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Online Exam in NGEC 9 (BSMT-IE)

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fake e-mail message appearing to be from a trusted business, social network or other contact Asks for personal information or requests a user to click on a link or download a file to verify personal information Hackers can secretly collect personal information and passwords

a)

Farming

b)

Pharming

c)

Phishing

d)

Fishing

2.

Malicious code that secretly watches your computer activity and sends the information over the Internet; can secretly capture your keystrokes (including passwords) and compromise your identity

a)

Spyware

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

Worms

d)

Phishing

3.

Which are examples of social engineering

a)

Phishing

b)

Disguising yourself as an employee to gain access to computer systems

c)

Sending an email with a virus you created attached to it

d)

Using brute force to access a system

e)

Calling someone pretending to be IT support to steal confidential data

4.

An officer worker has been working on some customer data in Starbucks, someone sat near them has managed to steal parts of the data. What type of social engineering has occurred?

a)

Phishing

b)

Tailgaiting

c)

Shoulder surfing

d)

Pretexting

5.

You receive a text message which tells you that your Netflix account has been disabled and they need to 'verify' your account by clicking the link. What type of social engineering is this?

a)

Baiting

b)

Phishing

c)

Shoulder Surfing

d)

Tailgating

6.

What is the goal of a phishing attack?

a)

To trick a victim into sharing sensitive information

b)

To flood a network with false requests

c)

To encrypt a victim's data and demand payment for decryption

d)

To infect a victim's device with malware

7.
How does malware get onto your computer?
a)
Email attachments or links
b)
By visiting dodgy websites
c)
On USB sticks
d)
All of the above
8.
What is the definition of a brute force attack?
a)
Repeatedly trying usernames/passwords to access a system
b)
Physically threatening someone to give up personal information
c)
Physically breaking into a device to hack it
d)
Being a very strong hacker
9.

What should you do if you think you have been hacked?

a)

Report the problem to the company.

b)

Change your password.

c)

Tell your parents or a trusted adult.

d)

All of the above.

10.

What is a D.O.S

a)

Denial of service

b)

Delay of service

c)

Downing of service

d)

Destruction of service

11.

What is the best defence against a 'Brute force attack'?

a)

Firewall

b)

Encryption

c)

Strong passwords

d)

User access levels

12.

What type of attack is this? - "Flooding network with useless traffic which makes it slow or inaccessible"

a)

Passive

b)

Active

c)

Insider

d)

Brute force

e)

Denial-of-service

13.

What is a cyber attack?

a)

An attempt to access a computer network or system

b)

A type of malware

c)

A denial-of-service attack

d)

A phishing scam

14.

What is the most common type of cyber attack?

a)

Malware

b)

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks

c)

Phishing

d)

Spoofing

15.

What is the aim of a ransomware attack?

a)

To encrypt a victim's data and demand payment for decryption

b)

To flood a network with false requests

c)

To trick a victim into sharing sensitive information

d)

To infect a victim's device with malware

16.

What is the difference between a DoS attack and a DDoS attack?

a)

DoS attacks come from one system, while DDoS attacks are launched from multiple systems or bots

b)

DoS attacks are faster and harder to block than DDoS attacks

c)

DoS attacks target individuals or organizations, while DDoS attacks target senior executives

d)

DoS attacks use phishing techniques, while DDoS attacks use social engineering

17.

What is the goal of a phishing attack?

a)

To trick a victim into sharing sensitive information

b)

To flood a network with false requests

c)

To encrypt a victim's data and demand payment for decryption

d)

To infect a victim's device with malware

18.

What is spear phishing?

a)

A type of phishing attack that targets specific individuals or organizations through malicious emails

b)

A type of social engineering attack targeting senior executives

c)

Sending fraudulent text messages to trick individuals

d)

A type of malware that infects a computer or device

19.

Unauthorized access to control over computer network security systems

a)

Security

b)

Hacking

c)

Surfing

d)

Dancing

20.

Which one of the following is NOT a security threat?

a)

Worms

b)

Hacking

c)

Anti-Virus

d)

Pharming

21.

Which one of the following is NOT a type of CyberSecurity Attack?

a)

Worms

b)

Randsomware

c)

Spyware

d)

Password Management

22.

Viruses, worms, and trojans are common security threats that are often used in spreading. What is the name for them all?

a)

Malware

b)

Formalware

c)

Scams

d)

The Spreading attackers

23.

Fake e-mail message appearing to be from a trusted business, social network or other contact Asks for personal information or requests a user to click on a link or download a file to verify personal information Hackers can secretly collect personal information and passwords

a)

Farming

b)

Pharming

c)

Phishing

d)

Fishing

24.

Cyber security consists of the processes, practices and technologies designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorised access

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Businesses, Banks, Shops, Schools and Exam Boards all keep data on you and are required to keep it safe?

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Qwerty123 is a Strong Password (i.e. not a cyber security risk)

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Detecting Vulnerabilities in a computer system/network also includes employee behaviours and procedures?

a)

True

b)

False

28.
Which of the following are activities that a hacker might attempt?
a)
Stealing usernames and passwords
b)
Modifying website content
c)
Disrupting network communications
d)
All of the above
29.

If a website is using HTTPS it means that...

a)

Data sent and received is encrypted

b)

Data sent and received can be viewed by others

c)

Data received is encrypted

d)

Data sent is encrypted

30.

What is AntiVirus software?

a)

Software that blocks all unwanted ads.

b)

Software that keeps you from getting sick.

c)

Software that protects your device from viruses and malware.

