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A quiz about the basics of #Computer Security

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1
What information should you not post on social media for the whole world to read
What you had for breakfast
Your house address and that your on holiday for a next month
The name of your favourite band
Your thoughts on Brexit
2
In a DoS attack what does DoS stand for?
Disk operating System
Down Security
Denial of Service
Declaration of Security
3
How would you get rid of a virus from your computer?
Ask a witch doctor to help you
Reformat the hard drive
Use anti-virus software
Use computer medicine
4
What is a firewall?
A wall that stops fires
Antivirus Software
Software that logs internet activity
It monitors incoming data and blocks certain data packets.
5
Which of the following is the most secure password?
qwerty
iDontKn@w
abc1234
password
6
What is gaining unauthorised access to a computer system known as?
Piracy
Breaking and entering
Hacking
Virus
7
What is the safest way to deal with an email from someone you do not know?
Delete it without looking at it
Call 999
Open only if there are less than 3 attachments
Open only after consulting your teacher
8
The process of encoding information in a way so that only someone with a key can decode it?
Encryption
Systematic variation
Archaeology
Compression
9
What is phishing?
the activity of catching phish, for food or as a sport.
a technique designed to fool people into sharing information
A way to send spam mail to millions of people at once
A decryption method that uses complex algorithms