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Cybersecurity

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A strong password shouldn't contain :

a)

Capital and small letters

b)

Common marks /? ().......

c)

Numbers

d)

personal data

2.

Which form is for Biometrics

a)

It is a known and registered physical attribute of a user specifically used for verifying their identity

b)

is used for accessing systems. It makes it more difficult for hackers to access accounts as they have long credentials

c)

It’s a security system that needs more than one method of authentication

d)

A one-time pin or password is used in processing online transactions through which they verify their identity

e)

This authentication needs two different signals from two different channels or networks. It prevents most of the attacks from hacking and identity thefts in online banking

3.

The following practices can prevent phishing, one of them can't? What is it?

a)

Use firewalls on your networks and systems

b)

Maintain adequate security

c)

Build a denial of service response plan

d)

Use two-factor authentication wherever possible

4.

Why are cyber vulnerabilities unlikely to ever go away?

a)

The government won't allow people to fix them.

b)

Criminals need them ti steal identities.

c)

They are side effects of the freedom and ease of communicating online.

d)

They're protected in a secret base on the moon.

5.

Why do hackers hack?

a)

To make discoveries

b)

To protect information

c)

To steal information and money

d)

To expose corruption

e)

All of the above

6.

Which of these is regularly used to secure online communication?

a)

Caesar cipher

b)

Public-key encryption

c)

Morse code

d)

Enigma code

7.

How can you tell if a website encrypts its traffic?

a)

Google it

b)

Look for a lock symbol in a URL

c)

All websites encrypt their traffic

d)

Encrypted sites take longer to load

8.

What can you trust to be secure 100 percent of the time?

a)

Text messages

b)

Emails

c)

Browser history

d)

Apps

e)

None of the above

9.

How can you be sure that a website is genuine

a)

It will have a digital certificate

b)

The text on the website will be spelled correctly

c)

The website will have the real company logo on it

d)

You found the website using a search engine

10.

Which of these is pharming?

a)

Having users directed to a fake website instead of a genuine website, to fool them

b)

Using software to watch what users do on their computer

c)

Sending a fake email that looks genuine, to fool users

d)

Buying collections of user profiles from hackers

11.

What is the term for sending a fake email that looks like it's from a real company, to fool people?

a)

Fishing

b)

Farming

c)

Phishing

d)

Pharming

12.

How does a DNS (Domain Name Service) Server work?

a)

The user computer sends the web address to the DNS Server, and the DNS Server directs the user computer to the correct IP address

b)

The user computer sends its IP address to the DNS Server, and the DNS Server directs the user computer to the correct IP address

c)

The user computer sends some keywords to the DNS Server, and the DNS Server provides a list of sites that contain those words

d)

The server is overloaded with requests and cannot perform it's usual function

13.

How does a DOS (Denial of Service) attack affect a server?

a)

The server is overloaded with requests and cannot perform it's usual function

b)

The server cannot be found because it's address has been removed from the Domain Name Service

c)

A hacker has removed the server from a search engine's database

d)

A virus has infected the server and crashed the operating system

14.

Which of these is the best defence against hackers?

a)

A firewall

b)

A phishing filter

c)

Up to date antivirus software

d)

A trojan

15.

Which of these is a virus that pretends to be a harmless file?

a)

trojan

b)

worm

c)

tracking cookie

d)

cipher text

16.

What is "cipher text"

a)

Data that has been encrypted

b)

Data that has been decrypted

c)

The key used to decrypt data

d)

A virus that encrypts your files then demands payment to decrypt them

17.

Which of these is a virus that encrypts your files then demands payment to decrypt them

a)

ransomware

b)

worm

c)

spyware

d)

trojan

18.

Which of these uses a key-pair, a public key and a private key

a)

asymmetric encryption

b)

symmetric encryption

19.

What the name given to a code that uniquely identifies a device on a network

a)

IP address

b)

Email address

c)

URL

d)

Postcode

20.

Which backup strategy includes only the files and software that have changed since the last full backup?

a)

Incremental

b)

Full

c)

Snapshot

d)

Differential

21.

Which backup strategy focuses on copies of virtual machines?

a)

Incremental

b)

Full

c)

Snapshot

d)

Differential

22.

You have offices in six locations across town and wish to utilize a common backup restore methodology. Which would be the most efficient solution for your small offices?

a)

SAN

b)

NAS

c)

Cloud

d)

Offline