Which of the following is a right under the Data Protection Act?

Right to access personal data held by organizations

What is the function of RAM in a computer system?

Short-term memory for fast access

What is social engineering in the context of cybersecurity?

Tricking people into giving up information

What is the main purpose of a general-purpose computer?

To execute programs that operate on data

Why is customer data valuable to businesses?

To build customer profiles and target marketing

Why should computers have storage ?

Computers need storage to retain data and programs even when powered off

Looking over someone's shoulder to steal information

Inventing a scenario to get data

What is the difference between data and information?

Data is raw, information is processed

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Computer Systems and Data Protection Quiz

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1
Which of the following is an example of data that social media companies might collect?
Your handwriting sample
Your favorite book
Your school grades
Your friends' names
2
Which of the following is considered personal data?
Your name
Your pet's name
Your favorite teacher
Your favorite movie
3
Which of the following is a right under the Data Protection Act?
Right to hack back
Right to delete government data
Right to anonymity
Right to access personal data held by organizations
4
What is the function of RAM in a computer system?
Long-term storage
Graphics rendering
Short-term memory for fast access
Data backup
5
What law protects personal data in the UK?
Cybersecurity Act
Data Protection Act
Privacy Act
Freedom of Information Act
6
What is social engineering in the context of cybersecurity?
Encrypting data
Building secure networks
Using software to hack systems
Tricking people into giving up information
7
What is the main purpose of a general-purpose computer?
To play games
To browse the internet
To execute programs that operate on data
To make money
8
Why is customer data valuable to businesses?
To sell it to hackers
To delete it
To store it indefinitely
To build customer profiles and target marketing
9
What does the CPU stand for?
Central Program Utility
Central Processing Unit
Computing Promotes Unicorns
Control Processing Unit
10
Why should computers have storage ?
Without storage the computer doesnt switch on
Makes the computer faster
Computers need storage to retain data and programs even when powered off
To connect to the internet
11
What is smishing?
A secure messaging app
Phishing via SMS
Smiling while hacking
A type of firewall
12
Which of the following is NOT an input/output device?
Keyboard
RAM
Speakers
Monitor
13
Which component is responsible for rendering images and video?
ROM
RAM
Graphics processing unit
Central processing Unit
14
What is shouldering?
Looking over someone's shoulder to steal information
Installing malware
Guessing passwords
Sending fake emails
15
What is blagging?
Guessing passwords
Encrypting files
Inventing a scenario to get data
Using brute force
16
What is phishing?
An email scam to steal data
A secure login method
A fake website
A type of malware
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What is the difference between data and information?
Data is raw, information is processed
Information is always numerical
Data is processed, information is raw
They are the same

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