Windows 10 Security and Maintenance

Test your knowledge about security and maintenance in Windows 10.

The test contains 20 multiple choice questions. When you have finished answering the questions, click the View your results button at the bottom of this page. Your test results and the correct answers are shown immediately on your screen. With a score of sufficient or greater, you can receive the Computer Certificate by email if desired.

Good luck!

Test questions:

1. What does a green padlock to the left of a web address indicate?

You are visiting a secure area of the website You should not enter your personal data here This webpage is closed because it is unsafe

2. What are cookies?

Small text files that are placed on your computer while you are visiting websites Dangerous files that could exchange your personal information with other websites Programs that are installed on your computer when you are surfing the Internet

3. What will not be deleted when you use Disk Cleanup?

Temporary files The files in the Recycle Bin Computer viruses

4. What does a firewall do?

Allows or blocks data to and from your computer Tracks and deletes viruses from your computer Deletes unnecessary files from your computer

5. What is a Trojan horse?

A fake email message which asks you to exchange or submit personal information A program that allows persons with malicious intent to gain access to you computer Software that can be used to protect your computer from viruses

6. What is PayPal?

A gift card A quality label for online stores An online payment system

7. What is malware?

Software that is intended to damage or disable the computer Software that can be used to clean up your computer A free antivirus scanner from Microsoft

8. What happens when you optimize or defragment your hard drive?

Files and fragments of files are re-ordered to enhance performance Damages to the hard drive will be switched off Unnecessary files will be deleted from your computer

9. Does an antivirus program make computer viruses harmless?

Yes No

10. What is spam?

Emails filled with unrequested or unwanted ads Programs that take over your computer Ads that appears on the screen when you surf the Internet

11. Can you detect and delete spam with an antivirus program?

Yes No

12. How do you prevent email messages from landing in the Unwanted email folder in an email program?

By moving the email message of the sender to the Inbox By temporarily shutting down the antivirus program and firewall By adding the sender to the list of safe senders

13. What should you do if you receive an email with a Windows update as an attachment?

Open and run the attachment Delete the email without opening the attachment Restart the computer and run the attachment

14. What does the Check Disk program do?

Checks for viruses and spyware and deletes it, if possible Checks your hard drive, fixes errors and removes unnecessary files Places files and fragments of files neatly together

15. What happens when you use System Recovery?

Your computer will be reset to an earlier moment Unnecessary files will be deleted from your computer The hard drive of your computer will be optimized

16. Will the last changes made to a document be lost by using System Recovery?

No Yes

17. Are cookies dangerous to your computer?

Yes No

18. What is an add-on?

A program that adds extra functionality to a web browser A program that starts automatically when you start Windows A program to view the performance index of a computer

19. Which section of the Control Panel shows you information about the processor and memory of your computer?

20. Can you add websites to the Trusted websites zone manually in Microsoft Edge?

No Yes