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Risks to Data and Information

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What is pharming

a)

Making bad computer equipment

b)

Sending pop up adverts to your computer

c)

Creating software designed to do harm to a computer

d)

Setting up fake web sites

3.

What is Ransomware?

a)

Software that sends scam emails

b)

Software that copies itself

c)

Software that you think is good software but isn't

d)

Software that hides your data and demands payment to release it

4.
What is phishing?
a)
scams through websites
b)
scams through emails
c)
scams through phone calls
d)
scams through text messages
5.
Never give this out over the phone, through email or on the Internet.
a)
Personal Information
b)
Free money
c)
Tomorrow's lunch choices
d)
Baseball scores
6.
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.
7.

Jonathan is surfing the Internet when a window pops up advertising "Free vacations if you click here now!" There is a button labeled "Act now!" What should Jonathan do now?

a)

He should copy the Web site name and share it with his friends.

b)

He should click on the link because the link may disappear soon.

c)

He should close the pop-up window because the link can take him to a malicious site.

d)

He should run an anti-virus program.

8.

You receive an e-mail message informing you that you have won a new iPad tablet. It says that all you have to do is reply to the e-mail and enter a form with your personal information. What should you do?

a)

Do not reply to the e-mail but call the sender on the phone to give your personal information and accept your prize.

b)

Do not reply, and be sure to delete the e-mail message.

c)

Reply, but be careful about the information you submit.

d)

Scan the e-mail message with an anti-virus program before replying.

9.
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
10.
Malware will slow down your internet connection.
a)
True
b)
False