Cybersecurity Attacks and Prevention

Cybersecurity Attacks and Prevention

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15 Qs

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Cybersecurity Attacks and Prevention

Cybersecurity Attacks and Prevention

Assessment

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Computers

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDOS) attack?

A form of cyber crime where the perpetrator sends more traffic than the Website can handle

A harmful program that is able to copy itself when it runs

Fake emails sent by cyber criminals to steal personal information

A type of computer virus that slows down computer performance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Mason, Ava, and Noah were studying about cyber attacks. They learned about DDOS attacks and wondered how such attacks would affect their favorite online gaming website. Can you explain?

The gaming website would become inaccessible to users

The gaming website would start displaying excessive pop-up ads

The gaming website would lose important data or files

The gaming website would experience frequent crashes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

How can DDOS attacks be prevented?

Regularly update security updates and antivirus programs

Avoid downloading software from untrusted websites

Keep track of potential threats and fix security weaknesses

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is a computer virus?

A form of cyber crime where the perpetrator sends more traffic than the Website can handle

A harmful program that is able to copy itself when it runs

Fake emails sent by cyber criminals to steal personal information

A type of computer virus that slows down computer performance

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

How do viruses affect devices?

Devices stop functioning normally

Devices start displaying excessive pop-up ads

Devices lose important data or files

Devices experience frequent crashes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Avery, Benjamin, and Samuel are discussing ways to protect their computers from viruses. What should they do to ensure their computers are safe?

Regularly update security updates and antivirus programs

Avoid downloading software from untrusted websites

Use strong passwords

All of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is a phishing scam?

A form of cyber crime where the perpetrator sends more traffic than the Website can handle

A harmful program that is able to copy itself when it runs

Fake emails sent by cyber criminals to steal personal information

A type of computer virus that slows down computer performance

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