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Cyber Security_FA-1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At first, ARPANET was intended to support the ……………… on fault-tolerant computer networks

a)

military research

b)

educational research

c)

governmental research

d)

scientific research

2.

  • Who created the World Wide Web?

a)
  • Ray Tomlinson

b)
  • Tim Berners-Lee

c)
  • Bill Gates

d)
  • Jarkko Oikarinen

e)
  • Jim Ellis

3.

VPN (Virtual Private Network) primarily provide ………….

a)

Firewall protection

b)

Anonymity on the internet

c)

Enhanced download speed

d)

Video streaming services

4.

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 ……….

a)

Hacking

b)

Encryption

c)

Phishing

d)

Spamming

5.

Which one of the following can be considered as the class of computer threats?

a)
  1. Dos Attack

b)
  1. Phishing

c)
  1. Soliciting

d)
  1. Both A and C

6.

This is the concept for guiding information security policy within a corporation, firm, or organisation. What exactly is “this” in this context?

a)
  1. Confidentiality

b)
  1. Non-repudiation

c)
  1. CIA Triad

d)
  1. Authenticity

7.

Cyber Security provide security against what?

a)
  1. Against Malware

b)
  1. Against cyber-terrorists

c)
  1. Defends a device from threat.

d)

None of the above

8.

_________ 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.

a)
  1. Visual Private Network

b)
  1. Virtual Protocol Network

c)

Virtual Protocol Network

d)
  1. Virtual Private Network

9.

Which of the following is considered as the unsolicited commercial email?

a)
  1. Virus

b)
  1. Malware

c)
  1. Spam

d)
  1. All of the above

10.

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.

a)
  1. No, in any situation, hacking cannot be legal

b)
  1. It may be possible that in some cases, it can be referred to as a legal task

11.

Which one of the following is considered in the category of computer threats? 

a)

Soliciting 

b)

DoS attack 

c)

Phishing 

d)

Both A and B 

12.

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?

a)

Adware

b)

Malware 

c)

Spyware 

d)

All of the above 

13.

Malware stands for?

a)

Multipurpose Software

b)

Malfunctioned Software

c)

Malicious Software

d)

Malfunctioning of security

14.

What is the CIA triad also known as?

a)

AIC

(Availability, Integrity, Confidentiality)

b)

NIC

(Non-repudiation, Integrity, Confidentiality )

c)

AIN

(Availability, Integrity, Non-repudiation)

d)

ANC

(Availability, Non-repudiation, Confidentiality)

15.

Determine the earliest method of free phone calls used by hackers. 

a)

Cracking 

b)

Spamming 

c)

Phreaking 

d)

Phishing 

16.

What is the purpose of encryption in cybersecurity?

a)

To protect data from unauthorized access

b)

To increase network speed

c)

To block malicious websites

d)

To monitor network traffic

17.

What does the term “phishing” refer to in cybersecurity?

a)

A social engineering technique to gain unauthorized access to a network

b)

A type of malware that spreads through email attachments

c)

A method to encrypt data during transmission

d)

A technique to detect vulnerabilities in a system

18.

What is the term used for a cybersecurity attack that floods a network or website with excessive traffic to make it unavailable?

a)

Phishing

b)

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)

c)

Man-in-the-Middle

d)

Spoofing

19.

What is the term used to describe a cybersecurity attack that exploits a weakness or vulnerability in a web application’s code?

a)

Ransomware attack

b)

injection

c)

Phishing attack

d)

Trojan horse attack

20.

What is the purpose of a security awareness training program?

a)

To detect and remove malware from a system

b)

To educate employees about cybersecurity risks and best practices

c)

To encrypt sensitive data during transmission

d)

To block spam emails