Deck 9: Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital Data and Devices

Question 1

All of the following are ways that can infect your computer with a virus EXCEPT ________.

A) sharing flash drives
B) downloading video files from peer-to-peer sites
C) downloading or running an e-mail attachment file
D) installing a manufacturer's printer driver

Answer 1

D

Question 2

You can block logical ports from invaders and make your computer invisible to others on the Internet by installing ________.

A) a packet sniffer
B) a firewall
C) a packet filter
D) antivirus software

Answer 2

B

Question 3

________ viruses are often transmitted by a flash drive left in a USB port.

A) Logic bomb
B) Boot-sector
C) Macro
D) Time bomb

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A ________ is a virus that is attached to documents such as Word or Excel files.

A) script virus
B) macro virus
C) polymorphic virus
D) Trojan horse

Question 5

All of the following were top cybercrimes reported to the IC3 in 2012 EXCEPT ________.

A) identity theft
B) non-auction scam
C) advance fee fraud
D) theft of services

Question 6

A(n) ________ is the portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus.

A) virus signature
B) encryption code
C) compression code
D) virus pattern

Question 7

Which of the following is formally defined as any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer?

A) Social networking
B) Cybercrime
C) Phishing
D) Hacking

Question 8

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the ________.

A) FBI and local police departments
B) FBI and National Defense Department
C) FBI and National White Collar Crime Center
D) National White Collar Crime Center and U.S. Department of Defense

Question 9

FBI-related scams involve ________.

A) people pretending to represent official organizations
B) running auctions that do not exist
C) convincing people to send money as a "good faith" gesture
D) collecting funds and not delivering the goods

Question 10

________ hackers break into systems for non-malicious reasons such as to test system security vulnerabilities.

A) Black-hat
B) Gray-hat
C) White-hat
D) Green-hat

Question 11

A packet sniffer is a program that can enable a hacker to do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A) use your debit card information to purchase items illegally
B) assume your identity
C) steal your logons and passwords for various accounts
D) launch a denial of service (DoS) attack on your computer

Question 12

A(n) ________ takes advantage of file transport methods to spread on its own.

A) worm
B) script virus
C) encryption virus
D) macro virus

Question 13

Which type of virus was the famous Michelangelo virus?

A) A worm
B) A time bomb
C) A script virus
D) An e-mail virus

Question 14

Creating and distributing ________ is one of the most widespread types of cybercrimes.

A) spam
B) computer viruses
C) cookies
D) zombies

Question 15

With regard to computer protection, quarantining is defined as ________.

A) updating your antivirus software
B) placing a found virus in a secure area on the hard drive
C) repairing an infected file
D) deleting an infected file

Question 16

________ floods a computer with requests until it shuts down and refuses to answer any requests for information.

A) A Trojan horse
B) A polymorphic virus
C) A DDoS attack
D) Pretexting

Question 17

A ________ allows a hacker to gain access to your computer and take almost complete control of it without your knowledge.

A) denial of service (DoS)
B) zombie
C) logic bomb
D) rootkit

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a virus category?

A) worm
B) logic bomb
C) macro
D) pharming

Question 19

A ________ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date.

A) worm
B) macro
C) logic bomb
D) time bomb

Question 20

Which of the following classifications of viruses can change its own code to avoid detection?

A) Stealth
B) Multipartite
C) Polymorphic
D) Worm

Question 21

One virus called ________ is used to trick users into downloading an infected file to their phones, which enables theft of online banking information.

Question 22

Another name for bots is ________.

Question 23

The most financially damaging cybercrime affecting individuals is ________.

Question 24

The best defense against viruses is to install ________ software, which is specifically designed to detect viruses and protect your computer and files from harm.

Question 25

Which of the following statements about cookies is NOT true?

A) Cookies obtain your personal information by searching your hard drive.
B) Cookies are text files.
C) Cookies help companies determine the traffic flow through their website.
D) Some companies sell the personal information found in cookies to other companies.

Question 26

A(n) ________ virus is designed to infect multiple file types in an effort to fool antivirus software.

Question 27

CAPTCHA stands for ________.

