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Unit #10 | Worksheet #1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Malware is the term used to refer to a variety of hostile or intrusive software

a)
b)
2.

System failure due to manufacturing defects is considered as breakdown due to ... ?

a)

misuse

b)

malfunction

c)

malware

d)

malaise

3.

Threats of breakdown due to ... could be intentional.

a)

hardware

b)

software

4.

Virus, worms, Trojan horses are different kinds of ... ?

a)

software

b)

hardware

c)

malware

d)

rootkits

5.

Malware operates without the knowledge of the ... ?

a)

service provider

b)

computer

c)

user

d)

network admin

6.

What type of malware can't exist by itself?

a)

Worm

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

Spyware

d)

Virus

7.

What type of malware pretends to be a different software?

a)

Worm

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

Spyware

d)

Rootkit

8.

What type of malware replaces a system file in the computer?

a)

Worm

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

Spyware

d)

Rootkit

9.

Worms make use to ... to transmit copies of themselves over the internet.

a)

security loopholes

b)

security signatures

c)

system breakdowns

d)

spam email

10.

What type of malware tracks your computing activity without consent?

a)

Freeware

b)

Malware

c)

Spyware

d)

Software

11.

True or False: Rootkits make copies of themselves and spread throughout the computer.

a)
b)
12.

What type of malware gives hackers complete control over the system?

a)

Trojan Horse

b)

Rootkit

c)

Worms

d)

Virus

13.

Rootkits are used to convert other computers to ... ?

a)

clients

b)

nodes

c)

zombies

d)

servers

14.

When attempting a rootkit's creator, the search ends at the ... ?

a)

first zombie

b)

last zombie

c)

owner's computer

d)

loops back to searcher's system

15.

True or False: Opening attachments from unknown emails is not at all harmful.

a)
b)
16.

What malware behaves the same way its biological counterpart behaves?

a)

Trojan Horse

b)

Worm

c)

Virus

d)

Spyware

17.

True or False: Your system can be easily infected through the local network.

a)
b)
18.

True or False: Malware indections can easily be transferred over Bluetooth.

a)
b)
19.
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
20.
How does a worm infect a computer?
a)
E-mail attachments
b)
Through security loopholes, your computer is not up to date
c)
Suspicious web links
d)
On memory sticks
21.
What is the difference between a virus and a worm?
a)
A virus needs human intervention, a worm doesn't
b)
A virus deletes files, whereas a worm doesn't.
22.

How is adware malicious?

a)

Deletes files.

b)

Inappropriate and wastes your time

c)

Slows your pc down.

d)

Spies on you, collecting your information

23.
How can a trojan infect your pc?
a)
On memory sticks.
b)
Through email attachments.
c)
By being disguised as legitimate software.
d)
Dodgy web links
24.
What is spyware?
a)
Causes adverts to appear on screen.
b)
Software that deletes your files
c)
Slows your pc down.
d)
Collects information from you and transfers it across the internet.
25.

What most defines a computer virus?

a)

It crashes computers

b)

It can copy itself and spread to other computers

c)

It can spy on what you do

d)

It cannot be fixed