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Cambridge Nationals LO4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name a type of Malware that locks your files and demands money to unlock them

a)

Adware

b)

Spyware

c)

Ransomware

d)

Trojan

2.

Name a type of Malware that looks like a legitimate app

a)

Virus

b)

Trojan

c)

Worm

d)

Keylogger

3.

What do the letters DDoS stand for?

a)

Dedicated Denial of Service

b)

Disruptive Downtime of Software

c)

Distributed Denial of Service

d)

Distributed Disruption of Service

4.

You get a phone call from a software specialist offering to help speed up your operating system if you give him access to your PC. Is this..

a)

Pharming

b)

Phishing

c)

Quid Pro Quo

d)

Baiting

5.

You get an email asking you to click on a link and confirm your bank details, including your username and password. Is this...

a)

Pharming

b)

Keylogging

c)

Phishing

d)

Pretexting

6.

What is encryption?

a)

Scrambling data so that it can only be unscrambled if you have the key

b)

Shortening data so that it is easier to read. Eg: Information and Communication Technology class 1 in year 10, option block A becomes 10A/IT1

c)

Converting data from text format to number format

d)

Adding context to data

7.

Which of these is NOT an example of biometrics

a)

Fingerprint

b)

Retinal Scan

c)

Voice recognition

d)

Secure password

8.

A hacker gets into a banks systems and changes all user passwords to PW. Is this....

a)

Data theft

b)

Data destruction

c)

Data modification

d)

Data manipulation

9.

Which of these is NOT an environmental threat to data

a)

Fire

b)

Earthquake

c)

Water damage

d)

Virus

10.

What is the correct terminology for a group of infected computers controlled by a person to commit cybercrime?

a)

Bug

b)

Then somewhere

c)

Bot

d)

Trojan horse

e)

Virus

11.

Which of the following is a logical method of protecting data?

a)

Encryption

b)

One-way windows

c)

Bolting devices to desks

d)

CCTV

12.

Secure methods of destructing data...

a)

Emptying trash bin

b)

Moving onto a memory stick

c)

Deleting files

d)

Overwriting

13.

A suitable way to securely destroy data is...

a)

Backup

b)

Shutdown

c)

Magnetic wipe

d)

Encryption

14.

Which of the following best explains the Data Protection Act?

a)

Preventing from unauthorised attacks on an electronic device

b)

A way of ensuring data is used fairly and lawfully

c)

Protect the welfare of employees

d)

The right to access information and data

15.

Which of the following best explains the Computer Misuse Act

a)

Preventing from unauthorised attacks on an electronic device

b)

A way of ensuring data is used fairly and lawfully

c)

Protect the welfare of employees

d)

The right to access information and data

16.

Which of the following best explains the Computer Misuse Act

a)

Preventing from unauthorised attacks on an electronic device

b)

A way of ensuring data is used fairly and lawfully

c)

Protect the welfare of employees

d)

The right to access information and data

17.

Which of the following best explains the Freedom of Information Act

a)

Preventing from unauthorised attacks on an electronic device

b)

A way of ensuring data is used fairly and lawfully

c)

Protect the welfare of employees

d)

The right to access information and data

18.

Which of the following best explains the Health & Safety at Work Act

a)

Preventing from unauthorised attacks on an electronic device

b)

A way of ensuring data is used fairly and lawfully

c)

Protect the welfare of employees

d)

The right to access information and data

19.

Bias data is...

a)

Considering only one point of view or perspective

b)

If the data and information is correct and can be verified

c)

How believable the data ad information is collected

d)

Raw facts and figures that haven't been given a structure

20.

Reliable data is...

a)

Considering only one point of view or perspective

b)

If the data and information is correct and can be verified

c)

How believable the data ad information is collected

d)

Raw facts and figures that haven't been given a structure