Question 1
A company employee receives an urgent email requesting a password reset through a link. What is the best response?
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B - Verify the request through a separate trusted channel
10 exam-style questions with answers and explanations, straight from our 1,030-question bank. Tap an answer to check yourself. When you're ready, take the scored version in the free practice test.
The CHS-CY1 exam has 45 questions and runs 1 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free CHS-CY1 questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the CodeHS Cybersecurity Level 1 (CHS-CY1) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A company employee receives an urgent email requesting a password reset through a link. What is the best response?
Correct answer: B - Verify the request through a separate trusted channel
A security model requires preventing unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized changes, and loss of access. Which framework describes these goals?
Correct answer: A - CIA Triad
Malicious software encrypts files and demands payment before access is restored. This is an example of:
Correct answer: A - Ransomware
An analyst examines how often letters appear in an intercepted message to attack a simple cipher. Which technique is being used?
Correct answer: A - Frequency analysis
A Caesar cipher shifts every letter three positions forward. The plaintext letter A becomes:
Correct answer: C - D
An attacker attempts every possible password combination until one succeeds. This is known as:
Correct answer: A - Brute force
A user agrees to terms that prohibit copying and modifying a program. This restriction relates primarily to:
Correct answer: A - Software licenses
An administrator needs to execute commands without a graphical interface. Which tool is most appropriate?
Correct answer: A - Command-line interface
A browser extension secretly collects user information and sends it elsewhere. This is primarily a concern involving:
Correct answer: A - Application security
Which service translates a website name into an IP address?
Correct answer: A - DNS
The CHS-CY1 exam also covers these domains. Drill them in the full free practice test:
The full bank has 1,020 more CHS-CY1 questions with explanations.
Continue in the free practice test →
View plans