Malware

Malware

9th - 11th Grade

15 Qs

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Malware

Malware

Assessment

Quiz

Computers

9th - 11th Grade

Hard

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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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