WorksheetsCS Challenge
Total questions: 143
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An IP address is
a)
unique and temporary
b)
unique and permanent
2.
An IP address is given to a device
a)
when it connects to the internet
b)
when the computer is made
3.
An IP address is given to what device by an ISP?
a)
Router
b)
Phone
c)
Laptop
d)
All of these
4.
What are the tasks of a firewall?
a)
Firewalls can block traffic intended for particular IP addresses or server ports. They also can protect networks from DDOS attacks.They can monitor network activities
b)
Firewalls help improve web performance by storing a copy of frequently used webpages in cache. They also help improve security by filtering out some web content and malicious software
5.
What is meant by a firewall?
a)
a firewall is network security that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. It can be hardware/software
b)
a firewall application acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from servers that provide those resources
6.
What can a DDOS attack lead to?
a)
Slow network performance/crashing. Large amount of spam
b)
Gives access to all data entered on keyboard. It can install other software and monitor cookie information
c)
Identity theft. Data can be corrupted/deleted/changed
7.
How do you prevent a DDOS attack?
a)
Up-to-date anti-malware. Using a firewall. Applying email filtering
b)
Anti-spyware. User should look for clues that their keyboard is being monitored. Use a mouse to select characters rather than a keyboard
c)
Firewall. Anti-Hacking software. Strong user ID and password
8.
What can spyware lead to?
a)
Gives access to all data entered on keyboard. It can install other software and monitor cookie information
b)
Slow network performance/crashing. Large amount of spam
c)
Identity theft. Access to personal data such as bank details
9.
How do you prevent spyware?
a)
Anti-spyware. User should look for clues that their keyboard is being monitored. Use a mouse to select characters rather than a keyboard
b)
Up-to-date anti-malware. Using a firewall. Applying email filtering
c)
Firewall. Anti-Hacking software. Strong user ID and password
10.
What is spyware?
a)
Software that gathers information by monitoring a users keyboard activity and sending it back to the sender
b)
The act of gaining illegal access to a computer system
c)
Is an attempt at preventing users from accessing part of a network
11.
What is meant by cyber attacks?
a)
an attack is any attempt to expose
b)
Malware is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer
12.
What is meant by malware?
a)
Malware is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer
b)
an attack is any attempt to expose
13.
What can hacking lead to?
a)
Identity theft. Data can be corrupted/deleted/changed
b)
Slow network performance/crashing. Large amount of spam
c)
Gives access to all data entered on keyboard. It can install other software and monitor cookie information
14.
How do you prevent hacking?
a)
Firewall. Anti-Hacking software. Strong user ID and password
b)
Install up-to-date anti virus software. Don't download software from unknown sources. Be careful when opening email attachments
c)
Anti-spyware software. Users should look for clues in URL such as HTTPS
15.
What is hacking?
a)
The act of gaining illegal access to a computer system
b)
Software that gathers information by monitoring a users keyboard activity and sending it back to the sender
c)
Is an attempt at preventing users from accessing part of a network
16.
How can a virus be prevented?
a)
Install up-to-date anti virus software. Don't download software from unknown sources. Be careful when opening email attachments
b)
Contact ISP to blacklist email address. Be careful when opening up email attachments
c)
Firewall. Anti-Hacking software. Strong user ID and password
17.
What can a virus lead to?
a)
Cause computer to stop working or becoming unresponsive. Can delete files. Can corrupt data
b)
Cause computer to stop working or becoming unresponsive. Can delete files. Can duplicate data
c)
Identity theft. Data can be corrupted/deleted/changed
18.
What is a virus?
a)
Malicious code that attaches itself to files on your computer which can then replicate itself causing your computer to malfunction
b)
Malicious code installed on a web server or hard drive that re-directs a user to a fake website
c)
Malicious code that attaches itself to files on your computer which can then replicate the computer causing your computer to malfunction
d)
Software that gathers information by monitoring a users keyboard activity and sending it back to the sender of the Spyware
19.
What can pharming lead to?
a)
Identity theft. Access to personal data such as bank details
b)
Cause computer to stop working or becoming unresponsive. Can delete files. Can corrupt data
c)
Identity theft. Data can be corrupted/deleted/changed
20.
How do you prevent pharming?
a)
Anti-spyware software. Users should look for clues in URL such as HTTPS
b)
Contact ISP to blacklist email address. Be careful when opening up email attachments
c)
Firewall. Anti-Hacking software. Strong user ID and password
21.
What is pharming?
a)
Malicious code installed on a web server or hard drive that re-directs a user to a fake website
b)
Malicious link in an email that redirects you
22.
What can phishing lead to?
a)
Identity theft. Access to personal data such as bank details
b)
Cause computer to stop working or becoming unresponsive. Can delete files. Can corrupt data
c)
Identity theft. Data can be corrupted/deleted/changed
23.
