Societal Impact Quiz: Multiple Choice Questions

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Society has a pretty massive impact on us. Take this societal impact quiz with multiple-choice questions to brush up on your knowledge of what kind of impact society has on us and learn something new about how far-reaching that impact is. Man is a social animal, and we live in a society that benefits us in many ways but also has a negative effect on us in many ways. These carefully designed questions are going to help you understand all the facets of society. Let's go!

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1.

Which of the following is not a type of cyber crime?
- A.
  
  Data theft
- B.
  
  Forgery
- C.
  
  Damage to data and systems
- D.
  
  Installing antivirus for protection
2.

Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of an ethical hacker?
- A.
  
  Excellent knowledge of Windows
- B.
  
  Understands the process of exploiting network vulnerabilities
- C.
  
  Patience, persistence and perseverance
- D.
  
  Has the highest level of security for the organization
3.

What is the most important activity in system hacking?
- A.
  
  Information gathering
- B.
  
  Cracking passwords
- C.
  
  Escalating privileges
- D.
  
  Covering tracks
4.

Which of the following is not done by cyber criminals?
- A.
  
  Unauthorized account access
- B.
  
  Mass attack using Trojans as botnets
- C.
  
  Email spoofing and spamming
- D.
  
  Report vulnerability in any system
5.

What is the name of the IT law that India is having in the Indian legislature?
- A.
  
  India’s Technology (IT) Act, 2000
- B.
  
  India’s Digital Information Technology (DIT) Act, 2000
- C.
  
  India’s Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000
- D.
  
  The Technology Act, 2008
6.

What is the full form of ITA-2000?
- A.
  
  Information Tech Act -2000
- B.
  
  Indian Technology Act -2000
- C.
  
  International Technology Act -2000
- D.
  
  Information Technology Act -2000
7.

All of the following are examples of real security and privacy threats except:
- A.
  
  Hackers
- B.
  
  Virus
- C.
  
  Spam
- D.
  
  Worm
8.

It is stealing ideas or creations of others.
- A.
  
  Plagiarism
- B.
  
  Intellectual Property Rights
- C.
  
  Piracy
- D.
  
  All of the above
9.

Passwords are used to improve the ……….. of a network
- A.
  
  Performance
- B.
  
  Reliability
- C.
  
  Security
- D.
  
  Longevity
10.

By encryption of a text we mean
- A.
  
  Compressing it
- B.
  
  Expanding it
- C.
  
  Scrambling it to preserve its security
- D.
  
  Hashing it
11.

A digital signature is
- A.
  
  A bit string giving identity of a correspondent
- B.
  
  A unique identification
- C.
  
  An authentication of an electronic record by trying it uniquely to a key only a sender knows
- D.
  
  An encrypted signature of a sender
12.

Hackers who help in finding bugs and vulnerabilities in a system & don’t intend to crack a system are termed as ________
- A.
  
  Black Hat hackers
- B.
  
  White Hat Hackers
- C.
  
  Grey Hat Hackers
- D.
  
  Red Hat Hackers
13.

Which is the legal form of hacking based on which jobs are provided in IT industries and firms?
- A.
  
  Cracking
- B.
  
  Non ethical Hacking
- C.
  
  Ethical hacking
- D.
  
  Hactivism
14.

They are nefarious hackers, and their main motive is to gain financial profit by doing cyber crimes. Who are “they” referred to here?
- A.
  
  Gray Hat Hackers
- B.
  
  White Hat Hackers
- C.
  
  Hactivists
- D.
  
  Black Hat Hackers
15.

The full form of Malware is ________
- A.
  
  Malfunctioned Software
- B.
  
  Multipurpose Software
- C.
  
  Malicious Software
- D.
  
  Malfunctioning of Security
16.

An attempt to harm, damage or cause threat to a system or network is broadly termed as ______
- A.
  
  Cyber-crime
- B.
  
  Cyber Attack
- C.
  
  System hijacking
- D.
  
  Digital crime
17.

________ is any action that might compromise cyber-security.
- A.
  
  Threat
- B.
  
  Vulnerability
- C.
  
  Exploit
- D.
  
  Attack
18.

An/A ________ is an act that violates cyber-security.
- A.
  
  Threat
- B.
  
  Vulnerability
- C.
  
  Exploit
- D.
  
  Attack
19.

____________ is an attempt to steal, spy, damage or destroy computer systems, networks or their associated information.
- A.
  
  Cyber-security
- B.
  
  Cyber attack
- C.
  
  Digital hacking
- D.
  
  Computer security
20.

A computer ________ is a malicious code which self-replicates by copying itself to other programs.
- A.
  
  Program
- B.
  
  Virus
- C.
  
  Application
- D.
  
  Worm