wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

You and Your Data

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is the most common form of online cyber attack?

a)

Drive by downloads - taking advantage of a web browser that has not been protected.

b)

Man in the middle - posing as somebody you know or trust to receive information.

c)

Denial of service attack - flooding a web server with requests to stop the regular user from accessing the server.

d)

Phishing - sending an email posing as a trustworthy company/person to get details.

2.

What could you do to make your password secure? (Choose 3)

a)

Keep it to yourself

b)

Include a capital letter, number and symbol

c)

Don't make it something easy (such as 'password' or your name)

d)

Keep it recorded in your notes in your phone

3.

You receive an email stating that your Netflix subscription has finished and to re-subscribe, you must reply with your bank account number and sort code. Is this trustworthy?

a)

No

b)

Yes

4.
Which of these types of malware blocks software until money is paid?
a)
Spyware
b)
Ransomware
c)
Trojan Horse
d)
Virus
5.
Which of these types of malware pretends to be useful software while downloading something harmful?
a)
Ransomware
b)
Spyware
c)
Trojan Horse
d)
Worms
6.

Data and information are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Describe Data

a)

Data is raw unorganised facts

b)

Data in organised facts in a meaningful way

8.

What is information?

a)

Processed data with meaning

b)

Data in a random order

9.
What information might ebay store about you?
a)
Criminal convictions
b)
Medical information
c)
Employment history
d)
Contact information
10.

According to the Data Protection Act 2018 Organisations storing your data must...

a)
Keep it up to date
b)
Keep it for no longer than 5 years after your death
c)
Ask for more data than required
d)
Wait for you to contact them to ensure its accurate
11.

According to the Data Protection Act 2018, Data must be stored...

a)
On a single CD
b)
On a USB
c)
With a password 6 characters long
d)
Securely