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The dangers of computer crime

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Malware that encrypts data (making it unavailable) until you pay the hacker a fee.

a)

Phishing

b)

Pharming

c)

Whaling

d)

Randsomware

2.

An attack on a country's IT infrastructure, affecting for example the power grid is known as...

a)

DoS (Denial of Service Attack)

b)

Spam

c)

Cyber-terrorism

d)

Click jacking

3.

True or False:

Firewall software must be updated every two weeks to be efficient.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A lot of data, both structured and unstructured, captured about people's habits, that are analysed using computers are known as...

a)

Analysis

b)

Big data

c)

Trends

d)

AI

5.

Software written to disrupt the normal functioning of a computer, without their knowledge or consent can be classified as ...

a)

Bots

b)

A Computer Virus

c)

A trojan

d)

Spoofing

6.

The practice of stealing money from an account over a period of time is known as ...

a)

Skimming

b)

Whaling

c)

Phising

d)

Pharming

7.

An attack on high-profile employees in an organisation, such as CEO's / CFO's who has access to a lot of sensitive data is known as...

a)

Phishing

b)

Pharming

c)

Whaling

d)

Randsomware

8.

A telephonic attack where the fraudster pretends to be the bank in order to obtain personal information is known as ...

a)

Vishing

b)

Phishing

c)

Whaling

d)

Pharming

9.

The e-mail above is known as an example of ...

a)

Pharming

b)

Phishing

c)

Whaling

d)

Click jacking

10.

The downloading of software (not freeware) from the Internet with the intent to distribute it is known as ...

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Piracy

c)

Bandwidth theft

d)

Hardware theft

11.

When a user takes a file / video from their website and links it to your website, without permission, this is known as ...

a)

Click jacking

b)

Hotlinking

c)

Intellectual property

d)

Plagiarism

12.

Hackers that use software to analyse information that is sent over a network and access all encrypted data being transmitted. This technique is known as ...

a)

Spoofing attack

b)

Cyber terrorism

c)

Sniffer attack

d)

Denial of Service attack

13.

The infection of multiple computers to create a "botnet" is better known as ...

a)

Zombie army

b)

Botnets

c)

DoS

d)

Malware bots

14.

Which ONE of the following is NOT anti-virus software?

a)

AVG

b)

NOD32

c)

Kaspersky

d)

Sharepoint

15.

True or False:

A way to protect yourself from a pharming attack would be to make sure that the website is secure.

a)

True

b)

False