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Network Security

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where can malware be found?

a)

Malicious advertisement

b)

Infected apps

c)

in system32

d)

In the computer

2.

The four types of network security are:

a)

Authentication, Encryption, Firewall, Mac Address Filtering

b)

Authentication, Encryption, Firewall, Mac Address's

c)

Authentication, Public key Encryption, Firewall, Mac Address's

d)

Authentication, Encryption, Anti virus software , Mac Address's

3.

What should you do if you have a virus?

a)

Tell it to go away

b)

Set Up a fire Wall

c)

Run anti virus

d)

Play games on your phone

4.

What defines access permissions for a user?

a)

Password

b)

User Account

c)

Network Policy

d)

User Access Levels

5.

What is the correct definition for a computer virus?

a)

A piece of code that can of copying itself can do such things as corrupting the system or destroying data.

b)

A bug that is capable of destroying data or modifiying data.

c)

A sphere with spikes that can destroy data in your computer

d)

A piece of software that is able to protect your computer from viruses

6.

Why is network security important

a)

To protect out files from being encrypted and held for ransom by the Russians

b)

To protect our personal information

c)

To stop viruses and other malicious software entering our system

d)

All of the above

7.

I attach myself to documents and files, I disrupt the system. I need a host program to work from the inside - What am i?

a)

A Virus

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

Ransomware

d)

Spyware

8.

What is encryption?

a)

A type of cipher

b)

A way scrambling data so it can't be read by others

c)

A 'tion' in a graveyard

d)

The process of unscrambling data

9.

Which of these is an example of social engineering?

a)

A Trojan Horse

b)

Ransomware

c)

A Phishing Email

d)

A Virus

10.

What is the correct definition of a worm?

a)

A small animal with a long thin body, no bones and no legs

b)

A piece of code or software that is able to self replicate and spread to other computers though connected internet.

c)

A piece of code or software that is unable to duplicate itself to spread to other computers.

d)

A software that summons a worm on your computer

11.

What is the correct definition of a key logger?

a)

Software programs that log what you press on your keyboard then give hackers access to your personal data

b)

Software that tells you what keys you are pressing on a keyboard.

c)

A piece of software that logs what keys you are using but does not give them to hackers

d)

A software that just lets you press keys

12.

What is the correct definition of spyware?

a)

Spyware is a software that gathers no information about you to give to other people

b)

Spyware is a software that gathers good information about you and send it to your phone

c)

Spyware is a software that gathers information about people and send it to other people

d)

Spyware is a piece of software that gathers information about you and you computer and sends it to your computer

13.

Software designed to scan the computer/network and protect against threats to the network but deleting or quarantining the threats.

a)

Anti-malware

b)

Encryption

c)

Firewall

d)

Access Levels

14.

Select all of the physical methods of security:

a)

Biometrics to access the computer

b)

Security Guards

c)

Security Cameras

d)

Using a password

15.

What does Encrypting data mean?

a)

It converts the data you can encrypted into a piece of code that is unreadable until you enter the password sert for it.

b)

It converts data into a raw piece of code that any hacker can read easily.

c)

It unconverts data that has been encrypted into a piece of code that has been encrypted.

d)

It makes data into more data

16.

What is a sign of malware?

a)

Windows defender is defending windows

b)

Windows asks if you want to update

c)

You computer slows down overtime unexpectedly

d)

Programs start whenever you login to your computer

17.

What does DoS stand for?

a)

Denial of Service

b)

Delivery of Service

c)

Denial of System

d)

Denial of Security

18.

I scan the network, I also scan the computers. If I find something malicious, I remove it.

a)

Disk Defragmenter

b)

Firewall

c)

System Update

d)

Anti-Virus Software

19.

I sit between the internet and the network. I protect the network, by blocking viruses, malware and worms. I can be both hardware and software

a)

Router

b)

Firewall

c)

Ethernet Cable

d)

Modem

20.

I lock all your files until you pay for them to be unlocked – if you don’t pay in 24 hours, I will delete them all – What am i?

a)

Spyware

b)

Ransomware

c)

Malware

d)

Virus