U1T3 Cybersecurity, IP, and Digital Citizenship Quiz

Addison, Parker, and Mason are curious: What exactly is the cloud, and why do people keep talking about it?

Answer explanation

A collection of files in a large, remote storage area that can be opened on different devices via the internet

Lamelo and Aryan are helping Noah set up a brand new computer network for his small business. While exploring all the cool tech, they stumble upon something called a firewall. What exactly is a firewall, and how does it help keep their computers safe from trouble?

Answer explanation

A firewall, which can be either hardware or software based, is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic

Emir and Mason are curious about computers. Can you help them discover: What exactly is malware?

Answer explanation

Malware (short for “malicious software”) is an umbrella term that describes all sorts of destructive software that can destroy a computer. Common forms of malware include viruses, worms, ransomware, and Trojans

Yonatan and Addison are getting ready for a big school project when Yonatan opens his laptop and discovers all his important files are suddenly locked! A mysterious message pops up, demanding money to unlock them. Lamelo wonders, "What kind of computer trick is this?" What is ransomware?

Answer explanation

Ransomware is a type of malware that threatens to publish the victim’s data or blocks access to it and demands a “ransom” in order to unlock it

Addison and Mehek are diving into the world of computer security! They’re curious: what exactly is a computer virus, and how is it different from ransomware?

Answer explanation

A type of malware that is designed to corrupt, erase, or modify information on a computer before replicating and affecting other computer systems. Viruses can be hard to remove, and they can destroy entire computer systems.

Addison and Mason are launching a brand new online store, and they want their customers to feel super safe when sharing personal and payment details. They’ve come across something called the “trust model.” Can you explain what the “trust model” is and how it could help Addison and Mason make their customers feel confident and secure while shopping?

Answer explanation

A reasonable expectation that personal information on the Internet is secure and only available to authorized users. Usually assured through security measures.

Imagine Amir, Parker, and Dhurvin are in charge of guarding a treasure chest full of sensitive company secrets! Amir wants to ensure that only the right team members can access the chest (Confidentiality), that nobody can sneak in and alter its contents without permission (Integrity), and that everyone who attempts to open the chest is indeed who they claim to be (Authentication). Using this fun scenario, explain how the three security goals—Confidentiality, Integrity, and Authentication—help Amir and his friends protect their treasure.

Answer explanation

Confidentiality, Integrity, and Authentication

Amir and Addison are signing up for a cool new website, and they notice the site asks them to add a special character or symbol to their passwords. Why do you think most websites make this rule?

Answer explanation

This greatly increases the key size required to guess the password, and as a result significantly increases the amount of time for a password to be guessed by a brute force method.

Azlan writes a catchy song, and now Addison, Dhurvin, and Mehek all want to sing it at the school talent show. But Azlan wants to make sure no one else can copy or sell his song without his permission. What is copyright?

Answer explanation

The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

Mason, Parker, and Yonatan are working together on a class presentation and want to spice it up by adding short clips from a copyrighted movie to make their points more interesting. In what situations would their use of these movie clips be considered “fair use”?

Answer explanation

The doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder.