatens people to get them to give up passwords

• Tries to break down doors to get into a network

• Tries out many possible passwords

Physical security is

• a team of security experts protecting your data

• antivirus software

• firewall

• locked doors and gates which prevent access to data

What is the correct definition of an algorithm?

• An algorithm is a step by step instructions to solve a problem.
• An algorithm is a process of baking bread.
• An algorithm is a software used to compute numbers.
• An algorithm is the process of breaking problems.

What is pseudocode?

• Simplified programming language, that is not a specific language

• Complicated programming language

• Simple programming language, which is linked to a specific language

• A type of cheese

There is a specific way to write pseudocode

• True

• False