Computer Viruses Quiz

What is a computer virus?

• A type of plant that can infect computer systems

• A physical device used to store computer data

• A type of malicious software that can replicate itself and spread to other computers, causing harm to the system and potentially stealing or damaging data.

• A type of helpful software that improves computer performance

What is phishing?

• A type of gardening technique

• A type of computer programming language

• A type of fishing done in the ocean

• A type of cyber attack where attackers impersonate legitimate organizations to trick individuals into providing sensitive information

What is pharming?

• A form of online shopping

• A type of fishing technique

• A method of growing pharmaceutical crops

• A cyber attack that redirects website traffic to a fake website

What is a scam in the context of computer viruses?

• A type of antivirus software

• A legitimate security measure

• A method for protecting against malware

• Deceptive tactics used by cybercriminals

What is spam?

• Canned meat product

• A type of computer virus

• A popular email service provider

• Unsolicited or unwanted messages

What is smishing?

• A type of messaging using smoke signals

• A type of phishing scam that occurs over SMS text messages

• A type of fishing done in small rivers

• A type of phishing scam that occurs over email

What is a Trojan horse virus?

• A type of malware that disguises itself as legitimate software to gain unauthorized access to a user's system.

• A type of virus that can be easily detected and removed

• A type of virus that only affects mobile devices

• A type of virus that spreads through email attachments

What is a worm virus?

• A type of gardening tool used to dig in the soil

• A type of exotic pet that resembles a snake

• A type of malicious software that can replicate itself and spread to other computers through network connections

• A type of computer hardware used for data storage

What is ransomware?

• A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or data until a sum of money is paid.

• A type of antivirus software

• A type of social media platform

• A type of video game

How can computer viruses be prevented?

• Praying to the computer gods

• Using antivirus software and keeping the operating system and software updated

• Never using a computer

• Eating healthy food