You can tell whether a link in email will take you to a genuine website without risk

pointing to the linkwithout clicking

If an email's name from a well-knowncompany, is misspelt in the sender’s address, you should:

report it as a possiblephishing scam

A fraudulent email is when someone is trying to obtainyour username/password will typically

have a heading with a logowhich appears genuine

A computer virus is a small program which

you may unintentionallytransmit to other computers

You can protect your files from unauthorisedaccess by

choosing a strong password andchanging it regularly

A phishing email is one which

encourages you to click on alink to a fraudulent website

Which of the following is true?

Viruses can completely destroyall the data on your computer

A “data harvesting tool” is

software used to gatherinformation about individuals

Which of these is a sign of malware onyour computer?

Your homepage has changedunexpectedly

If someone suspects that a company holdsinaccurate information about them

they have rights to see whatdata the company holds

unwanted software installedwithout consent

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1
Cybercrime law was implemented
2013
2014
2012
2011
2
You can tell whether a link in email will take you to a genuine website without risk
deleting the email
clicking on the link
pointing to the linkwithout clicking
replying to the email
3
If an email's name from a well-knowncompany, is misspelt in the sender’s address, you should:
forward the email to a friend to check
reply, pointing out the error
report it as a possiblephishing scam
click on the link in the email to check ifit’s genuine
4
You can be confident your passwords arecompletely secure if
None of these
they are at least 8 characters long
you change them regularly
you use different passwords for all youronline accounts
5
You can protect yourself against spam orfraudulent emails by:
all answers are correct
being aware of different types offraudulent email
never clicking on links that you aresuspicious of
using a spam filter
6
Health and Safety regulations require anemployer to:
provide tiltable screens
provide cup holders
provide flat screens
All anwers are correct
7
Chapter 1 states what?
Definition of Terms
Internet Issues and Crimes
All of the answers are correct
Penalties
8
Chapter 3 states what
Internet Issues and Crimes
Penalties
All of the answers are correct
Definition of Terms
9
Chapter 2 section 1a,b,c, 2a,b,c and 3a,b,c states what
All of the answers are correct
Internet Issues and Crimes
Definition of Terms
Penalties
10
A fraudulent email is when someone is trying to obtainyour username/password will typically
appear to come from a friend
offer large sums of money
address you by name
have a heading with a logowhich appears genuine
11
When you enter personal details on socialnetworking sites you should never:
enter any of the above
enter personal details of your friends
enter your address
upload photographs that youwould not want everyone to see
12
The law states that
government organisations, other people and you can holdpersonal data
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personal data must be updated at leastonce a year
personal data held by govt organisations, other people must be protected
13
Under the Computer Misuse Act, it isillegal to look at someone else's computer file
without permission with intent to commit criminal offences
without permission
All answers are correct
and change data on there
14
A computer virus is a small program which
cannot be removed from your computer
can only be transmitted via email
you may unintentionallytransmit to other computers
will destroy your computer hardware
15
A friend emails you saying they are overseas and all their money has been stolen.You should
reply to the email
delete the email
send some money
forward the email to a mutual friend
16
Which of the following data is considered to be “personaldata” when held by a school
Personal Address
09123456789
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[email protected]
17
Which of the following is “personal data” (i.e. held about someone on the computer system) ?
The amount they spent last year at thesupermarket
All these answers
Their loyalty card number
Their address
18
You can protect your files from unauthorisedaccess by
choosing a strong password andchanging it regularly
making frequent backups
never using computers in a public placesuch as a library
only allowing your friends and family toknow your passwords
19
Which of the following is a sign of apossible malware attack?
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Your hard disk is working overtime butyou’re not
A new toolbar appears on your browser
You see a lot of pop-up adverts even whenyou’re offline
20
Hacking is illegal under
The Data Protection Act
The Computer Misuse Act
Copyright Law
Health and Safety Law
21
A phishing email is one which
encourages you to click on alink to a fraudulent website
requests a payment for goods you have notreceived
contains abusive and threatening language
offers you products in which you may haveno interest
22
If a company holds personal data, the law states, it must
keep the data secure
allow people to see what data is heldabout them
keep the data accurate and up to date
Sana All
23
A computer virus may:
overwrite your files and corrupt your data
use a lot of memory and slow down yourcomputer
steal important information from yourcomputer
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24
Which of the following is true?
Viruses cannot be spread via email
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Viruses can completely destroyall the data on your computer
It is easy to spot when your computer hasa virus
25
A “data harvesting tool” is
a type of virus
a type of input device
illegal software used to steal passwords
software used to gatherinformation about individuals
26
Which of these is a sign of malware onyour computer?
Your browser alerts you it has blocked apop-up window
You receive a fraudulent email
Your browser alerts you to update to anewer version
Your homepage has changedunexpectedly
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If someone suspects that a company holdsinaccurate information about them
they have rights to see whatdata the company holds
they can log on any time to find out whatdata is held
they will be unable to get the datacorrected
they can correct the data themselves
28
“Malware” is
a software bug
unwanted software installedwithout consent
security software to detect viruses
a type of virus
29
Gaining unauthorised access to someone else’scomputer files is known as
hacking
virus attack
copyright infringement
data theft
30
Which of the following is a “strong”password for someone named Pink Sy?
ASDFGHpoiuy2019
S0ftcats3@rS
Pinky123456
prettypinkcutieasian69

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