Malware

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Computers
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9th - 11th Grade
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Hard
M Dwedari
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Malware (malicious software) is software that is designed to gain access to your computer with malicious intent.
False
True
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Malware intent to:
Data theft
Disabling hardware
Forced advertising
Sending email spam
Extorting money
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Malware can be categorised into:
Viruses
Trojans
Worm
Adware
Spyware and ransomware
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Viruses ....
do not attach themselves to files
are a malicious form of self-replicating software.
will replicate itself by maliciously modifying other computer programs and inserting code.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
For a virus can infect a system, even if it was not initiated/executed by a user
False
True
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Common ways to catch a computer virus:
Click a confirmation button on a pop-up without reading it
Install Windows updates
Download files such as movies or games from illegal websites of peer-to-peer file-sharing platforms
Download an email attachment
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Worms ......
replicate themselves
do not attach themselves to files as a virus does.
spread through the network and use the system’s resources.
attach themselves to files as a virus does.
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