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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is gaining unauthorised access to a computer system also known as?HackingSpammingPhishingLogging on
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 introduced?To help protect computer softwareTo help protect computer hardwareTo stop the spread of computer virusesTo stop people from accessing unauthorised information.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the law that makes hacking illegal?Data Protection ActComputer Misuse ActCopyright, Designs and Patents ActHacking Act
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich year was the Computer Misuse Act passed?2000198919901988
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT an offence under the Computer Misuse Act?unauthorised access to someone else's filesunauthorised access to someone else's files with intent to commit further criminal offencescopying software and trying to sell it to someone for a profitwriting and distributing a virus
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following could protect against unauthorised access to an ICT system?anti-virus softwarea firewallanti-malware softwaredisk defragger
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the Computer Misuse Act you are committing a crime if you use your friend’s username and password to log onto their account?TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIf you commit a crime under Section A of the Computer Misuse Act you receive...?Up to 12 Months in prison and/or a fineLife imprisonment£1000 Fine
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSome companies employ hackers to test out how secure their system isTrueFalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceSending or distributing viruses knowingly is against which section of the Computer Misuse Act?Section 1Section 2Section 3Section 3a
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Computer Misuse Act also makes it illegal to copy softwareTrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIf proven guilty of a offence under the Computer Misuse Act they shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding2 years12 months5 years20 years
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