How do you prevent phishing?
a)
Contact ISP to blacklist email address. Be careful when opening up email attachments
b)
Anti-spyware software. Users should look for clues in URL such as HTTPS
c)
Firewall. Anti-Hacking software. Strong user ID and password
24.
A firewall sits between
a)
the user and internet
b)
the user and online
c)
the user and a website
d)
the user and a hacker
25.
What is phishing?
a)
A legitimate looking email with a link that takes you to a fake website
b)
Malicious code installed on a web server or hard drive that re-directs a user to a fake website
c)
Malicious code that attaches to files and then spreads
d)
Software that gathers information by monitoring a users keyboard activity and sending it back to the sender of the Spyware
26.
A type of network attack that tries to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service?
a)
Denial of Service (DoS)
b)
Worm
c)
Virus
d)
Trojan
27.
Give an example of a physical method to protect data
a)
Biometric passwords
b)
Software Firewall
c)
Proxy Server
d)
Encryption
28.
What is the world-wide web?
a)
A collection of web pages that use HTTP protocol
b)
A collection of web pages that use HTML protocol
29.
What is meant by CSS?
a)
describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language like HTML
b)
describing the structure of a document written in a markup language like HTML
30.
What does CSS stand for?
a)
Cascading Style Sheets
b)
Cascading Self Sheets
c)
Cascading Structure Sheets
31.
How many bits does an IPv4 address have?
a)
32
b)
16
c)
8
d)
64
32.
How many bytes make up a MAC address?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
8
d)
2
33.
What makes up the first 6 bits of a MAC address?
a)
Manufacturer ID
b)
Serial Number
34.
What type of IP address would a web server have?
a)
Static
b)
Dynamic
35.
What is the purpose of a web browser?
a)
To translate HTML into the web pages we were expecting
b)
To transfer HTML into the web pages we were expecting
c)
To translate HTTP into the web pages we were expecting
d)
To transfer HTTP into the web page we were expecting
36.
What is HTML?
a)
A markup language used to define the structure and content of a web page
b)
A network protocol used to transfer a web page from a web server to a client
c)
A method of defining the look and feel of a webpage using styles
d)
A web programming language used to make web pages interactive
37.
A unique identifying number that is assigned to all devices connected to the Internet?
a)
IP address
b)
TCP/IP
c)
URL
d)
MAC address
38.
What does ISP stand for?
a)
Internet Service Provider
b)
Internet Switch Protocol
c)
Internet Service Protocol
d)
Internet Switch Provider
39.
The address of a World Wide Web page is known as
a)
URL
b)
Website Address
c)
Phishing
d)
HTTP
40.
yahoo is an example of a
a)
domain
b)
domain name
c)
top level domain
d)
server name
41.
www.yahoo.com is an example of a
a)
server name
b)
domain
c)
domain name
d)
top level domain
42.
/image1.jpg in a URL is an example of a
a)
file path
b)
domain name
c)
server name
d)
top level domain
43.
HTTP:// is an example of a
a)
protocol
b)
top level domain
c)
sub domain
d)
server name
44.
www is an example of a
a)
sub domain
b)
top level domain
c)
protocol
d)
server name
45.
yahoo.com is an example of a
a)
domain name
b)
domain
c)
top level domain
d)
server name
46.
The Internet is
a)
a network of networks that allow devices to communicate globally
b)
a wide-range of web pages that use the HTTP protocol
47.
What is a protocol?
a)
A set of rules about how data is transferred between devices
b)
The language of web pages
c)
A device that routers use to make a connection
d)
A digital signal
48.
TRUE OR FALSE: IP addresses are 'stamped' on hardware by the manufacturer.
a)
false
b)
true
49.
What number system does hexadecimal use?
a)
Base 16
b)
Base 2
c)
Base 10
d)
Base 8
50.
28 to binary as 8 bits
a)
11100
b)
1011100
c)
11111
d)
10100
51.
1101 to denary
a)
13
b)
11
c)
15
d)
12
52.
1111 to denary
a)
15
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
53.
16 to binary as five bits
a)
10000
b)
10001
c)
1000
d)
1111
54.
What is binary also known as?
a)
Base 2
b)
Base 1
c)
Base 0
d)
Base 3
55.
Convert the binary number 11000011 to Hex
a)
C3
b)
A2
c)
11
d)
D4
56.
Convert the binary number 11010110 to Hex
a)
D6
b)
A3
c)
B4
d)
C5
57.
Convert the binary number 11101011 to Hex
a)
EB
b)
EA
c)
BA
d)
BC
58.
What is 142 in hexadecimal?
a)
8E
b)
8B
c)
8F
59.
What is 102 in hexadecimal?
a)
66
b)
62
c)
61
60.
