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WorksheetsCyber Security_FA-1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
At first, ARPANET was intended to support the ……………… on fault-tolerant computer networks
military research
educational research
governmental research
scientific research
Who created the World Wide Web?
Ray Tomlinson
Tim Berners-Lee
Bill Gates
Jarkko Oikarinen
Jim Ellis
VPN (Virtual Private Network) primarily provide ………….
Firewall protection
Anonymity on the internet
Enhanced download speed
Video streaming services
The term for the practice of obtaining sensitive information, such as passwords or credit card numbers, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication ……….
Hacking
Encryption
Phishing
Spamming
Which one of the following can be considered as the class of computer threats?
Dos Attack
Phishing
Soliciting
Both A and C
This is the concept for guiding information security policy within a corporation, firm, or organisation. What exactly is “this” in this context?
Confidentiality
Non-repudiation
CIA Triad
Authenticity
Cyber Security provide security against what?
Against Malware
Against cyber-terrorists
Defends a device from threat.
None of the above
_________ creates an isolated passage across a public network that enables computing devices to communicate and receive data discreetly as though they were directly linked to the private network.
Visual Private Network
Virtual Protocol Network
Virtual Protocol Network
Virtual Private Network
Which of the following is considered as the unsolicited commercial email?
Virus
Malware
Spam
All of the above
Read the following statement carefully and find out whether it is correct about the hacking or not?
It can be possible that in some cases, hacking a computer or network can be legal.
No, in any situation, hacking cannot be legal
It may be possible that in some cases, it can be referred to as a legal task
Which one of the following is considered in the category of computer threats?
Soliciting
DoS attack
Phishing
Both A and B
Which of the following typically keeps tabs on every online activity the victim engages in, compiles all the data in the background, and sends it to a third party?
Adware
Malware
Spyware
All of the above
Malware stands for?
Multipurpose Software
Malfunctioned Software
Malicious Software
Malfunctioning of security
What is the CIA triad also known as?
AIC
(Availability, Integrity, Confidentiality)
NIC
(Non-repudiation, Integrity, Confidentiality )
AIN
(Availability, Integrity, Non-repudiation)
ANC
(Availability, Non-repudiation, Confidentiality)
Determine the earliest method of free phone calls used by hackers.
Cracking
Spamming
Phreaking
Phishing
What is the purpose of encryption in cybersecurity?
To protect data from unauthorized access
To increase network speed
To block malicious websites
To monitor network traffic
What does the term “phishing” refer to in cybersecurity?
A social engineering technique to gain unauthorized access to a network
A type of malware that spreads through email attachments
A method to encrypt data during transmission
A technique to detect vulnerabilities in a system
What is the term used for a cybersecurity attack that floods a network or website with excessive traffic to make it unavailable?
Phishing
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)
Man-in-the-Middle
Spoofing
What is the term used to describe a cybersecurity attack that exploits a weakness or vulnerability in a web application’s code?
Ransomware attack
injection
Phishing attack
Trojan horse attack
What is the purpose of a security awareness training program?
To detect and remove malware from a system
To educate employees about cybersecurity risks and best practices
To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
To block spam emails
