Deck 14: The Personal and Social Impact of Computers

Question 1

The Homeland Security Department's Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate serves as a focal point for threat assessment of, warning of, investigation of, and response to threats or attacks against the country's critical infrastructure.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The combining of duties is a key concept of good internal controls.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Smartphones-especially ones running the popular Android operating system-can run applications that are impervious to malware.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Tracking software sends messages via a wireless network to the specified e-mail address, pinpointing its location and including a picture of the thief (for those computers with an integrated Web cam).

Question 5

A virus can send copies of itself via a network.

Question 6

A script bunny is a young, female computer hacker.

Question 7

To obtain a patent or to determine if a patent exists in an area a company seeks to exploit requires a search by the U.S. Patent Office; these can last longer than 25 months.

Question 8

The Mask is a collection of malware that infects computers running the Windows, OS X, and Linux operating systems.

Question 9

Catching and convicting criminal hackers remains an easy task, and the method behind these crimes is often easy to determine.

Question 10

Role-based system access means that only people who fill a particular role can access a specific system.

Question 11

Penalties for software piracy are lenient and liberal.

Question 12

Phishing has become such a serious problem that several companies have formed the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) group to provide improved e-mail security and protection from phishing.

Question 13

Many computer crimes go unreported because companies do not want bad publicity or don't think that law enforcement can help.

Question 14

Patent laws protect processes, machines, and compositions of matter.

Question 15

Organizations continue to operate their businesses using integrated information systems that leads to missed opportunities, increased costs, and lost sales.

Question 16

Incidents of identity theft are reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Question 17

Only few small and mid-sized organizations are willing to outsource their network security operations.

Question 18

Some web sites offer digital tools-often without charge-that let people snoop, crash computers, hijack control of a machine, or retrieve a copy of every keystroke.

Question 19

A computer can be both the tool used to commit a crime and the object of that crime.

Question 20

Computer-related mistakes include organizations operating unintegrated information systems and acquiring redundant systems.

Question 21

If an activity is defined as legal then it is ethical.

Question 22

A(n) _____ is a computer savvy person who attempts to gain unauthorized or illegal access to computer systems to steal passwords, corrupt files or programs, or even transfer money.

A) criminal hacker
B) insider
C) whistleblower
D) script bunny

Question 23

The use of e-mail among public officials might violate "open meeting" laws.

Question 24

The LeadsOnline Web-based service system is one of several information systems used by law enforcement to _____.

A) monitor sex offenders
B) assess crime risk for a given area
C) recover stolen property
D) help victims restore their credit

Question 25

Which of the following is a useful policy to minimize waste and mistakes?

A) Changes to HTML and URLs should be documented and authorized by end users.
B) System report titles should be as brief as possible and should simply indicate the report number.
C) Users should implement proper procedures to ensure correct input data.
D) Tight control should be avoided over critical tables.

Question 26

A job that requires sitting at a desk and using a computer for many hours a day qualifies as a sedentary job.

Question 27

_____ is a legislation that requires businesses to prove that they are securing their data.

A) Internet Tax Freedom Act
B) Sarbanes-Oxley Act
C) Glass-Steagall Act
D) ​Judiciary Act

Question 28

Multinational companies face an extremely difficult challenge in implementing data collection and dissemination processes and policies because of the multitude of differing country and regional statutes.

Question 29

To protect a person's PC and prevent it from spreading malware to his or her coworkers, some antivirus software scans and cleans both incoming and outgoing e-mail messages.

Question 30

A _____ is a small program hidden in a network or computer system that records identification numbers.

A) logic bomb
B) password sniffer
C) variant
D) rootkit

Question 31

_____ is a set of programs that enables its user to gain administrator level access to a computer or network.

A) Virus
B) Trojan horse
C) Rootkit
D) Worm

Question 32

In order to protect the privacy of employees, email messages that have been erased from hard disks cannot be retrieved.

Question 33

Posting information to the Internet using anonymous email accounts or screen names makes it impossible to identify a libeler.

Question 34

_____ refers to the use of any of several technologies to enforce policies for controlling access to digital media, such as movies, music, and software.

A) Copyright protection
B) Software protection dongle
C) Software piracy
D) Digital rights management

Question 35

Two primary causes of computer-related health problems are a poorly designed work environment and failure to take regular breaks to stretch the muscles and rest the eyes.

Question 36

A job that requires sitting at a desk for many hours a day can significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Question 37

The Internet Crime Computer Center (IC3) is an alliance between ______.

A) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
B) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ)
C) the White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
D) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Question 38

IS professionals believe that their field offers few opportunities for unethical behavior.

Question 39

_____ have extra knowledge that make them especially dangerous-they know logon IDs, passwords, and company procedures that help them evade detection.

A) Crackers
B) Hackers
C) Insiders
D) Script bunnies

Question 40

_____ is a type of malware that executes when specific conditions occur.

A) Virus
B) Worm
C) Logic bomb
D) Trojan horse

Question 41

A job that requires sitting at a desk and using a computer for many hours a day can lead to:

A) undesirable weight loss.
B) formation of blood clots.
C) inflammation of the gum tissue.
D) sleep disorders.

Question 42

A _____ is a malicious program that spreads from computer to computer without any human action.

A) variant
B) worm
C) virus
D) rootkit

Question 43

The _____ requires telephone companies to turn over customer information, including numbers called, without a court order if the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) claims that the records are relevant to a terrorism investigation.

A) Cable Act of 1992
B) Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
C) Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
D) USA Patriot Act of 2001

Question 44

_____ involves publishing an intentionally false written statement that is damaging to a person's or an organization's reputation.

