Quiz  /  Social Engineering Class 11 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    True of false: Malware cannot be used for bad intentions

  • True
  • False

  • 2. 
    True or False: Social Engineering and Malware are usually used for good intents

  • True
  • False

  • 3. 
    Which of these is not an example of Social Engineering?

  • Phishing
  • Pharming
  • Blagging
  • Hacking
  • Shouldering

  • 4. 
    Shouldering...

  • ...means looking over somebodies shoulder to see personal information
  • ...means framing as someone else to gain personal information
  • ...means using pop-up adverts to redirect users
  • ...means using threats to gain personal information

  • 5. 
    Which type of malware stops a user by asking for password confirmation and stealing personal data?

  • Adware
  • Spyware
  • Trojan
  • Denial of Service Attack
  • Worm

  • 6. 
    Altnet is an example of what?

  • Keylogging
  • Spyware
  • Virus
  • Trojan
  • Adware

  • 7. 
    True or false: Key-loggers remember keys used to find routes and gain information

  • True
  • False

  • 8. 
    Spyware...

  • ...is another word for virus
  • ...is the process of hiring people to find personal information
  • ...involves physically looking at someone typing a password
  • ...sends information away without permission

  • 9. 
    Physical Threats...

  • ...occur outside of a computer and are often used to gain personal information
  • ...most commonly occur on social media
  • ...are, most commonly, used to damage a computer

  • 10. 
    Which of these is not a type of malware?

  • Hacking
  • Denial of service attack
  • Pharming
  • Worm

  • 11. 
    Fake emails can be an example of what?

  • Phishing
  • Shouldering

  • 12. 
    Blagging...

  • ...means installing a virus into a computer
  • ...is an often-used way to fix computers
  • ...means persisting with a method of social engineering until it succeeds
  • ...means framing as someone reliable or trusted to gain information such as passwords

  • 13. 
    How does a computer virus usually attach?

  • A file or document
  • A computer chip
  • An advert
  • Other

  • 14. 
    True or false: Pharming means misdirecting users to websites to install a virus or gain personal information

  • True
  • False

  • 15. 
    A Trojan...

  • ...is inserted by hackers
  • ...is a virus which misleads users
  • ...is a common way to fight malware
  • Both A & B

  • 16. 
    Adware...

  • ...is the process of creating an advert
  • ...is the process of hacking into a site through an advert
  • ...means giving possibly harmful adverts to a user
  • ...is the term for any advert

  • 17. 
    A worm...

  • ...copies itself using a computer system
  • ...often gains access through security failures on a certain computer
  • ...is inserted into a system when nobody's looking
  • Both A & B

  • 18. 
    True or false: Computer viruses are most commonly installed by a computer chip

  • True
  • False
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