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Cybersecurity Quiz

Authored by Kelly Robson

Computers

11th Grade

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Cybersecurity Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for untargeted, mass emails sent to many people, asking for sensitive information or encouraging them to visit a fake website?

Pharming

Phishing

Whaling

Smishing

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term describes when a user is redirected from a genuine website to a fake one because of malware on their device?

Spyware

Ransomware

Pharming

Blagging

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for programs that can self-replicate and are designed to infect software programs or systems?

Viruses

Malware

Spyware

Ransomware

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to using online advertising as a delivery method for malware?

Smishing

Malvertising

Whaling

Blagging

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of malware infects a PC or device and gathers information about the user, including online activity and passwords?

Ransomware

Spyware

Malware

Pharming

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for looking at someone’s information over their shoulder, for example whilst they are entering a pin?

Blagging

Shouldering

Whaling

Smishing

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of malicious software makes data or systems unusable until the victim makes a payment?

Spyware

Ransomware

Viruses

Malvertising

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