A) Completely Amazing Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
B) Completely Automated Private Turing Trial to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
C) Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
D) Complete Automated Public Turing Trial to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

Question 28

A(n) ________ virus runs a program that searches for common data files, compresses them, and makes them unusable.

Question 29

Social ________ is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information.

A) engineering
B) theft
C) pretexting
D) pharming

Question 30

For security reasons, you should be extremely wary of opening e-mail ________ such as Word files.

Question 31

A(n) ________ virus is a series of commands that is executed without your knowledge.

Question 32

A(n) ________ virus temporarily erases its code from the files where it resides, and then hides in the active memory of the computer.

Question 33

Configuring a firewall to ignore all incoming packets that request access to a specific port is known as ________.

A) packet filtering
B) packet switching
C) static addressing
D) logical port blocking

Question 34

A ________ is named after a housing construction feature that slows the spread of fires from house to house.

A) firehouse
B) firebreak
C) firewall
D) fire extinguisher

Question 35

Rules for creating passwords include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A) keep your password a secret
B) change your password frequently
C) use a dictionary to find a lengthy word that is easy to remember
D) use letters, numbers and symbols in your passwords

Question 36

During the process of ________, the antivirus software records key attributes about the files on your computer and keeps these statistics in a safe place on your hard drive.

Question 37

Adware and spyware are referred to collectively as ________.

A) viruses
B) grayware
C) alertware
D) firmware

Question 38

Using your computer for non-work activities while you are being paid to work is known as ________.

A) cyberloafing
B) cybersleeping
C) cyberlazing
D) cyberbreaking

Question 39

________ is a program that gathers information about your surfing habits without your knowledge.

A) Adware
B) Ghostware
C) Shareware
D) Spyware

Question 40

When malicious code is planted on your computer and alters your browser's ability to find web addresses, it is known as ________.

A) phishing
B) pharming
C) pretexting
D) polymorphing

Question 41

Most often, hackers initiate a DDoS attack by creating and activating ________ computers.

Question 42

The terms virus and worm actually mean the same thing.

Question 43

Devices that use a unique personal characteristic, such as a fingerprint, in place of a password are called ________ authentication devices.

Question 44

Spyware programs that monitor keystrokes with the intent of stealing passwords, login IDs, or credit card information are referred to as ________.

Question 45

A time bomb virus can be triggered on a certain date.

Question 46

Creating and spreading online viruses is a cybercrime.

Question 47

________ occur when a website downloads harmful software onto your computer.

Question 48

Social ________ is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information.

Question 49

The most common kind of pretexting in cyberspace is ________.

Question 50

________ is malware that tries to convince you that your computer is infected with a virus.

Question 51

A(n) ________ is composed of software programs known as bots, which run autonomously on a large number of zombie computers.

Question 52

A(n) ________-hat hacker illegally penetrates a system simply to demonstrate the hacker's expertise to the system administrator.

Question 53

A(n) ________ can help block unwanted, unsolicited e-mail.

Question 54

Unwanted, unsolicited e-mail is referred to as ________.

Question 55

Another name for a sniffer is a(n) ________ analyzer.

Question 56

All viruses cause serious destruction of computer data.

Question 57

A(n) ________ protects a computer against power surges.

Question 58

A macro virus is a virus that is attached to a file such as a Word document or Excel workbook.

Question 59

________ is the act of tricking people into revealing sensitive information and is often associated with credit card fraud.

Question 60

A(n) ________ backup backs up only the files on a computer that have changed since the last time a backup was performed.

Question 61

A worm does NOT require human interaction to spread to other computers.

Question 62

A stealth virus is designed to infect multiple file types to fool the antivirus software.

Question 63

An encryption virus replicates itself onto a hard drive's master boot record.

Question 64

You should use the same password for each system or website you need to access.

Question 65

A virus signature is a portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus.

Question 66

Currently, there are no antivirus programs for mobile devices.

Question 67

To create a secure password, you should use a mixture of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and symbols.

Question 68

A zombie is another person's computer controlled by a hacker.

Question 69

A denial-of-service attack can be used to deny hackers access to a computer system.

Question 70

Ethical hackers are also known as white-hat hackers.