Internet Safety, Security And Effective Use
Take this test and see if you remembered anything from the course!
- 1.Which of the following would NOT pose a security risk
- A.
Word Documents
- B.
Music Files
- C.
Program Files
- D.
Applications
- 2.Which of the following is an example of the type of soft/hardware your computer should have in order to protect itself from attack.
- A.
Firefox
- B.
Spyware
- C.
OS Updates
- 3.What is a virus?
- A.
A program that causes damage to your machine
- B.
A program that slows your computer down
- C.
A program that attempts to copy itself to yours and other machines
- D.
A program that deletes programs
- 4.Which of these is an anti-virus program?
- A.
AVE
- B.
Kasparovsky
- C.
Norton
- D.
Treding Macro
- 5.What is a firewall designed to do?
- A.
To stop people from accessing the internet
- B.
To allow only emails through
- C.
Stopping viruses
- D.
Only allowing selected things in and out
- 6.What is spyware?
- A.
A program that monitors all your actions
- B.
A program the sends data back to a third party
- C.
A program the installs other applications
- D.
All of the above
- 7.Name an operating system that's not Windows
- A.
Linus
- B.
Torvalds 5000
- C.
Apple OS Y
- D.
Linux
- 8.Which if the following is key to staying safe online
- A.
Ensuring amazon is up to date
- B.
Installing and maintining a good CC Application
- C.
Running the operating system update regularly
- D.
All of the above
- 9.Which of the following is the best browser?
- A.
Internet Explorer 9
- B.
Safari
- C.
Firefox
- D.
Chrome
- E.
Opera
- F.
Errrrrm, there is no best browser?
- 10.What are the 3 Rs
- A.
Risk Reasonableness and Responsibility
- B.
Risk Rewards and Response
- C.
Responsibility Risk and Reputation
- 11.What kind of details are easily discoverable by a webmaster?
- A.
Your address
- B.
Your name
- C.
The area you live
- D.
Your phone number
- 12.What type of internet technology does Opera Turbo use?
- A.
Proxy server
- B.
Poxy server
- C.
ADSL
- D.
Dial-up
- 13.What is the problem with using proxy servers?
- A.
Your search results are forwarded on
- B.
The proxy server gets access to your machine
- C.
Only criminals use proxy servers
- D.
Your IP address can be forwarded on
- 14.What is a noise search?
- A.
When you look for pop music
- B.
When you mix genuine and false search terms
- C.
When you carry out a lot of searches at one time
- D.
When you don't know what you are looking for
- 15.What is one of the problems with using web archives?
- A.
They can produce unusual requests from the host website
- B.
Its slower than looking at the actual website
- C.
It is technically illegal to look at web archives
- 16.What are plug-ins?
- A.
An air freshener that you put into an electrical outlet
- B.
A form of anti-virus software
- C.
A way of increasing your internet speed
- D.
A series of additions to your web browser
- 17.What does private browsing NOT do?
- A.
It does not hide your IP address
- B.
It does not hide your internet history from your computer
- C.
It does not limit cookies
- 18.Google SSL allows you to do what?
- A.
Encrypts your web traffic
- B.
Encrypts your search results
- C.
Encrypts your search terms
- D.
Encrypts both your search terms and results
- 19.What is a key benefit of Tor?
- A.
It hides your IP address from your internet supplier
- B.
It hides your IP address from the site you are visiting
- C.
It stops hackers from attacking your machine
- D.
It provides a secure method of using the Internet
- 20.What is the main downside to using Tor?
- A.
Its difficult to use
- B.
Your search results won't be accurate
- C.
You don't know whose computers your traffic is passing through
- D.
It's illegal
- 21.What should you NOT do on a deniable connection?
- A.
Check train times from the office
- B.
Read Stephen Frys tweets
- C.
Check the football scores
- D.
Send a message from your webmail account
- E.
Check your internet banking account
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