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GRADE 10 COSC

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a social engineering technique?

a)

Blagging

b)

Hacking

c)

Phishing

d)

Pharming

2.

Which of the following would probably not help to prevent phishing?

a)

Train employees on security procedures

b)

Set up an auto-reply for e-mails received when you are on holiday

c)

Block e-mails from unknown senders

d)

Investigate content of e-mails to determine trustworthiness

3.

Which of the following most closely matches the definition of 'Blagging'?

a)

Sending an e-mail to a user pretending to be someone else

b)

Hacking a person's computer

c)

Tricking a person into revealing some personal information

d)

Observing a legitimate user entering a password

e)

Setting up a fake website that looks like an official website

4.

Which of the following would best protect against pharming?

a)

Use of e-mail filters

b)

Use of web filters

c)

Using biometric passwords

d)

Disabling USB storage devices

e)

Wearing 3D glasses

5.

Which two of the following e-mail addresses would you rate as trust users from?

a)

@gmail.com

b)

@trafford.gov.uk

c)

@oxfam.charity.org

d)

@stretfordgrammar.com

6.

Which of the following describe 'Social engineering'?

a)

Confusing people so they give-up information

b)

Manipulating people to give-up information

c)

Assaulting people so they give up information

d)

Paying people so they give-up goods and services

7.

What is the term for making a phone call or e-mail that appear to be from somebody else instead of the real sender?

a)

Hoaxing

b)

Spoofing

c)

Blagging

d)

Pancaking

e)

Defenestrating

8.

Which of the following people should you share your password with when they ask?

a)

Network managers

b)

Call centre workers

c)

Security experts

d)

Company managers

e)

Nobody

9.

Which of the following could increase the chances of blagging being successful?

a)

Making the victim feel sorry for you

b)

Complementing the victim

c)

Ignoring the victim

d)

Claiming to be an authority figure

e)

Offering the victim a reward for 'helping'

10.

Making phone calls to trick people into giving up information is known as...

a)

Vishing

b)

Phishing

c)

Pharming

11.
Software that is installed on a computing device to prevent viruses from infecting the device.
a)
Antivirus
b)
Firewall
c)
Phishing
d)
Spyware
12.
When thieves steal your existing credit card information and reroute your bills after they run up a balance.
a)
Identity Theft
b)
Credit Card Fraud
c)
Dumpster Diving
d)
Shoulder Surfing
13.
When thieves go searching through dumpsters, trash cans, recycling bins, and even trash heaps at the landfill to find personal information.
a)
Pharming
b)
Credit Card Fraud
c)
Dumpster Diving
d)
Phishing
14.
The federal agency that handles is the federal clearinghouse for complaints of identity theft.
a)
Social Engineering
b)
Credit Card Fraud
c)
Personal Information
d)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
15.
Software or a hardware device that filters information coming in to your computer. 
a)
Antivirus
b)
Firewall
c)
Phishing
d)
Spyware
16.
Person who tries to break into your computer remotely to steal personal information, such as social security numbers.
a)
Hacker
b)
Spyware
c)
Shoulder Surfing
d)
Spam
17.
When someone wrongfully acquires and uses someone’s personal identification, credit or account information.
a)
Hacking
b)
Identity Theft
c)
Dumpster Diving
d)
Skimming
18.
Information such as your name, address, telephone number, birthday, Social Security number and passwords.
a)
Social Engineering
b)
Identity Theft
c)
Personal Information
d)
Spam
19.
A form of identity theft when thieves create fake websites designed to look like a bank or online store and then trick people out of account or login information.
a)
Social Engineering
b)
Skimming
c)
Phishing
d)
Pharming
20.
A scam in which an email is sent from someone posing as your bank or other legitimate business asking for personal information.
a)
Social Engineering
b)
Skimming
c)
Phishing
d)
Pharming
21.
Using false pretenses to obtain personal information from financial institutions, telephone companies, and other sources.
a)
Hacking
b)
Shoulder Surfing
c)
Pretexting
d)
Dumpster Diving
22.
A protocol used by secure websites that protects your personal information when making online purchases or entering your credit card information.
a)
Secure Hypertext Protocol (HTTPS)
b)
Spam
c)
Spyware
d)
Antivirus
23.
When a thief watches a person punch in a credit card number, debit card pin, or listens in on private conversations to get personal information.
a)
Identity Theft
b)
Credit Card Fraud
c)
Dumpster Diving
d)
Shoulder Surfing
24.
The process of reading credit card information from the magnetic strip on a credit card through the use of an unauthorized scanning device.
a)
Shoulder Surfing
b)
Skimming
c)
Dumpster Diving
d)
Pretexting
25.
Pretending to be an employer, loan officer or landlord to trick a person into revealing information.
a)
Shoulder Surfing
b)
Hacking
c)
Phishing
d)
Social Engineering
26.
Junk mail sent by advertisers that is sometimes used in identity theft scams.
a)
Spam
b)
Antivirus
c)
Spyware
d)
Personal Information
27.
Software installed on the victim’s computer, without their knowledge or consent, that monitors internet use, sends pop up ads, re-directs the computer to other sites, and tracks key strokes.
a)
Firewall
b)
Antivirus
c)
Spyware
d)
Spam
28.

