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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 27mins
What is malware?
A program that installs and runs on a computer without the user’s knowledge.
Hardware that controls a user’s computer without their knowledge.
A faulty piece of software.
What is a virus?
A program that makes the user feel unwell.
A program that replicates itself and spreads to other computers via attachments.
A program that you can download for free.
What is a worm?
They self-replicate without user’s help.
They disguise themselves as trustworthy software.
They attach to certain files and spread when opened.
Criminal hackers who access computer systems without permission for malicious (bad) reasons.
Black hat
White hat
Grey hat
Data can be (a) which means it is disguised so that if it is stolen it can't be read.
The Data (a) Act is the law that makes sure that companies try to keep the data they hold safe.
What is ransomware?
It locks your files and you receive a message asking for payment to release them.
It tells the user their computer is infected with a virus to scare them into downloading malware.
It changes permissions on the computer giving hackers administration rights.
What is a rootkit?
It locks your files and you receive a message asking for payment to release them.
It tells the user their computer is infected with a virus to scare them into downloading malware.
It changes permissions on the computer giving hackers administration rights.
Which of these best describes social engineering?
An employee hacks into a computer in their workplace to steal sensitive data.
An employee installs a virus on a work computer.
An employee receives a fake email, phone call or message that tricks them into giving sensitive data away.
Which of these best describes an insider attack?
A hacker tries to stop people from accessing a network by flooding it with traffic.
Someone tries to get information by cracking a password through trial and error.
Someone from inside an organisation tries to steal information.
Which of these best describes a denial of service attack?
A hacker tries to stop people from accessing a network by flooding it with traffic.
Someone tries to get information by cracking password through trial and error.
Someone from inside an organisation tries to steal information.
Which of the following could be used to prevent attacks?
A firewall
Stronger cables
Better processors
Trojan Horses
Does not need to attach to a program
Can only occur when a computer is not connected to a network
A type of social engineering
Designed to access a computer by misleading users of its’ intent by prompting to download a program
What can viruses affect?
Keyboard
Hard drive
RAM
All of the above
Sending requests to a single server using hijacked machines
Virus
Phishing
DDOS
Worm
Data travels across networks in
Nibbles
Parts
Bytes
Packets
An SQL injection attack would cause unauthorised access to
Files
Entire computer
Databases
Some files
Small files that Websites put on your computer hard disk drive when you first visit
Hardware
Cookies
Chips
Instant Files
If you receive an attachment from someone you don't know, you should never open it.
True
False
The _____ type of malware that is triggered by the user. code automatically makes copies of itself.
Virus
Worm
Keystroke logger
Toolbar
What is Phishing?
Web pages you have visited that are stored on your hard drive
Text files some websites use to identify users
A scam to get confidential information
A form where you type confidential information
If you think your computer has a virus, a good first step in solving the problem would be to:
Run a virus scan
Reformat the hard drive
Destroy the computer
Do nothing
Special program which can detect and remove viruses from computer is called
Virus
Anti virus
Group ware
Custom
What is a Trojan horse?
It scans downloads and email attachmentsI
It replicates and makes copies of itself
Is destructive software disguised as something good.
An animal
Which are true about firewalls
They check for suspicious packets entering a network
They check for packets that should not be leaving the network
They can be purely software
They protect servers in the event of the building being on fire
Choose all that improve a passwords strength?
make it longer
include numbers
use upper and lower case
use special characters like £$%
What is the point of encryption?
So that only people who have the key can decrypt sensitive data
To create jobs for computer experts
To prevent malware
To make the WiFi faster
The purpose of system software is
to act as a bridge between your apps and the hardware
to plan projects
to create files such as spreadsheets
to write programs/games in languages like VB, Python or Java
Gaining logical or physical access without permission to a computer network, system, application software, data, or other resource.
Insecure servers
Unauthorized access
Virus spreading
WWW
Wrold Wide Web
World Wide Web
World Wide Wep
World Wade Web
Acronyms SSL?
Secure Search Layer
Security Sockets Layer
Socials Sockets Lock
Secure Sockets Layer
Who should know your passwords?
Only you!
Your best friends
Anyone
Which of these indicates a website is secure?
You found the website on Google or clicked it from a link in an email.
A little lock icon next to the website address.
The website shows a company name and logo and looks real.
A network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether it is safe.
Anti-virus
Firewall
Encryption
Malware
The technology, process or people that protect networks and devices from attack, damage, or unauthorized access
Cyber Security
White Hat Hacker
Domain Name Server
All of the above
How do we tighten our security?
Use strong password
Use firewalls
Log-off personal account when not in use
Update anti-virus software
All of the above
What is spyware?
When your kids use your phone
James Bond's movie
Software that collects data from computer
a cyber criminal
What is one of the most popular online activities-and one that poses the greatest risk to your privacy?
quizizz
Examview
Granville Gmail
social networking
What does SSL stand for?
Secure Socket Layer
Secret Secure Layer
Taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text is known as?
Caesar Cipher
Encryption
Cipher Text
Decryption
Asymmetric encryption uses only 1 key.
True
False
Maybe
God Knows
The process of converting plaintext to ciphertext.
cryptography
cyphertext
decryption
encryption
Which one allows you to modify the ACL to allow users to edit view or copy
MAC
DAC
RBAC
RDAC
What is The capturing and storing of computer and user events.
Logging
Accounting
SSO
Multifactor authentication
The ability to ensure that someone can't deny that they performed a certain act.
Non-repudiation
Authorization
Multifactor
Authentication
Logging