Convert the binary number 10101010 to Hex
a)
AA
b)
BB
c)
CC
d)
DD
61.
What is 12 in hexadecimal?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
B
62.
What is 219 in hexadecimal?
a)
DB
b)
BB
c)
DC
63.
What is 253 in hexadecimal?
a)
FD
b)
FF
c)
CD
64.
What is 19 in hexadecimal?
a)
13
b)
19
c)
1A
65.
What is 184 in hexadecimal?
a)
B8
b)
B4
c)
9A
66.
What is 126 in hexadecimal?
a)
7E
b)
7F
c)
76
67.
What is 98 in hexadecimal?
a)
62
b)
AB
c)
98
d)
69
68.
What is 27 in hexadecimal?
a)
1B
b)
17
c)
1C
69.
Convert 3 to binary
a)
11
b)
10000001
c)
1111110
d)
11001100
70.
Convert 129 to binary
a)
10000001
b)
1111110
c)
1000000
d)
11001100
71.
Which is the smallest form of data?
a)
Bit
b)
Nibble
c)
Byte
72.
A gigabyte is 1000...........
a)
1000 MB
b)
1000 TB
c)
1000 KB
d)
1000 PB
73.
How many megabytes are in 1 gigabyte?
a)
1000
b)
2000
c)
3000
74.
A kilobyte is
a)
1000 bytes
b)
1000 bits
c)
1000 mb
75.
A byte is
a)
8 bits
b)
4 bits
c)
1 bit
76.
Convert 128 to binary
a)
10000000
b)
1111110
c)
10000001
d)
11001100
77.
Convert 65 to binary
a)
1000001
b)
1100001
c)
100001
d)
100101
78.
List two types of security protocols
a)
TLS and SSL
b)
Symmetric and Asymmetric
79.
List two types of encryption methods
a)
Symmetric and Asymmetric
b)
TLS and SSL
80.
What is the difference between TLS and SSL?
a)
TLS uses a record and handshake protocol whilst SSL uses just the certificate of authentication
b)
SSL uses a record and handshake protocol whilst TLS uses just the certificate of authentication
81.
What is meant by a digital certificate?
a)
is an electronic document used to prove the ownership of a public key
b)
is a mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital messages or documents
82.
What is meant by a digital signature?
a)
is a mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital messages or documents
b)
is an electronic document used to prove the ownership of a public key
83.
Which one of these steps is not a step in a browser requesting a page using TLS/SSL? 1.The certificate will verify the server is genuine by the use of its private key. 2. The web browser requests a se
a)
The certificate will verify the server is genuine by the use of its private key
b)
The web browser requests a server to identify itself
c)
The server sends the website a copy of its certifiate of authentication
d)
The server and client open up a secure communication using a session key
84.
What is accidental damage?
a)
Accidentally losing data such as accidentally deleting files or from corruption of files
b)
Actions taken to purposefully cause damage to computers hardware/software/data causing
85.
Which logic gates have the rule 1 and 1 = 1?
a)
AND OR
b)
NOT AND
c)
NOT OR
86.
Which drive uses a magnetic disk?
a)
Hard Disk Drive
b)
Solid State Drive
87.
A hard disk drive is split into diffferent disks. These are also called...
a)
Platters
b)
Sectors
88.
A platter in a hard disk drive spins per second
a)
7000 times
b)
700 times
c)
70000 times
d)
70 times
89.
A hard disk drive uses a read/write
a)
Head
b)
Sector
90.
A hard disk drive has a _____ head which loads data
a)
read
b)
write
91.
A hard disk drive uses a ____ head which saves data
a)
write
b)
read
92.
The heads scan the surface of the ____
a)
platter
b)
sector
c)
disk
93.
Read/Write heads move towards the middle of the__________
a)
platter
b)
sector
c)
disk
94.
Data is stored on a platter in ______
a)
sectors and tracks
b)
areas and tracks
c)
segments and tracks
95.
Latency is a problem for which secondary storage device
a)
Hard Disk Drive
b)
Solid State Drive
96.
Latency is due to
a)
Read/Write Heads having to find the correct sector
b)
RAM becoming full
c)
CPU running too many processes
97.
SSD stands for
a)
Solid State Drive
b)
Solid State Device
c)
Solid Section Drive
d)
Solid Section Device
98.
Which device has no moving parts?
a)
SSD
b)
HDD
99.
Which device uses flash technology?
a)
SSD
b)
HDD
100.
Which device is smaller/thinner?
a)
SSD
b)
HDD
101.
Which logic gate only accepts 1 input number?
a)
NOT
b)
OR
c)
AND
102.
Which logic gate has the rule 0 = 1?
a)
NOT
b)
OR
c)
AND
103.
Which logic gate has the rule 1 and 0 = 0
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
104.
