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Cyber Crime

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

cyber crime consisting of

a)

actus Rea

b)

Mens Rea only

c)

Mens rea and actus reus

d)

either actus reus or mens rea

2.

the picture is related to

a)

email-Phishing

b)

email-Spamming

c)

vishing

d)

smishing

3.
What is malware?
a)
Software made a man called Mal (Malcom)
b)
Malicious Software
c)
Type of games software
d)
Software from before the year 2000
4.
What is phishing?
a)
When you catch fish
b)
Code that redirects you to a different website.
c)
A way of tricking people to provide their personal information.
d)
Code that redirects a user to a fake website
5.
What is pharming?
a)
Code that redirects a user to a fake website
b)
When you farm computers (server farms)
c)
A type of software
d)
Software from before the year 2000
6.
What is a virus?
a)
A program that deletes all your files
b)
A program that copies itself
c)
A program that ruins your computer
d)
A program that records everything you type
7.
What is a trojan horse?
a)
A virus
b)
A worm
c)
A program that copies itself
d)
Malware that appears safe to trick you into downloading it
8.
What is a major way a computer virus can spread?
a)
Via email
b)
Via sneezing
c)
Via coughing
d)
Going to a website
9.
What is a brute force attack?
a)
When a hacker tries every combination of password until correct.
b)
Code that will run a malicious function if certain functions are met
c)
Malware that steals senstive information.
10.
What identifies a website as a pharming scam?
a)
It won't look real.
b)
It says 'pharming scam be aware'
c)
The website address is incorrect
11.

Gaining unauthorised access to someone else’s computer files is known as:

a)

copyright infringement

b)

hacking

c)

virus attack

d)

data theft

12.

You can protect your files from unauthorised access by:

a)

only allowing your friends and family to know your passwords

b)

making frequent backups

c)

choosing a strong password and changing it regularly

d)

never using computers in a public place such as a library

13.

A computer virus may:

a)

overwrite your files and corrupt your data

b)

steal important information from your computer

c)

use a lot of memory and slow down your computer

d)

all of the above

14.

Which of the following is true?

a)

It is easy to spot when your computer has a virus

b)

Viruses cannot be spread via email

c)

Viruses can completely destroy all the data on your computer

d)

Anti-virus software will always prevent a virus from attacking your computer

15.

When choosing a password you should:

a)

use something easy to remember like your pet’s name

b)

use a combination of special characters, letters and numbers that mean something to you but no one else

c)

save all your passwords in a file on your computer in case you forget one

d)

use a foreign word that will not be in an English dictionary

16.

What is cyber crime ?

a)

A crime committed in the street

b)

A crime committed using a computer or network

c)

Theft of a computer

d)

Theft of a mobile device

17.

What is the name of the IT law that India is having in the Indian legislature?

a)

India’s Technology (IT) Act, 2000

b)

India’s Digital Information Technology (DIT) Act, 2000

c)

India’s Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000

d)

The Technology Act, 2008

18.

Cyber-crime can be classified into ________ types.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

19.

Transistor was used in which generation of Computer?

a)

second

b)

third

c)

first

d)

Fourth

20.

What is the full form of ICT

(a)