WorksheetsTypes of malware
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Malware?
a)
Types of Networks
b)
Types of Hardware
c)
Types of Software
d)
Types of Social Media
2.
How does malware get onto your computer?
a)
Email attachments or links
b)
By visiting dodgy websites
c)
On USB sticks
d)
All of the above
3.
By combining the words 'malicious' and 'software' we get the word 'malware'. What does malicious mean?
a)
Malicious means delicious.
b)
Malicious means Mali Juice.
c)
Malicious means harmful.
d)
None of these
4.
Which is NOT a type of malware?
a)
Virus
b)
Worm
c)
Trojan horse
d)
Sandwich
5.
What is a virus?
a)
blocking access until money is paid
b)
A piece of code that can copy itself and attack a computer
c)
Sends information covertly
d)
when someone steals your computer
6.
What is the most common way people's computers get infected by a virus?
a)
Receive a call
b)
Install a new hardware
c)
Download email attachments
d)
None of these
7.
What can a virus do to your computer?
a)
Delete files
b)
Cause inappropriate adverts to appear
c)
Spy on what you are doing
d)
Steal your infotrmation
8.
Why is a trojan horse sneaky?
a)
It is very inviting
b)
It creeps into your computer
c)
It looks legitimate but really it isn't
d)
Because of the romans
9.
What is a worm?
a)
A virus that replicates itself through computer networks
b)
blocking access until money is paid
c)
A program that attacks your computer while completing a normal task
d)
An animal that lives when you cut it in half
10.
What is spyware?
a)
blocking access until money is paid
b)
When a man stands behind you with a mask on
c)
Collects information secretly
d)
a virus that can spread to other computers
11.
What is a trojan horse?
a)
A program that kicks your computer
b)
A program that spreads on your computer
c)
blocking access until money is paid
d)
A program that attacks your computer while completing a normal task
12.
What is the difference between a worm and a virus?
a)
A worm is pink
b)
A worm is made to burrow in the ground
c)
A worm does not need to attach to anything to multiply
d)
A virus only takes your money
13.
What is adware?
a)
Causes adverts to appear
b)
Deletes files
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