wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Data Security

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of data security?

a)

To sell data to the highest bidder

b)

To protect digital data from unauthorized access

c)

To make data easily accessible to everyone

d)

To delete all data permanently

2.

Which of the following is a method of protecting data?

a)

Data Sharing

b)

Data Exposure

c)

Data Encryption

d)

Data Deletion

3.

Why is data security important?

a)

To prevent data breaches and financial loss

b)

To share data with unauthorized individuals

c)

To make data more vulnerable

d)

To increase data accessibility

4.

What could be the potential consequences of maliciously obtaining financial or other personal data?

a)

Improved credit score

b)

Identity cloning or theft

c)

Increased financial stability

d)

Enhanced data protection

5.

What is authentication in data security?

a)

A way to expose confidential information

b)

A technique to share data with unauthorized users

c)

A process to prove user identity and access rights

d)

A method to delete data permanently

6.

What is encryption in data security?

a)

A technique to increase data exposure

b)

A way to delete data permanently

c)

A process to prevent unauthorized access by changing data

d)

A method to make data readable to everyone

7.

What is SSL used for in data security?

a)

To establish secure and encrypted connections

b)

To expose sensitive information

c)

To slow down internet speed

d)

To delete all data permanently

8.

What is the purpose of firewalls in data security?

a)

To monitor and control network traffic

b)

To allow all incoming and outgoing traffic

c)

To delete all data permanently

d)

To increase data vulnerability

9.

What is the role of digital certificates in data security?

a)

To delete all data permanently

b)

To make data easily accessible to everyone

c)

To identify websites and individuals over the internet

d)

To expose confidential information

10.

What is the purpose of two-step verification in data security?

a)

To delete all data permanently

b)

To share data with unauthorized individuals

c)

To increase security by requiring additional verification

d)

To make data more vulnerable

11.
What do you call a device or program which monitors network traffic to prevent attacks?
a)
Firewall
b)
Spam
c)
Trojan
d)
Cyber blocker
12.
What is a cypher?
a)
encrypted data
b)
a way of encrypting data
c)
data you can't understand
d)
a virus
13.
Data should be backed up.....
a)
Never
b)
When you remember
c)
Regularly
d)
After an attack
14.

A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data

a)

Saboteur

b)

Hacker

c)

Fraudster

d)

Criminal

15.

An input device that identifies a person based on the individual’s characteristics/traits (fingerprint)

a)

Biometric scan

b)

Biological print

c)

Electronic footprint

d)

Retinal scan

16.

The act of electronically intercepting conversations without the knowledge or consent of a person.

a)

Eavesdropping

b)

Spying

c)

Electronic eavesdropping

d)

Decrypting

17.

The process of converting data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access

a)

Program

b)

Coding

c)

Encryption

d)

Algorithm

18.

The practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either as a surveillance tool or as spyware

a)

Computer surveillance

b)

Hacking

c)

Keylogging

d)

Eleltronic records

19.

A string of characters used for authenticating a user on a computer system.

a)

User I.D.

b)

Login credential

c)

Software based data security

d)

Password