31.

Malware is a ___________

a)

malicious software

b)

excellent software

c)

hardware

32.

_____________ can use other programs like your email to spread itself.

a)

virus

b)

malware

c)

spyware

33.

__________ can be infected by simply downloading an application thought to be useful.

a)

worm

b)

trojan horse

c)

rootkit

34.

____________ can copy itself from one computer to another.

a)

worms

b)

spam

c)

phishing

35.

____________ is an unwanted message in your inbox.

a)

trojans

b)

virus

c)

spam

36.

____________ is a collection of tools that are used to obtain administrator level access

a)

spware

b)

trojans

c)

rootkit

37.

_________ is an example of spyware

a)

spam

b)

keylogger

c)

e-mail

38.

A virus can corrupt your data?

a)

true

b)

false

39.

What is the strongest password

a)

password

b)

Password

c)

Password1

d)

Pa33w0rd!

40.

What one is a type of verification?

a)

Phishing

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

CAPTCHA

d)

VERY

41.

............... is a main, reliable method of keeping your data secure – this scrambles data so anyone intercepting it cannot interpret it

a)

Verification

b)

Authentication

c)

Phishing

d)

Encryption

42.

Unauthorized access to control over computer network security systems

a)

Security

b)

Hacking

c)

Surfing

d)

Dancing

43.

What's the name given to the cyber-attack where the perpetrator seeks to make a machine unavailable to its intended users by temporarily disrupting its services, typically accomplished by flooding the targeted machine in an attempt to overload it?

a)

DDos

b)

Pharming

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Flooder

44.

While Julie was playing an online game, a pop-up appeared, prompting her to click on the flashing lights to receive more points for her game. What should she do?

a)

Click on the flashing lights, in order to receive more points

b)

Click the X in the top right corner to remove the pop-up immediately

c)

Switch off the machine she is playing the game on immediately

d)

Minimise the pop up message until she desperately needs the points

45.

Why is it important to always keep your software up to date?

a)

So you have the best software that is faster when using your device

b)

To ensure all bugs or glitches are fixed

c)

To make sure you are protected against Malware

d)

To get rid of all the viruses your device may have currently installed

46.

These are efforts by bad actors to profit from their malicious attacks.

a)

Cybercrime

b)

Botnets

c)

Adware

d)

VPN

47.

It acts as a barrier between a trusted system or network and outside connections, such as the Internet.

a)

firewall

b)

spyware

c)

phishing

d)

encryption

48.

Is global system of interconnected computer networks

a)

internet

b)

hacker

c)

gateway

d)

cyber exercise

49.

A network point that acts as an entrance to another network

a)

internet

b)

hacker

c)

gateway

d)

cyber exercise

50.

Designed to detect and destroy computer virus

a)

antivirus software

b)

hacker

c)

gateway

d)

cyber exercise

51.

A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data

a)

antivirus software

b)

hacker

c)

gateway

d)

cyber exercise

52.

These are small programs or scripts that can negatively affect the health of your computer.

a)

spyware

b)

virus

c)

worm

d)

bot

53.

Is the body of technology's, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access

a)

internet

b)

cyber security

c)

gateway

d)

cyber exercise

54.
Programs that look useful, but cause damage to your computer
a)
phishing
b)
spyware
c)
worms
d)
trojans
55.
Special types of viruses that can travel from computer to computer without human action; self-replicating and can multiply until it uses up the computer's resources
a)
spyware
b)
worms
c)
trojans
d)
phishing
56.

Which of the following is a phishing email??

a)

You have won a lottery!! Follow this link to claim it!!

b)

Your bank account has been compromised. Login here to protect yourself.

c)

Help.I am stuck aboard and urgently need money transferred to me to get home.

d)

All of the above. Be careful.

57.

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

a)

Bruce Lee photo

b)

The http://

c)

The https://

d)

The https:\\

58.

Malware that steals and encrypts data and demand money for the return of the data is known as what type of malware?

a)

Cookie

b)

Ransomware

c)

Spyware

d)

Adware

59.

Strategic and tactical capability of the organization to plan for and respond to incidents and business disruptions in order to continue business operations at an acceptable predefined level

a)

Live Drill

b)

Business Continuity

c)

Risk Management

d)

Strategic Planning

60.

What is the definition of RTO? ​

a)

Recovery Time Objective is the time it takes to restore a business process after a failure​

b)

Recovery Time Objective is the amount of time that has transpired since a previous failure​

c)

Recovery Time Occurrences are the number of systems failures within a given reporting period​

d)

Recovery Time Operations are the times associated with each recovery operation needed to recover from a failure​

61.

These are people who are able to take advantage of security vulnerabilities to attack systems.

a)

Threats

b)

Attackers

c)

Vulnerabilities

d)

Victim

62.

These are all threats except

a)

Hacktivists

b)

None of the choices

c)

Phishers

d)

Spies

63.

Hacktivists always work alone.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Select ALL that refers to cyber spies

a)

they may work for a nation state or corporation

b)

Obtain classified information

c)

Install backdoors for later access

d)

deface website to to bring about political or social change

65.

Is an action taken by a threat to gain unauthorized access to information or resources or to make unauthorized modifications to information or computing systems.

a)

Attack

b)

Attach

c)

Attract

d)

Archive

66.

Physical Threat is a potential cause of an occurrence/event that could result in data loss or physical damage.

a)

true

b)

false