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WorksheetsNOVA Cybersecurity 101
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of these is regularly used for secure online communication?
Caesar cipher
Public-key cryptography
Morse code
Enigma code
How can you tell if a website encrypts its traffic?
Google it.
Look for the lock symbol in a URL.
All websites encrypt their traffic.
Encrypted sites take longer to load.
What can you trust to be secure 100 percent of the time?
Text messages
emails
browser history
apps
None of these
Codes have been used for thousands of years in order to:
Figure out where the enemy submarines are
Communicate with some but not others
Become a king
Send encrypted text messages
All of the following can help keep your online personal data secure EXCEPT:
Being careful about what you post online that may include identifying information
Creating one password for all sites you visit so it’s easier to remember
Making different passwords for each site you visit
Keeping all of your software up to date
Which of the following may intercept and use your messages for their own purposes?
News outlets
Governments
Advertising agencies
Crime rings
All of these
Why do hackers hack?
To make discoveries
To protect information
To steal information
To expose corruption
All of these
Which of these is not a hack?
Using a bicycle to power a computer
Stealing an unlocked bicycle
Building a working bicycle out of discarded umbrellas
Creating a kinetic bicycle sculpture
According to The Secret Lives of Hackers video, what is hacking?
Problem solving by using an object’s properties in unexpected ways.
Creating problems where there previously were none.
Using materials as they were intended to be used to solve problems.
All of the above
Why are cyber vulnerabilities unlikely to ever go away?
The government won’t allow people to fix them.
Criminals need them to steal identities.
They’re protected in a secret base on the moon.
They are side effects of the freedom and ease of communicating online.
What is a computer network?
A super computer owned only by the government
A web of connected computers or devices
A computer vulnerability
An Internet service provider
All of the above
Which of these groups exploits cyber vulnerabilities?
Criminals
Governments
Hacktivists
All of the above
The size and complexity of networks grew enormously when:
Only governments and universities owned computers
Spamware caused some computers to break down
The number of personal computers greatly increased
The hacktivists started using the internet
