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Cyber Security (OE)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the term 'cyber'?

a)

hacking

b)

computer related

c)

antivirus

d)

viruses

2.

What is the term used to describe a cybercrime where an attacker sends emails that appear to be from a ______ source?

a)

trusted

b)

virus

c)

known

d)

phishing

3.

A computer virus is a program that can copy or______ its code in the system

a)

modify

b)

erase

c)

decode

d)

change

4.

What is Ransomware

a)

A Disease you get from playing to much Fortnite

b)

A type of malware that wants Money

c)

An Anti Virus Software

d)

Software that protects you from Phishing

5.

What is an example of a cyber crime?

a)

Accessing unauthorised data/ using someone's computer without permission

b)

Tricking people into downloading malware

c)

Accessing the DarkWeb

d)

Creating an account on something you're not old enough for

6.

What is encryption used for?

a)

Passing text through a mathematical algorithm to scramble the text

b)

Changing the letters by a set number (Caesar Cipher)

c)

Converting text to ASCII code

d)

Converting text to hexadecimal

7.

What is a computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers, often using a computer network and relying on security failures on the target computer to access it?

a)

Malicious Code

b)

Computer Worm

c)

Anti Virus Software

d)

Computer Virus

8.

When should you use AntiVirus software?

a)

When you first purchase a new computer.

b)

All the time, only on your laptop - and ensure it is regularly updated!

c)

All the time, on ALL digital devices - and ensure they are regularly updated!

d)

When you start experiencing symptoms of a computer virus.

9.
Which is NOT a type of malware?
a)
Virus
b)
Worm
c)
Trojan horse
d)
Sandwich
10.

What does "DDoS" stand for in cybersecurity?

a)

Distributed Detection of System Outages

b)

Digital Defense of Server Operations

c)

Distributed Denial of Service

d)

Data Deletion over Secure Sockets

11.

Which cybersecurity practice involves disguising data to make it unreadable without the appropriate decryption key?

a)

Hacking

b)

Phishing

c)

Encryption

d)

Intrusion detection

12.

Which of the following is NOT considered a strong password?

a)

"Password123"

b)

"D0g$L0v3r!"

c)

"Tr3ndy$ecureP@ss"

d)

"Pr0t3ctMyD@t@"

13.

What is adware?

a)

Malicious software designed to steal personal data

b)

Software that displays unwanted advertisements

c)

Software that protects your computer from viruses

d)

A type of firewall

14.

Which type of malware encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom for decryption?

a)

Spyware

b)

Worm

c)

Ransomware

d)

Trojan Horse

15.

Which of these is an indicator that the website is secure?

a)

http:\\

b)

http://

c)

https://

d)

https:\\