The following is NOT a security risk when a computer is connected to the internet

a)

phishing

b)

smishing

c)

pharming

d)

cooking

29.

The act of gaining unauthorized access to a computer

a)

Hacking

b)

Vishing

c)

Smishing

d)

Cooking

30.

Legitimate-looking email is sent to target. The target click a link and sent to a fake website or fooled into giving personal data.

a)

Hacking

b)

Phishing

c)

Pharming

d)

Spamming

31.

A malicious program is installed in target computer or the target user is accessing malicious website and automatically redirected to a fake website.

a)

Hacking

b)

Phishing

c)

Pharming

d)

Spamming

32.

A software is sent to target computer. The software gathers data by monitoring keyboard presses. The data sent back to the one who sent the software.

a)

Spamware

b)

Key-logging software

c)

Adware

d)

Ransomware

33.

Similar to Phishing but instead of using email it uses SMS

a)

Pharming

b)

Cookies

c)

Smishing

d)

Vishing

34.

Similar to Phishing but instead of using email it uses voice mail

a)

Pharming

b)

Cookies

c)

Smishing

d)

Vishing

35.

To avoid Phishing, when you receive an email from unknown sender with attachment don't click on the attachment unless the attachment has the following extension:

a)

EXE

b)

BAT

c)

MP4

d)

COM

36.

A program that can replicate itself with the intention of deleting, creating or corrupting files

a)

Cookies

b)

Virus

c)

Spams

d)

Spyware

37.

Attack on a network by flooding it with useless traffic to make the network down and unusable

a)

Denial Of Service (DOS) Attack

b)

Dictionary Attack

c)

Trojan Attack

d)

Virus Attack

38.

The following security risk has the least severity

a)

Hacking

b)

Phishing

c)

Pharming

d)

Spamming

39.

A discussion forum on the internet will filter posts that are inappropriate, rude, off-topic or offensive. Such forum is called

a)

Moderated forum

b)

Unmoderated forum

c)

Newsgroup

d)

Mailing list

40.

A small file stored in user's computer by a website so the website can customize its appearance special for that user.

a)

Spam

b)

Cookies

c)

Spyware

d)

Virus

41.

A network security software

a)

Gateway

b)

Firewall

c)

Spyware

d)

Key-logger

42.

A cypher (or cypher script) is

a)

Un-encrypted text

b)

Encrypted text

c)

Decrypted text

d)

Encryption key

43.

A method to verify that data comes from a secure and trusted source

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

c)

Authentication

d)

Caching

44.

The following is NOT a method of authentication

a)

Password

b)

Fingerprint

c)

Digital certificate

d)

MICR

45.

Authentication that relies on unique characteristics of human beings such as voice, face, iris, etc.

a)

Biometrics

b)

Digital Certificate

c)

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

d)

Handshake Protocol

46.

The internet or the storage on the internet

a)

Cookies

b)

Cloud

c)

Gateway

d)

Proxy

47.

A computer software , firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines

a)

Hypervisor

b)

Protocol

c)

Gateway

d)

Cookies

48.
What does RAM stand for?
a)
Read All Memory
b)
Random Always Memory
c)
Read Access Memory
d)
Random Access Memory
49.
What is this component called?
a)
Spinning Disk Drive
b)
Optical Disk Drive
c)
Hard Disk Drive
d)
Floppy Disk Drive
50.
What are the physical components of a computer system called?
a)
Hardware
b)
Desktop
c)
Devices
d)
Peripherals
51.
a)
Monitor
b)
Computer
c)
CPU
d)
Printer
52.
What are these?
a)
Tower
b)
Motherboard
c)
Harddrive
d)
RAM memory
53.

Is an internal expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs.

a)

Graphic Card

b)

Audio Card

c)

TV Card

d)

Network Card

54.

What computer part keeps the computer from overheating?

a)

RAM

b)

Wires

c)

CPU

d)

Fan

55.

