Quiz Day Six
Answer all of the following questions - earn a 100 for a certificate!
- 1.
What is a computer virus?
- A.
A tiny program that is harmful to your computer
- B.
A germ that gets on your computer
- C.
Something that protects your computer
- D.
An operating system
Correct Answer
A. A tiny program that is harmful to your computer -
- 2.
How can comptuer viruses spread?
- A.
Email attatchments
- B.
Downloading programs
- C.
Viewing dangerous websites
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 3.
What protects your computer by scanning downloads?
- A.
Viruses
- B.
Anti-virus software
- C.
Internet Explorer
- D.
Adware
Correct Answer
B. Anti-virus software -
- 4.
Can a virus spread to other computers?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
Correct Answer
A. Yes -
- 5.
What does "benign" mean? (click here for an online dictionary)
- A.
Harmful
- B.
Favorable or harmless
- C.
Best
- D.
Your computer is broken
Correct Answer
B. Favorable or harmless -
- 6.
Email viruses are almost always spread through ______________.
- A.
Keyboards
- B.
Fonts
- C.
Icons
- D.
Attachments
Correct Answer
D. Attachments -
- 7.
A destructive piece of software disguised as something else is called a _____________.
- A.
Trojan
- B.
Operating system
- C.
Windows
- D.
Powerpoint
Correct Answer
A. Trojan -
- 8.
How can you protect your computer from viruses?
- A.
Never download unknown programs from the internet
- B.
Never open email attachments from unknown people
- C.
Keep your anti-virus software up to date
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
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