Which logic gate has the rule 1 and 0 = 1?
a)
OR
b)
AND
c)
NOT
105.
Which one of these are NOT a logic gate?
a)
IS
b)
AND
c)
NOT
d)
OR
106.
Which one these categories does SSD belong to?
a)
Secondary Storage
b)
Offline Storage
c)
Primary Memory
107.
Which one of these categories does a HDD belong to?
a)
Secondary Storage
b)
Primary Memory
c)
Offline Storage
108.
Which one of these categories does RAM belong to?
a)
Primary Memory
b)
Secondary Storage
c)
Offline Storage
109.
Which one of these categories are incorrect?
a)
All are correct
b)
Primary Memory
c)
Secondary Storage
d)
Offline Storage
110.
Which category does ROM belong to?
a)
Primary Memory
b)
Secondary Storage
c)
Offline Storage
111.
Which one of these categories are incorrect?
a)
Offline Memory
b)
Primary Memory
c)
Secondary Storage
d)
All Correct
112.
Which of these categories are incorrect?
a)
Secondary Memory
b)
Primary Memory
c)
Offline Storage
d)
All Correct
113.
Which of these categories are incorrect?
a)
Primary Storage
b)
Secondary Storage
c)
Offline Storage
d)
All Correct
114.
Who sets up the firewall policy (rules for the firewall)?
a)
The network administrator
b)
The internet service provider
c)
The users of the network
115.
A Firewall ______________.
a)
either allows traffic to pass through or blocks it.
b)
blocks all traffic from the internet.
c)
just monitors traffic from the internet.
116.
Hardware firewalls are ________________ than software firewalls
a)
more expensive
b)
cheaper
c)
the same price
117.
Firewalls can help prevent ____________
a)
hacking and malware
b)
fires
c)
accidental damage
118.
Users need to tell the firewall certain ___________ or ____________
a)
rules or criteria
b)
passwords or usernames
c)
queries or searches
119.
Firewalls ____________ and ___________ traffic from the internet
a)
examine and filter
b)
load and reload
c)
search and download
120.
Firewalls sit between ____________
a)
your computer and the external network.
b)
files in your computer.
c)
sites on the internet.
121.
What is primary memory?
a)
Primary memory is an internal component which holds data and programs that are currently in use.
b)
An external component which holds data and programs that are currently in use
c)
An internal component which holds data and programs that are not currently in use
122.
The ______________ head is responsible for saving data
a)
Write
b)
Read
123.
The ____________ head is responsible for loading data
a)
read
b)
write
124.
The write head is responsible for saving data. It will _________________ the surface
a)
demagnetise
b)
burn into
c)
write into
125.
Data is stored within
a)
Sectors
b)
Platter
c)
Track
d)
Head
126.
The main part of a HDD is called the
a)
Platter
b)
Sector
c)
Track
d)
Head
127.
The surface of a HDD is
a)
magnetised
b)
demagnetised
128.
A HDD stands for
a)
Hard Disk Drive
b)
Hard Drive Disk
129.
A firewall allows the user to set
a)
criteria
b)
a filter
c)
a safe-zone
d)
boundaries
130.
A firewall can log
a)
all traffic
b)
all viruses
c)
all hackers
131.
A firewall will alert the user if
a)
they have unusual traffic
b)
they have a hacker
c)
they have a virus
d)
they have a suspect website
132.
A firewall can either be
a)
hardware and software
b)
physical and digital
c)
firmware and software
133.
External HDD are
a)
offline storage
b)
primary memory
c)
secondary storage
134.
RAM is
a)
primary memory
b)
offline storage
c)
secondary storage
135.
Internal SSD is
a)
secondary storage
b)
offline storage
c)
primary memory
136.
DVD is an example of
a)
offline storage
b)
secondary storage
c)
primary memory
137.
Which one of these is NOT an Optical Storage Device
a)
USB
b)
DVD
138.
What is the technical name for a CD?
a)
optical storage
b)
magnetic storage
c)
solid state storage
139.
What is step 1 for Reading/Writing to a CD?
a)
CD Spins
b)
Red Laser Hits CD Concentric Tracks
c)
Red Laser Reflects off CD
d)
Red Laser Burns into concentric track lands and pits
140.
What makes up the last 6 bits of a MAC address?
a)
Serial Number
b)
Manufacturer ID
141.
Asymmetric Encryption uses how many keys?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
142.
I want to send a message to Joe. What would I need of Joe's in order to do Asymmetric Encryption?
a)
Joe's Public Key
b)
Joe's Private Key
c)
Joe's Encryption Key
143.
I want to send a message to Joe. What would Joe need in order to open up a message using Asymmetric Encryption?
a)
Joe's Private Key
b)
Joe's Public Key
c)
Joe's Encryption Algorithm
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