Computer Science Security & Databases

Question 1

What is the primary goal of cybersecurity?

Accepted Answer

To protect systems and data from cyber threats

Answer

To speed up network performance

Answer

To create backup copies of all files

Answer

To improve system processing speed

Question 2

Which type of cyber attack involves tricking individuals into providing sensitive information?

Accepted Answer

Phishing

Answer

Malware

Answer

Denial-of-Service (DoS)

Answer

Ransomware

Question 3

Which database model organizes data in tables with rows and columns?

Accepted Answer

Relational database

Answer

Hierarchical database

Answer

Graph database

Answer

NoSQL database

Question 4

Which SQL command is used to retrieve data from a database?

Accepted Answer

SELECT

Answer

INSERT

Answer

DELETE

Answer

UPDATE

Question 5

What is the purpose of data encryption in cybersecurity?

Accepted Answer

To protect data by converting it into a secure format

Answer

To delete unnecessary data

Answer

To improve internet speed

Answer

To create data backups

Question 6

Which cybersecurity measure helps prevent unauthorized access to a network?

Accepted Answer

A firewall

Answer

A proxy server

Answer

A network switch

Answer

A web browser