Deck 1: Cybercrime and the Internet an Introduction

Question 1

The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network's (ARPANET) original purpose was to _______________.?

A) improve the transmission of radio waves of technology within the commercial sector
B) ensure secure and resilient communication and coordination of military activities
C) establish a global esoteric network of world leaders
D) provide universities channels through which they could secure future funding for projects

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The researchers at CERN physics laboratory in Switzerland are credited in developing one of the first _______________.?

A) operating systems
B) microprocessors
C) hard drives
D) web browsers

Answer 2

D

Question 3

William Gibson (1984) introduced 'cyberspace' to the popular lexicon through his novel _______________.?

A) Ender's Game
B) Neuromancer
C) Nineteen Eighty-Four
D) Cryptonomicon

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What was the name of the computer network developed by the US military during the Cold War, a network that would provide the foundation for the Internet?

A) FidoNet
B) DARPALINK
C) ARPANET
D) DERINET
E) Interweb

Question 5

Which one of the following actions are classified as 'computer-focused crimes'?

A) Hate speech
B) Money laundering
C) Hacking
D) Identity theft

Question 6

According to Wall (2001a), a legal category of cybercrime which posits individuals virtually crossing boundaries into other people's property and/or causing damage is known as _______________.?

A) cyber-trespassing
B) cyber-deceptions and thefts
C) cyber-pornography
D) cyber-violence

Question 7

According to Wall (2001a), a legal category of cybercrime where individuals steal things like money and property via the Internet is known as _______________.?

A) cyber-trespassing
B) cyber-deceptions and thefts
C) cyber-pornography
D) cyber-violence

Question 8

What was the name of a famous black marketplace where users could go online and buy illegal drugs which was shut down in 2013?

A) The Silk Road
B) The Underground Railroad
C) The Hidden Network
D) The Encryption Network

Question 9

Electronic mail was developed in which decade?

A) 1940s
B) 1990s
C) 2000s
D) 1970s

Question 10

The World Wide Web was developed by _______________ and his associates at CERN, Geneva.?

A) David Wall
B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) John Perry Barlow
D) Mark Knopfler

Question 11

The prefix "cyber" was originally derived from "cybernetics," a term coined by _______________ in the 1940s.?

A) Robert Sampson and Elias Groves
B) Todd Clear and Dina Rose
C) Norbert Wiener and Arturo Rosenblueth
D) Peter Venkman and Egon Spengler

Question 12

_______________ refers to the content indexed through search engines as part of the World Wide Web.?

A) deep web
B) surface web
C) catalogued web
D) dim web

Question 13

_______________ refers to content not indexed in search engines and comprises the bulk of what is available on the internet.?

A) deep web
B) surface web
C) catalogued web
D) dim web