Computer Science paper 1

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What is malware short?
Malicious software
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What type of malware is usually hidden in another program or file?
A virus
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What type of malware can replicate itself?
A worm
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What type of malware disguises itself as a legitimate piece of software?
Trojan
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What type of malware passes information on to a criminal without the users knowledge?
Spyware
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What type pf malware displays advertisements and redirects search requests?
Adware
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What type of malware limits or denies a users access to their system until they pay a ransom is paid?
Ransomware
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What is pharming?
The redirecting of a users website by modifying their Domain name system entries to a fraudulent site
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What is social engineering?
Tricking people into giving their personal information or valuables?
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What is phishing?
Using emails, text messages and phone calls to impersonate people to get users to divulges personal info
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What is shouldering?
Watching over someones shoulder at an ATM and recording their pin
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What is blagging?
Carried out face to face and uses believable scenarios to trick people into giving up personal information?
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What is a brute force attack?
An attack that repeatedly tries different usernames and passwords in an attempt to access a system
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What is a DOS (denial of service) attack?
Trying to flood a website or network with data traffic to bring it to a halt
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What is a threat that intercepts and decodes a messages the contains personal information before it reaches its destination?
Data interception and theft
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What is SQL injection?
Using the same query language the site uses and uses commands instead of usernames and passwords to steal private information
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A virus

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What type of malware is usually hidden in another program or file?

Card 3

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A worm

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Card 4

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Trojan

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Card 5

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Spyware

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