Starter quiz
- Match the terms to their definitions.
- hacking⇔gaining unauthorised access ✓
- DDoS⇔disrupting online services ✓
- brute force attack⇔guessing passwords repeatedly ✓
- phishing⇔fraudulent communication ✓
- social engineering⇔tricking people into sharing data ✓
- Which of the following is an example of personal data?
- a job title
- a programming algorithm
- a computer's IP address
- a person's email address ✓
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- What is the term for a law or set of laws passed by Parliament?
- 'Legislation' ✓
- What is the definition of hacking?
- writing computer programs
- protecting a system from malware
- gaining unauthorised access to a computer system ✓
- sending spam emails
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- What is the purpose of phishing?
- to send spam emails
- to install malware on a computer
- to create strong passwords
- to trick users into providing sensitive information ✓
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- What does "DDoS" stand for?
- Distributed Denial of Service ✓
- Data Denial of Service
- Digital Denial of Security
- Dynamic Data of Service
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Exit quiz
- What is malware designed to do?
- gain access to a computer to cause problems ✓
- protect computers from viruses
- improve a computer’s performance
- spread harmless files
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- Which of the following is not a type of malware?
- virus
- trojan
- bot
- firewall ✓
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- Match the following malware-related terms to their correct definitions.
- virus⇔spreads between computers and interferes with their operation ✓
- worm⇔spreads through networks, slowing them down ✓
- trojan⇔disguised as harmless software ✓
- bots⇔automated programs that perform tasks repeatedly ✓
- What is the term for malware that locks a user’s data and demands payment to restore access?
- 'ransomware' ✓
- Match the following malware types to how they may infect a system.
- virus⇔spreads by attaching itself to files shared between computers ✓
- worm⇔spreads through networks without user interaction ✓
- ransomware⇔delivered via phishing emails or malicious downloads ✓
- Which of the following is an example of a good bot on the internet?
- a search engine crawler indexing websites ✓
- a bot that spreads spam emails
- a bot that collects sensitive user information without their agreement
- a bot that creates social media accounts
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Key learning points
- Malware (malicious software) is software designed to gain access to a computer to cause problems in its operation.
- Malware can infect computers using many different methods.
- Bots are automated programs that are designed to perform tasks repeatedly.
- Bots can be designed for malicious purposes to deliberately impact society.
Common misconception
You can only get malware on a computer if you download a file.
Malware can infect a computer in other ways, like visiting unsafe websites, clicking bad links, or through software flaws, not just by downloading files.
Keywords
Malware - malicious software designed to gain access to a computer to cause problems
Virus - malware that spreads between computers and interferes with their normal operation
Worm - malware that spreads through a network and uses resources to slow it down
Trojan - malware that has been disguised as a harmless program
Bots - automated programs that perform tasks repeatedly
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