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5) Why do hackers hack?
To protect information
To make discoveries & to expose corruption
All 3 answers are correct
To steal information and money
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3) Which of these groups exploits cyber vulnerabilities?
All 3 Groups
Hacktivists
Governments
Criminals
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13) What is Phishing?
Two or more interconnected devices that can exchange data.
The amount of data that can pass through a network per second.
Uses emails or fake websites to steal private information.
A computer program that can copy itself and cause harm in various ways.
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16) What is encryption?
The connection between devices that can exchange info. and power supply.
Using codes to make readable information unreadable.
Consists of codes that instruct computers to perform specific tasks.
Records every key struck on a keyboard and sends it to an attacker.
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11) What is a bandwidth?
The amount of data that can pass through a network per second.
Computer programs that can block, detect, and remove viruses.
Computer files used to restore files that are lost or damaged.
Two or more interconnected devices that can exchange data.
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1) What is a network?
An Internet service provider
Interconnected computers or devices
A super computer
A computer vulnerability
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7) Which of these is regularly used for secure online communication?
Morse code
Public-key cryptography
Enigma code
Caesar cipher
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2) Why are cyber vulnerabilities unlikely to ever go away?
Criminals need them to steal identities.
They are protected in a secret base on the moon.
They are side effects of the freedom and ease of communication online.
The government won't allow people to fix them.
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8) How can you tell if a website encrypts its traffic?
Google it.
Look for the lock symbol in a URL.
All websites encrypt their traffic.
Encrypted sites take longer to load.
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10) What is antivirus software?
Programs that can block, detect, and remove viruses and other malware
The amount of data that can pass through a network per second.
Copies of computer files used to restore files that are lost or damaged.
A company that gives users and devices access to the Internet.
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6) Which of these is not a hack?
Stealing an unlocked bicycle
Creating a kinetic bicycle sculpture
Using a bicycle to power a computer
Building a working bicycle out of discarded umbrellas
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4) What did the identity theft crime ring use Tim's photo for?
To create a Tim-like disguise
To make a counterfeit passport
They sent it in spam emails to Tim’s friends
To figure out Tim’s address
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14) What is a Doxnet?
A fictional virus that is able to damage physical infrastructure.
A program that can copy itself and cause harm.
The amount of data that can pass through a network per second.
A website attack caused by an overwhelming flood of traffic from computers.
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12) What is a computer virus?
A computer program that can copy itself and cause harm.
Unsolicited emails sent to many addresses.
Computer files that can be used to restore files that are lost or damaged.
The amount of data that can pass through a network per second.
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9) What can you trust to be secure 100 percent of the time?
Emails
None of these
Browser history & Apps
Text messages
