AI Basics Quiz: 10 Questions on AI and Cyber Safety
AI is everywhere now. Test what you know about how it works and how to stay safe from AI-powered scams.
Play as a timed quiz and earn coins1What does AI stand for?
- Advanced Input
- Artificial Intelligence
- Applied Information
- Automatic Internet
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Answer: B. Artificial Intelligence. AI means Artificial Intelligence: computer systems that do tasks which normally need human thinking.
2Machine learning is when computers:
- Are built by machines
- Only follow fixed rules
- Run without electricity
- Learn patterns from data
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Answer: D. Learn patterns from data. Instead of being given every rule, a machine-learning model finds patterns in example data.
3A chatbot that writes new text or images is an example of:
- Generative AI
- A firewall
- A calculator
- A spreadsheet
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Answer: A. Generative AI. Generative AI creates new content such as text, images or audio.
4"Training data" is:
- Data about trains
- A phone plan
- Deleted files
- Examples used to teach a model
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Answer: D. Examples used to teach a model. A model learns from training data, so the quality of that data matters a lot.
5When an AI "hallucinates", it:
- Sees images
- Gets faster
- Gives a confident answer that is wrong or made up
- Turns off
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Answer: C. Gives a confident answer that is wrong or made up. AI can produce answers that sound right but are false, so important facts should always be checked.
6A deepfake is:
- A very deep website
- A secure password
- AI-made fake video or audio of a real person
- A type of virus scan
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Answer: C. AI-made fake video or audio of a real person. Deepfakes can make someone appear to say or do things they never did. Verify before you trust or share.
7Phishing is:
- A fishing game
- A fast internet plan
- Fake messages that trick you into giving details or money
- A backup method
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Answer: C. Fake messages that trick you into giving details or money. Phishing uses fake emails, SMS or calls that look real to steal passwords, OTPs or money.
8Which is the strongest password?
- password
- Your name and birth year
- A long phrase of random words with numbers
- 123456
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Answer: C. A long phrase of random words with numbers. Long, unique passphrases are much harder to guess than short or personal ones.
9Two-factor authentication adds:
- Nothing useful
- A second screen
- A second check, like a code from an app
- Two passwords that are the same
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Answer: C. A second check, like a code from an app. Even if someone learns your password, they also need the second factor to get in.
10Which is an example of computer vision?
- A calculator app
- Face unlock on a phone
- A ringtone
- Airplane mode
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Answer: B. Face unlock on a phone. Computer vision lets machines understand images, such as recognising your face.
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Sources: Standard computing definitions and CERT-In cyber safety guidance. Found a mistake? Use "Report a mistake" in the timed quiz.