What part is the computers permanent memory? It holds programs and files.

a)

Power Supply

b)

Hard Drive

c)

Optical Drive

d)

Video Card

56.
What does ROM stand for?
a)
Random Only Memory
b)
Random Only Memory
c)
Rapid Only Machine
d)
Read Only Memory
57.
a)

Mouse

b)

keyboard

c)

Printer

d)

Speaker

58.
a)

Proyektor

b)

Mouse

c)

Speaker

d)

Scanner

59.
a)

Speaker

b)

Mouse

c)

RAM

d)

Headphone

60.
a)

Motherboard

b)

RAM

c)

Speaker

d)

Mouse

61.
a)

Scanner

b)

Speaker

c)

Scanner Barcode

d)

Printer

62.
a)

Headset

b)

Earphone

c)

Headphone

d)

Speaker

63.
a)

KAmera

b)

Webcam

c)

Speaker

d)

Mouse

64.
a)

Scanner

b)

Proyektor

c)

Printer

d)

Monitor

65.
a)

Scanner

b)

Scanner barcode

c)

Printer

d)

Webcam

66.
a)

Headphone

b)

Headset

c)

Earphone

d)

Mouse

67.

Perangkat Input

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.

Perangkat Output

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Perangkat Input

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Perangkat Penyimpanan

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

Disket

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

Flashdisk

a)
b)
c)
d)
73.

Perangkat untuk memasukan data berupa ketikan

a)
b)
c)
d)
74.

Perangkat untuk mengeluarkan data berupa gambar....

a)
b)
c)
d)
75.

Perangkat untuk mengeluarkan data berupa suara....

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

Perangkat untuk mengoprasikan pointer......

a)
b)
c)
d)
77.

VÝSTUPNÍ zobrazovací zařízení je

a)

LCD monitor

b)

Windows

c)

skener

d)

talířek

78.

Co je to procesor? (CPU)

a)

ledviny počítače

b)

játra počítače

c)

mozek počítače

d)

noha počítače

79.

Co procesor NEDĚLÁ?

a)

provádí veškeré výpočty

b)

komunikuje se všemi komponenty

c)

zajišťuje výměnu dat

d)

vaří zelí

80.

Touchpad je

a)

dotyková ploška (na notebooku) sloužící k ovládání kurzoru

b)

místo, kam se můžu chodit natáhnout, když jsem unavený

c)

klávesnice, která má podstvícená tlačítka

d)

druh obrazovky, která se připojuje k počítači

81.

Co slouží pro tisk dokumentů z počítače?

a)

scanner

b)

reproduktory

c)

tiskárna

d)

webkamera

82.

Jak se jmenuje základní komponent počítače, který slouží k propojení jednotlivých součástí počítače do jednoho celku (spojuje třeba zvukovou kartu, pevné disky, mechaniky apod.)

a)

základní deska

b)

základní treska

c)

přídatná deska

d)

přivodná cesta

83.

Co je to "mechanika", např. DVD mechanika

a)

stroj na výrobu DVD

b)

zařízení, do kterého dám DVD, aby ho mohl počítač načíst

c)

zařízení, do kterého zapojím myš

d)

v počítači nic takového není

84.

Co je to komponent?

a)

kompot

b)

součástka/součást

c)

ovocný nápoj

d)

prohlížeč internetu

85.

Co je internetový prohlížeč?

a)

stránka na internetu, třeba www.zsjeremenkova.cz

b)

sociální síť

c)

program pro prohlížení obsahu internetu

d)

program na vyrábění stránek na internetu

86.

Co je na obrázku?

a)

Mozilla Firefox

b)

Edge

c)

Opera

d)

Chrome

87.

Co je na obrázku?

a)

Mozilla Firefox

b)

Edge

c)

Opera

d)

Chrome

88.

Co je na obrázku?

a)

Mozilla Firefox

b)

Edge

c)

Opera

d)

Chrome

89.

Co je na obrázku?

a)

Mozilla Firefox

b)

Edge

c)

Opera

d)

Chrome

90.

What is software?

a)

The parts we can see and touch

b)

The instructions that tell the computer what to do

c)

The mouse and keyboard

d)

The Monitor

91.

What is software?

a)

Keyboard

b)

A set of instructions

c)

Monitor

d)

System Unit

92.

Which is system software?

a)
b)
c)
d)
93.

Which is NOT an application software?

a)
b)
c)
d)
94.

Pick the Operating System software.

a)
b)
c)
d)
95.

Which is NOT system software?

a)
b)
c)
d)