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Grade 9 quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is an antivirus?

a)

A program designed to detect and destroy computer viruses

b)

A human that will come to your house and stop viruses

c)

Something that attacks computers

2.

What is malware?

a)

An antivirus

b)

Software intended to damage or disable computers or computer system

c)

An operating system

3.

How does a computer virus infect a pc

a)

Email Attachments

b)

Attached to files on memory sticks

c)

Suspicious web links

d)

All of the above

4.

What is a Computer Worm

a)

A standalone malware computer program which replicates itself to spread to other computers

b)

A backup program

c)

A hard drive

5.

What does a Trojan Horse do

a)

Gives malicious users remote control over a users computer

b)

Transfer data and information

c)

Stores information

6.
Which is NOT a type of malware?
a)
Virus
b)
Worm
c)
Trojan horse
d)
Sandwich
7.
How can you protect yourself from malware?
a)
Don't have a computer
b)
Use a trusted anti-virus software
c)
Download any anti-virus software
d)
Just send your details to the attacker and they will leave you alone
8.

Malware is used

a)

To steal important information

b)

To spy on people and organisations

c)

To prevent access to important services

d)

All of the above

9.

You installed a game that was sent to you from an email. The game caused damage to your computer. what type of malware was this

a)

Virus

b)

Trojan

c)

Computer worm

10.

what type of malware copies itself, usually over a network, to spread to other computers

a)

Computer worm

b)

Computer virus

c)

Trojan horse