A) Vishing
B) Slander
C) Libel
D) Phishing

Question 45

Heavy computer users who experience red, dry, itchy eyes should _____.

A) consider the use of artificial tears
B) consider the use of older, but more human friendly CRT monitors
C) keep their focus on their screens for long hours
D) avoid blinking often

Question 46

The _____ requires all financial institutions to protect and secure customers' nonpublic data from unauthorized access or use.

A) Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
B) E-Government Act of 2002
C) USA Patriot Act of 2001
D) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Question 47

Which of the following statements is true of the E-Government Act of 2002?

A) It renews the U.S. government's authority to monitor electronic communications of foreigners abroad and authorizes foreign surveillance programs by the National Security Agency (NSA).
B) It requires federal agencies to post machine-readable privacy policies on their Web sites and to perform privacy impact assessments on all new collections of data of ten or more people.
C) It restricts government access to certain records held by financial institutions.
D) It defines procedures to request judicial authorization for electronic surveillance of persons engaged in espionage against the United States on behalf of a foreign power.

Question 48

_____ is the intimidation of government or civilian population by using information technology to disable critical national infrastructures (e.g., energy, transportation, financial, law enforcement, emergency response) to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals.

Question 49

_____ is the practice of using social skills to get computer users to provide information that allows a hacker to access an information system or its data.

Question 50

_____ is is an inflammation of the nerve that connects the forearm to the palm of the wrist.

A) Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
B) Seated immobility thromboembolism (SIT)
C) Chronic idiopathic mylofibrosis
D) Behcet's syndrome

Question 51

Which of the following statements is true of federal laws?

A) They permit employers to monitor instant messages sent and received by employees.
B) They authorize public officials to meet in private about matters that affect the state or local area.
C) They completely protect individual privacy.
D) They forbid customers and employees from accessing data about themselves.

Question 52

_____ is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal identification information to impersonate someone else.

Question 53

_____ states the principles and core values that are essential to a set of people and that, therefore, govern these people's behavior.

A) Code of ethics
B) Code of conduct
C) Code of civil procedure
D) Code of criminal procedure

Question 54

The practice of disguising illegally gained funds so that they seem legal is called _____.

A) identity theft
B) vishing
C) spoofing
D) money laundering

Question 55

_____ is a method by which a criminal illegally gains access to another's line of credit with stolen credit card numbers.

Question 56

Under the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998, the _____ is assigned responsibility to help victims restore their credit and erase the impact of the imposter.

A) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
B) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
C) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
D) Department of Justice (DOJ)

Question 57

Proper use of antivirus software requires:

A) scanning all removable media before copying programs from them.
B) running the software only if a virus has been detected.
C) refraining from updating the software often.
D) installing software from unsealed packages.

Question 58

A useful guideline to protect corporate computers from criminal hackers is to _____.

A) install antivirus software on all computers
B) enable physical access to servers
C) provide overfriendly sign-in procedures for remote users
D) enable several guest accounts

Question 59

The act of going through the trash of an organization to find secret or confidential information, including information needed to access an information system or its data is known as _____.

Question 60

Which of the following is a computer-related mistake?

A) Operating unintegrated information systems
B) Mishandling computer outputs
C) Acquiring redundant systems
D) Exhausting information system resources

Question 61

_____ issues deal with what is generally considered right or wrong.

Question 62

_____ is a scam that attempts to steal an individual's private information by having them respond to a text message.

Question 63

A party offended by a libel can file what is known as a(n) _____ lawsuit and use the subpoena power it grants to force the Internet service provider (ISP) to provide whatever information it has about the anonymous poster, including Internet Protocol (IP) address, name, and street address.

Question 64

Inexperienced hackers can download programs called _____ that automate the job of breaking into computers.

Question 65

The hazardous activities associated with unfavorable working conditions are collectively referred to as _____.

Question 66

A(n) _____ is a malicious program that disguises itself as a useful application or game and purposefully does something a user does not expect.

Question 67

_____ is software installed on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over a user's interaction with a computer without the knowledge or permission of the user.

Question 68

Organizations that monitor, manage, and maintain network security for both hardware and software for other organizations are known as _____.

Question 69

_____ is a form of computer scam that attempts to get users to gain access to a customer's private information through a fake Web site.

Question 70

_____ are employees, disgruntled or otherwise, working solo or in concert with outsiders to compromise corporate systems.

Question 71

_____ is a scam that attempts to steal an individual's private information by having them call a phone number and enter personal data.

Question 72

A(n) _____ is a person paid by a company to lie about how much he or she has earned and how easy the plan was to operate.

Question 73

Software programs that when loaded into a computer system will destroy, interrupt, or cause errors in processing are known as _____.

Question 74

The science of designing machines, products, and systems to maximize the safety, comfort, and efficiency of the people who use them is called _____.

Question 75

_____ is the careful division of the tasks and responsibilities associated with a key process so that they must be performed by more than one person.

Question 76

A(n) _____ monitors system and network resources and traffic and notifies network security personnel when it senses a possible intrusion.

Question 77

The _____ is directed at Web sites catering to children and requires Web site owners to obtain parental consent before they collect any personal information from children under 13 years old.

Question 78

A(n) _____ is software that runs in the background to protect a user's computer from dangers lurking on the Internet and other possible sources of infected files.

Question 79

_____ is the science of designing machines, products, and systems to maximize the safety, comfort, and efficiency of the people who use them.

Question 80

_____ is the act of unauthorized copying, downloading, sharing, selling, or installing of software.