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cyber security intro

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A phishing email is one which:

a)

requests a payment for goods you have not received

b)

offers you products in which you may have no interest

c)

encourages you to click on a link to a fraudulent website

d)

contains abusive and threatening language

2.

A phishing email is one which:

a)

requests a payment for goods you have not received

b)

offers you products in which you may have no interest

c)

encourages you to click on a link to a fraudulent website

d)

contains abusive and threatening language

3.

A phishing email is one which:

a)

requests a payment for goods you have not received

b)

offers you products in which you may have no interest

c)

encourages you to click on a link to a fraudulent website

d)

contains abusive and threatening language

4.

If you receive an email from a well-known company, but its name is misspelt in the sender’s address, you should:

a)

click on the link in the email to check if it’s genuine

b)

reply, pointing out the error

c)

report it as a possible phishing scam

d)

forward the email to a friend to check

5.

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

a)

copyright infringement

b)

hacking

c)

virus attack

d)

data theft

6.

What is the most probable reason for a young person to launch a cyber attack?

a)

Fun

b)

Financial Gain

c)

Denial of Service

d)

Phishing

7.

The image shows what cause of a cyber attack

a)

Fun

b)

Personal attack

c)

Disruption

d)

Data theft

8.

The image shows what most probable cause of a cyber attack?

a)

Personal attack

b)

Fun

c)

Financial Gain

d)

Disruption

9.

What software is used to scan for and remove malicious software from your computer?

a)

Firewall

b)

Anti-Virus

c)

Interface Design

d)

Encryption

10.

Which of these can keep your system safe?

a)

A regularly updated anti-virus

b)

A firewall

c)

Automatic software updates

d)

All of these

11.

You are working at a computer in public. A bill is due so you access your account to pay with your credit card. Someone is trying to see your credit card number. This is an example of

a)

Shoulder surfing   

b)

Dumpster Diving

c)

Malware

d)

Phishing

12.

What does a DOS do?

a)

Floods a server with requests causing it to go offline

b)

Puts a virus file onto your computer

c)

Gets users to share sensitive information through a false pretext.

d)

It is action taken to fix something that has gone wrong.

13.

What do we call programs that contain additional functionality designed to secretly monitor your activities on your computer.

a)

Spyware

b)

Adware

c)

Rootkit

d)

Botnet

14.

What do we call a malicious software program loaded onto a user’s computer without the user’s knowledge to perform malicious actions. (It can replicate itself)

a)

Virus

b)

Rootkit

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Adware

15.

This scam redirects you to a different but malicious website that looks just like the website you thought you were accessing.

a)

Pharming

b)

Phishing

c)

Trolling

d)

Baiting

16.

What does ransomware software do?

a)

Steals information from your computer

b)

Locks and encrypts your computer and asks for money

c)

Robs you

d)

Obtains sensitive information by shoulder surfing.

17.

Industrial espionage is...?

a)

When a remote computer is attacked and made unable to respond to legitimate user requests.

b)

A cyberattack that sends spam messages to try and trick people to reply with desired information.

c)

A measure of effectiveness – how long it takes an employee to produce an item for sale.

d)

Stealing private information from a company to benefit the organisations competitors

18.

A personal attack is when

a)

a remote computer attacks a system making it unable to respond to legitimate user requests

b)

additional settings or program codes are used to fix vulnerabilities in a system.

c)

someone,such as an ex employee attacks an organisation because they hold a grudge against the employer or organisation

d)

sensitive personal information is obtained from a user by looking over their shoulder while they use a digital device.