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Revision -yr 8

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity is called:
a)

Personal identification theft

b)

Phishing

c)

Burglary

d)

Identity Theft

2.
What is phishing?
a)
scams through websites
b)
scams through emails
c)
scams through phone calls
d)
scams through text messages
3.
If you receive a suspicious email, you should
a)
open it up and click on any links.
b)
reply to the sender asking them to leave you alone.
c)
delete the email without opening it.
d)
delete your email account.
4.

Your password should contain the following:

a)

letters, numbers, symbols

b)

letters only

c)

numbers only

d)

symbols only

5.
Why Should I Care About Copyright?
a)
allows others to copy your work
b)
prevents other people from copying your work 
6.

Copying or making slight changes to some or all of someone else's work and saying you created it.

a)

plagarism

b)

copyright

7.
What is the name of law which makes copying images illegal?
a)
The Copyright Act
b)
The Computer Misuse Act
c)
Computer Piracy Act
d)
The Copyright Design and Patents Act
8.

What is E-Safety?

a)

Knowing how to be safe online

b)

Knowing how to be safe in a public place

c)

Knowing how to cross a road

d)

Knowing how to be safe in school

9.

Someone tells you that they have had an email from you, but you didn't send it. What do you do?

a)

ask them to forward it back to you so can check it

b)

ask your friend to change their e-mail password

c)

remove your friend from your list of contacts

d)

change your password on your e-mail account

10.
How can you protect your computer against viruses?
a)
Put a lock on it.
b)
Install an anti-virus package, scan and delete files and update it.
11.

What is Malware?

a)

Bad computer equipment

b)

Pop up adverts on your computer

c)

Software designed to do harm to a computer

d)

Fake web sites

12.
What is gaining unauthorised access to a computer system also known as?
a)
Hacking
b)
Spamming
c)
Phishing
d)
Logging on
13.
Why was the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 introduced?
a)
To help protect computer software
b)
To help protect computer hardware
c)
To stop the spread of computer viruses
d)
To stop people from accessing unauthorised information. 
14.
What is the name of the law that makes hacking illegal?
a)
Data Protection Act
b)
Computer Misuse Act
c)
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
d)
Hacking Act