Computer Management

Question 1

What are some common errors made by people (5)

Answer 1

Giving sensitive information to the wrong people
Writing down your passwords
Using the same password for all your accounts
Choosing an insecure password
Clicking on links in emails without first verifying them

Question 2

What does GIGO stand for

Answer 2

Garbage In, Garbage Out

Question 3

What does GIGO mean

Answer 3

If you put in incorrect information then you can expect the program to give you incorrect results

Question 4

What are the 3 most common reasons for data loss on a storage device

Answer 4

Mechanical damage of hard drive
Power Failures
Spilling coffee, and other water damages

Question 5

What are the 8 threats to a network

Answer 5

Virus
Worm
Trojan
Rootkit
Spoofing
Phishing
Pharming
Malware

Question 6

What is a virus

Answer 6

A malicious software that is loaded onto a user’s computer without their knowledge and replicates itself and performs malicious actions

Question 7

What is a worm

Answer 7

A type of malware that spreads copies of itself from one computer to another

Question 8

What is a trojan

Answer 8

A type of malware that is disguised as useful software

Question 9

What is a rootkit

Answer 9

Malware that is designed to infect a computer and allow an attacker to install a set of tools that grant him remote access to the computer. Hidden within the operating system and is designed to hide from anti-malware applications

Question 10

What is Spoofing

Answer 10

When the attacker disguises an email to pretend that the email is sent from a known, trusted source.

Question 11

What is Phishing

Answer 11

Try to obtain sensitive information by sending emails to users that look like official emails

Question 12

What is Pharming

Answer 12

Pharming attacks create official-looking websites that request sensitive information.
Involves malicious code being installed which misdirects users to a fraudulent website

Question 13

What is Malware

Answer 13

Malicious software designed to disrupt, damage or gain unauthorised access to a computer system

Question 14

What are the 3 types of backups

Answer 14

Full backup
Differential backup
Incremental backup

Question 15

What is a full backup

Answer 15

When a copy of every single file and folder in the system is made

Question 16

What is a differential backup

Answer 16

Starts with a full backup and after that it copes those files that have been changed since the full backup took place

Question 17

What is an incremental backup

Answer 17

Also starts with a full backup, after that a copy of the files that have changed since the last backup is made. Whether its a full or incremental.

Question 18

What are the 3 backup locations

Answer 18

Local Backup
Offsite backup
Online / Cloud backup

Question 19

What does UPS stand for and what is it

Answer 19

An uninterruptible power source
A device that allows a computer to continue running for a short time when power is lost due to a power failure

Question 20

What is a firewall

Answer 20

Hardware, software or a combination of both that monitors income and outgoing traffic on a network

Question 21

What is an anti-virus

Answer 21

System software designed to prevent, detect and remove malware infections on computing devices

Question 22

What are 4 tasks that antivirus programs can perform

Answer 22

Scan specific files for malware or known malicious patterns
Allow you to schedule scans to automatically run for you
Allow you to initiate a scan of a particular file or your entire computer
Remove any malicious code it detects