1. Technology addiction is also known as
Answer: B. digital or internet addiction
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2. Technology addiction refers to
Answer: D. excessive and compulsive use of devices like phones, games and social media
3. Technology addiction can worsen
Answer: A. depression and anxiety
4. Excessive screen time commonly causes
Answer: C. social isolation and loneliness
5. Which of these is NOT a way to protect personal information online?
Answer: B. Sharing your passwords with friends
6. GDPR is a technology/privacy law of
Answer: C. Europe
7. CCPA is a privacy law of
Answer: A. the U.S. (California)
8. Which is a beneficial use of the internet?
Answer: D. Access to educational resources
9. Criminals use the internet for hacking, identity theft, online fraud and
Answer: B. spreading malware
10. A scam that tricks people into giving personal information by pretending to be trustworthy is
Answer: A. phishing
11. Fake websites are designed to
Answer: D. look real but steal information or spread malware
12. Stealing sensitive information, intellectual property and government secrets by nations is
Answer: C. cyber espionage
13. Spyware is software that
Answer: A. spies on your activity and sends personal info to unauthorised people
14. Spyware can do all of the following EXCEPT
Answer: D. improve your device performance
15. Cookies are
Answer: C. tiny files saved on your device to remember what you do online
16. Cloud computing is the use of
Answer: B. servers, storage and software over the internet
17. A public cloud is
Answer: D. a cloud service offered to the general public by a third-party provider
18. A private cloud is
Answer: A. a cloud environment exclusively used by a single organisation
19. AWS is an example of a
Answer: C. public cloud provider
20. Data encryption is the process of
Answer: B. converting data into a coded format to prevent unauthorised access
21. IAM stands for
Answer: C. Identity and Access Management
22. MFA stands for
Answer: B. multi-factor authentication
23. Firewall rules, network segmentation and VPC are used for
Answer: A. network security
24. Secure boot ensures
Answer: D. only trusted software is loaded at startup
25. A firewall is a security system that
Answer: C. protects computers and networks from unauthorised access
26. 2FA stands for
Answer: D. two-factor authentication
27. A VPN
Answer: B. encrypts your internet connection
28. Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting
Answer: A. computer systems, networks and data from unauthorised access and attacks
29. The CIA triad of information security is confidentiality, integrity and
Answer: B. availability
30. The primary goal of cybersecurity is to
Answer: A. protect computer systems and networks
31. Cybercrime laws
Answer: D. define cybercrimes and set punishments for offenders
32. Flooding a website with traffic to make it unusable is a
Answer: C. DDoS attack
33. DDoS stands for
Answer: D. Distributed Denial of Service
34. Cybercrimes can be reported to
Answer: C. law enforcement agencies, ISPs, banks and online portals
35. Cyberbullying is when someone uses the internet or digital devices to
Answer: B. hurt, harass or intimidate others
36. Victims of cyberbullying often experience
Answer: A. anxiety, depression and low self-esteem
37. A strategy to prevent cyberbullying is
Answer: C. education and awareness about digital literacy
38. Anonymous reporting systems allow
Answer: B. victims and witnesses to report cyberbullying
39. Producing and using technology harms the environment through
Answer: D. energy use and electronic waste
40. E-waste is
Answer: A. discarded electronic devices with harmful materials
41. The digital divide means
Answer: D. some people have less access to technology like the internet
42. The digital divide limits access to
Answer: C. online education, healthcare and job opportunities
43. The access divide includes infrastructure and
Answer: B. affordability
44. The usage divide includes digital literacy and
Answer: A. relevance of content
45. The global divide refers to
Answer: A. worldwide disparity in access to technology between richer and poorer countries
46. Students can help minimise the digital divide by
Answer: C. providing technology training and support to those who need it
About Computer Science Class 10 Unit 6 MCQs (Federal Board)
These 46 Computer Science MCQs cover Class 10 Unit 6: Impacts of Computing of the Federal Board (FBISE) SSC-II (Class 10) syllabus. They are SLO-based MCQs as per the new pattern for FBISE exams. Each question has four options and the correct answer is shown, so you can practise for the annual examination and find the topics you still need to revise. Download the Impacts of Computing MCQs as a PDF using the button at the top of this page.