Quarter 4 Review

What is the term for software or hardware that records keystrokes made on a keyboard, often used to steal passwords or sensitive data?

• Keylogging

• Phishing

• Spoofing

• Firewall

What is a type of malicious software that attaches itself to a program or file and spreads to other systems when the file is shared or executed?

• Virus

• Firewall

• Cookie

• Router

What is the term for 'malicious software,' which includes viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, and other harmful programs designed to damage or exploit computers and networks?

• Malware

• Firewall

• Cookie

• Patch

What type of malware locks or encrypts data on a victim's system and demands payment (often in cryptocurrency) for its release?

• Ransomware

• Adware

• Spyware

• Rootkit

What is the tactic hackers use to manipulate people into revealing personal information, often by pretending to be someone trustworthy?

• Social Engineering

• Phishing Scams

• Brute Force Attack

• Malware Injection

What is the form of social engineering where attackers send fake emails or messages to trick people into giving up passwords or other sensitive information?

• Phishing

• Shoulder surfing

• Tailgating

• Dumpster diving

What is the character encoding standard that represents text using numbers?

• ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

• JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

• HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)

• HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

What is the process of using a KEY to convert readable data into unreadable code to protect it from unauthorized access?

• Encryption

• Decryption

• Compression

• Formatting

What is the method of representing data using only two symbols: 0 and 1?

• Binary Encoding

• Hexadecimal Encoding

• Octal Encoding

• Decimal Encoding

What is an error or flaw in software that causes it to behave in unintended ways?

• Bug

• Feature

• Patch

• Update