e-Communication & Online Safety is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Computer Applications Technology CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is phishing?
Sending fraudulent messages that appear to come from a trusted source, to trick a recipient into revealing sensitive information
Redirecting a user to a fake website by tampering with domain resolution
Overwhelming a server with traffic from many sources
Stealing physical computer hardware
Answer: Sending fraudulent messages that appear to come from a trusted source, to trick a recipient into revealing sensitive information — Phishing is sending fraudulent messages, usually emails, that appear to come from a legitimate source, to trick the recipient into revealing sensitive information or clicking a malicious link.
Easy
2. What is identity theft?
Stealing someone's personal information to impersonate them, often for financial gain
Unauthorised use of an organisation's bandwidth
Copying software without a valid licence
Redirecting a user to a fraudulent website
Answer: Stealing someone's personal information to impersonate them, often for financial gain — Identity theft is stealing someone's personal information in order to impersonate them, often for financial gain.
Medium
3. Name the attack that redirects a user from a legitimate website to a fraudulent look-alike site, often by tampering with domain name resolution, even when the correct address is typed.
Answer: pharming — Pharming redirects a user from a legitimate website to a fraudulent look-alike website, typically by tampering with domain name resolution, so even the correct typed address leads to the fake site.
