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Worksheets9.3.5 - Retrieval Quiz
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which one of the following best describes social engineering?
An automated attack on computer systems
Cybercriminals stealing data through hacking into systems
Websites decieving humans into giving away personal data
Humans using methods trick or manipulate other humans into handing over information
"An attack that involves an attacker watching the victim while they provide sensitive information" is a description of which of the following?
Phishing
Blagging
Name generator attack
Shouldering
Select the attack that requires a lot of processing power in order to flood a device, service or network with requests.
Select the attacks that exploit humans in order to gain access to a system (and require little to no coding knowledge).
a (a) of (b) attack (DoS) is is done by (c) the targeted machine or website with lots of (d) in an attempt to overload the (e) .
Attempting to use a large volume of password attempts to access a system is known as a (a) .
(a) are rarely motivated by theft, but are more interested in creating disruption to cause public embarrassment or to promote a cause.
Hacking is gaining (a) access to or control of a (b) system.
Data is protected by the:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) is raw facts and figures. (b) is created when that (c) has been processed and becomes meaningful.
Social engineering is the art of manipulating or ‘conning’ individuals into giving away private information such as login IDs, passwords or bank account details, or parting with their cash
True
False
What do companies convert data into?
Awards
Data
Points
Information
Which of the following two are types of malware?
Trojan
Worm
Firewall
Anti-virus
What is the definition of a computer virus?
Malicious software that self-replicates
Malicious software that disguises itself as something else
Malicious software that uses network bandwidth to deliberately disrupt the speed of the network
Malicious software that monitors every keystroke the user makes
Which of the following statements best describes a "worm"?
Self replicates and encrypts files to make them inaccessible
Self replicates, does not attach to files, but is designed to take up system resources to slow down the network or computer
Attaches to files and is designed to take up system resources to slow down the network or computer. Does not self replicate.
Malicious software that monitors every keystroke the user makes
The Wannacry virus was an example of which type of attack?
Spyware
DDoS
Brute force
Ransomware
Which one of the following wouldn't an internet bot perform?
DDoS attack
Finding new websites for search engines to index
Brute force
Shouldering
What does Malware stand for?
Malicious Software
Mean software
Male only software
Malicious Hardware
Which of the following can replicate itself to spread across networks
Ransomware
Virus
Trojan Horse
Worm
Spyware
Which of the following is defined as: 'A program designed to breach the security of a computer system while ostensibly performing some innocuous function'
Ransomware
Virus
Trojan Horse
Worm
Spyware
If you receive an attachment from someone you don't know, you should never open it.
True
False
Which of the following may result in a malware infection?
Opening an email attachment
Downloading a file from a website
Clicking on an infected link
All of the above
Which of the following are the signs of a virus attack?
The computer runs slower than normal.
There is a change in file size.
The computer restarts on its own.
All of the above.
The (a) type of malware collects personal information and sends it to a third party.
Organising Data Retrieval Question:
Where can Linear Search be performed?
On letters
On numbers
Both
None of these
Organising Data Retrieval:
Which of these in an advantage of a database?
Select all that apply
It’s easy to add to or amend existing records.
They're written in python.
Multiple people can access a database at the same time.
Security can be better than paper files by using a password.
They can be hacked.
Python Retrieval:
A loop that keeps repeating steps until something happens is called a (a) controlled loop.
Python Retrieval:
What is python?
a game
a coding language
a program
a browser
machine code
Python Retrieval:
Create a program that it outputs "Hello World":
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A (a) is an attack in which the victim is asked in an app or social media post to combine a few pieces of information or complete a short quiz to produce a name.
If you receive an email with a suspicious link, it is likely what type of attack?
What type of attack involves inputting code into a database in order to illegally read private data from that database?
Clue: Think back to the language used for reading and writing from databases
Python Retrieval:
In programming, what is iteration?
The repetition of steps within a program
The order in which instructions are carried out
A decision point in a program
Testing a program to make sure it works
Python Retrieval:
Which of the following symbols is used in Python to mean "Equal to"?
=
!=
==
>=
