Computer Questions Set – 171

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1. Which of the following is one of the methods used by cyber criminals to capture personal information?
   A. Zombie
   B. Computer Worm
   C. WiFi eavesdropping
   D. Rootkit
   E. None of these
   
   Answer

   Ans – C. WiFi eavesdropping
   
   
   
2. Which of the following is often used by third parties to infiltrate your computer?
   A. Spyware
   B. Computer Worm
   C. Adware
   D. Both (A) and (C)
   E. Both (B) and (C)
   
   Answer

   Ans – D. Both (A) and (C)
   
   
3. Which of the following is often used in conjunction with phishing in an attempt to steal your information?
   A. Zombie
   B. Computer Worm
   C. Spoofing
   D. Rootkit
   E. Scareware
   
   Answer

   Ans – C. Spoofing
   
   
4. _______ is a type of malware that restricts access to your computer or your files and displays a message that demands payment in order for the restriction to be removed.
   A. Phishing
   B. Computer Worm
   C. Malicious Spyware
   D. Ransomware
   E. Scareware
   
   Answer

   Ans -D. Ransomware
   
   
5. Which displays an image that prevents you from accessing your computer?
   A. Phishing
   B. Computer Worm
   C. Malicious Spyware
   D. Lock Screen Ransomware
   E. Encryption Ransomware
   
   Answer

   Ans – D. Lock Screen Ransomware
   
   
6. Which encrypts files on your system’s hard drive and sometimes on shared network drives, USB drives, external hard drives etc.,
   A. Phishing
   B. Computer Worm
   C. Malicious Spyware
   D. Lock Screen Ransomware
   E. Encryption Ransomware
   
   Answer

   Ans – E. Encryption Ransomware
   
   
7. Which of the following means to point you to a malicious and illegitimate website by redirecting the legitimate URL?
   A. Phishing
   B. Computer Worm
   C. Malicious Spyware
   D. Pharming
   E. None of these
   
   Answer

   Ans – D. Pharming
   
   
8. A type of message that web servers pass to your web browser when you visit the website is known as ______
   A. Pharming
   B. Cookies
   C. Cache
   D. Spam
   E. None of these
   
   Answer

   Ans – B. Cookies
   
   
9. Which of the following activity can be termed as software piracy?
   A. Soft loading
   B. Counterfeiting
   C. Renting
   D. All of these
   E. None of these
   
   Answer

   Ans – D. All of these
   
   
10. A coding language that is compatible with Windows servers which is used for increased functionality on a website or to work with a database
    A. HTML
    B. ASP
    C. XML
    D. All of these
    E. None of these
    
    Answer

    Ans – B. ASP