Year 6 Lesson 6 networks (formative test)

What is Phishing?

• Phish is a made up word

• Fishing for pirahnas and perch

• the fraudulent practice of sending emails that seem to be to be from reputable companies in order to convince individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

• The practice of breaking into a persons computer to steal their data by using a virus

What is computer malware?

• A malicious attack using the mail

• software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

• Computer software that is made to track your movements

What is a computer virus?

• When a hacker breaks into your computer system

• A sickness that your computer can pas on to you

• When your computer is infected with the flu

• a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

Hacking is illegal

• True

• False

What is hacking?

• Accessing a computer system without permission

• Accessing a computer system with permission

What should you do to help defend yourself from hackers?

• Use passwords with more than 6 characters

• Use an anti-virus program and keep it updated

• Keep your software up to date

• Use different passwords for each website you use

• Tell someone else your password in case you forget it

This type of malware spreads by itself over a computer network, sometimes for quite a while without anyone noticing.

• Virus

• Trojan

• Worm

This type of malware disguises itself as something legitimate so you download and run it without realising.

• Virus

• Trojan

• Worm

This type of malware spreads through human interaction i.e. someone has to click it or download it.

• Virus

• Trojan

• Worm

Malware spreads through the computer network at school and infects all the connected machines. Before anyone realises, it's too late.

• Virus

• Trojan

• Worm