Which of the following is the best definition for outdated software?

Software that has not been updated to newer versions

Which of the following lists the main types of social engineering?

Pharming, phishing, shouldering, blagging

Pharming, Phishing, blagging, virus

virus, software, adware, trojan

Pharming, phishing trojan, adware

What two risks does removable media pose?

Data theft, malware introduction

Malware introduction, shouldering

What can lead to misconfigured access rights?

Admin incorrectly creates an acconut

Gaining access to use a computer

Why is having outdated software bad?

As people will hack your password

As your password will be leaked

As your password will be saved elsewhere other than your computer

Which of the following adds to the strength of a password?

Using a password you use elsewhere

Which of the following adds to the strength of a password?

Increasing the length of the password

Why might people use malicious code?

To gain personal information and / or access data

What are the main types of malicious code?

Spyware, adware, virus and trojan

Spyware, virus, adware and shouldering

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20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition for social engineering ?

Social engineering is the act of exploiting human weaknesses to gain access to personal information and protected systems.

The act of building social relationships

The act of engineering society to greater heights

The strengthening of societies to prevent malicious activities online

Pluto

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition for malicious code?

A program from an external source which is used for malicious activities

Hostile code

Code created to steal information

Code from an external source

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition for weak passwords?

A password which can be easily compromised by brute forcing possible augmentations of charachters

A password that can be easily guessed

A password consisting of a single type of charachter, often forming a word.

A password that has become compromised

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition for strong passwords?

A password that would take a long time (on average) to compromise through attempting different augmentations of charachters

A password that is hard to guess

A password consisting of multiple charachter types that do not form a single word.

A password that only the user knows

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition for misconfigured access rights?

A case in which a person does not have / has access to data they should / should not have

A case in which someone gains access to some data

A case in which someone has compromised a system to retrieve data.

The case when someone made a mistake setting up an account

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition for removable media?

A store of data that can be removed from the computer such as USBs

A removable add on to a computer

Software that can be deleted

A storage device such as a USB stick or disc drive

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition for unpatched software?

Software which has bugs that require fixing

Software that has bugs

Software that requires an update

Software that has later versions

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AQA GCSE Computer Science - 3.6.1 Security Terminology

Which of the following is the best definition for social engineering ?

Which of the following is the best definition for malicious code?

Which of the following is the best definition for weak passwords?

Which of the following is the best definition for strong passwords?

Which of the following is the best definition for misconfigured access rights?

Which of the following is the best definition for removable media?

Which of the following is the best definition for unpatched software?

Which of the following is the best definition for outdated software?

Which of the following best demonstrates a weak password?

Which of the following best demonstrates a strong password?

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