Comp. Apps Final Exam

What is malware?

• Software designed to damage a computer or phone.

• Websites that show inappropriate content or advertise for unsavory companies.

• A device that’s infected with a virus and must be wiped.

How do you know if a website has an SSL certificate?

• The website starts with "https" in the browser.

• The SSL badge is on the footer of the site.

• All websites are required to have an SSL certificate.

• The certificate is displayed on their "about us" or information page.

What is the type of software that locks your device until you pay a hacker to gain access again?

• Ransomware

• Kidnapware

• Hostageware

• Bribeware

What is phishing?

• When a scammer impersonates a legitimate company, usually through email, in order to trick you into giving them money or information.

• When you access the internet with no protection. It’s called that because you are "fishing for trouble."

• A way to check if a download is safe. You run the phishing software on the download and it will determine if it includes any viruses or malware.

• A method for fixing an infected device where you set up “bait” for a virus and, once the bait is attacked, it activates a program that clears the virus from the device.

A credible source is a source of information that is:

• unbiased

• supported by evidence

• written by a professional author

• posted on social media

What thing(s) should you look for when you are deciding whether a source is credible or not?

• Date written

• Author

• Type of website (.edu, .gov, .com, etc.)

• Type of source (news article, social media post, etc.)

You are researching smog and air quality. Which source is most credible?

• A blog about air quality

• The local newspaper

• A university study about air quality

• Interviewing kids with asthma

What does Antivirus scan?

• emails

• personal documents

• software

• CPU

• websites

What is the most common type of malware

• Trojan

• Worms

• Adware

• Coxsackievirus

Metal (or plastic) box that holds the 'brains' of the computer.

• CPU

• Computer Case

• Hard Drive

• Monitor