Deck 9: Privacy, Security, and Ethics

Question 1

Free computer games and free screen saver programs are typical carriers of:

A)DoS
B)worms
C)viruses
D)Trojan horses

Answer 1

D

Question 2

People that collect and sell personal data are called:

A)direct marketers
B)fund-raisers
C)information resellers
D)government agencies

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The process of coding information to make it unreadable except to those who have a special piece of information known as a key.

A)Restriction
B)Security
C)Protection
D)Encryption

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which among the following is a way to shut down an ISP or Web site?

A)Denial of service attack
B)Viruses
C)Trojan horses
D)Worms

Question 5

The use of the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post content intended to hurt or embarrass another person.

A)Identity theft
B)Auction fraud
C)Cyberbullying
D)Snoopware

Question 6

Small data files that are deposited on a user's hard drive when they visit a Web site are called:

A)cookies
B)codes
C)cache
D)proxies

Question 7

This uses software to try thousands of common words sequentially in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to a user's account.

A)Encryption
B)Firewall
C)Password
D)Dictionary attack

Question 8

Which of the following is not malware?

A)Trojan horses
B)Viruses
C)Worms
D)Ad-Aware

Question 9

This type of computer criminal creates and distributes malicious programs.

A)Employee
B)Hacker
C)Cracker
D)Keystroke logger

Question 10

Programs used to secretly record an individual's activities on the Internet are called:

A)spyware
B)cookies
C)sniffer programs
D)keystroke loggers

Question 11

Corporations often use this to prevent copyright violations.

A)Digital Millennium Copyright Act
B)Website encryption
C)Digital rights management (DRM)
D)Keystroke loggers

Question 12

This type of Wi-Fi hotspot operates close to a legitimate Wi-Fi hotspot and steals information such as usernames and passwords.

A)Worm
B)Fake
C)Virus
D)Rogue

Question 13

Most browsers offer this, which ensures that your browsing activity is not recorded on your hard disk.

A)Illusion of anonymity
B)Browser cache
C)History files
D)Privacy mode

Question 14

These crimes include the theft of data in the form of confidential information.

A)Hotspots
B)Blue-collar
C)White-collar
D)Cyberbullying

Question 15

These are used by advertisers to keep track of your Web activity as you move from one site to the next.

A)Web bugs
B)History files
C)First-party cookies
D)Third-party cookies

Question 16

Which type of program would likely be used by investigators to record a potential suspects' Internet activities?

A)Cookie
B)Global positioning system
C)Keystroke logger
D)Web bug

Question 17

According to which law is it illegal for an owner of a program to make backup copies for their personal use and resell or give them away?

A)Digital Millennium Copyright Act
B)Computer Abuse Amendments Act
C)The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
D)Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Question 18

These programs record virtually everything you do on your computer and are used by employers to search employee email and computer files.

A)Spyware
B)Freeware
C)Employee-monitoring software
D)Cookies

Question 19

Which among the following is a fraudulent or deceptive act designed to trick individuals on the Internet into spending time or money for little or no return?

A)Malicious program
B)Internet scam
C)Theft
D)Data manipulation

Question 20

A program that replicates itself and clogs computers and networks.

A)Virus
B)Worm
C)Denial-of-service attack
D)Trojan horse

Question 21

Identity theft and mistaken identity are the same.

Question 22

The use of a company's computer time by an employee to run a personal business is common and generally accepted by employers.

Question 23

It is highly likely that each one of us has an electronic profile created by information resellers.

Question 24

The archiving and search features of the Web make your online identity available indefinitely.

Question 25

This law gives you the right to look at your personal records held by government agencies.

A)Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
B)Freedom of Information Act
C)Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
D)Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Question 26

Which of the following is the most widely used wireless network encryption for home wireless networks?

A)WEP
B)WPE
C)WPA
D)WPA2

Question 27

A trackingcookie is used by an advertising company to keep track of your Web activity as you move from one site to the next.

Question 28

Most browsers offer a privacy mode, which ensures that your browsing activity is not recorded on your hard disk.

Question 29

Posting personal information such as your birth date, family member names, and home address, doesn't increase your risk of identity theft.

Question 30

This is a legal concept that gives content creators the right to control use and distribution of their work.

A)Piracy
B)Ethics
C)Copyright
D)Privacy

Question 31

Spy removal programs are designed to detect and remove various types of privacy threats.

Question 32

Which of the following is not a measure to protect computer security?

A)Restricting access
B)Encrypting data
C)Copying data and storing it at a remote location
D)Keeping the same password on all systems consistently

Question 33

Computer criminals that create and spread viruses are punished under this law.

A)Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
B)Freedom of Information Act
C)Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
D)Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Question 34

The essential elements that control how computers are used are laws.

Question 35

Web bugs are usually hidden within the HTML code for a Web page or in an e-mail message as an invisible image.

Question 36

It is against the law for keystroke loggers to be deposited on your hard drive by the company you work for.

Question 37

Computer security focuses on protecting information, hardware, and software from unauthorized use as well as preventing or limiting the damage from intrusions, sabotage, and natural disasters.

Question 38

A special telephone directory, called a reverse directory, can be used to get names, addresses, and other details about the people we call.

Question 39

_____ is concerned with protecting software and data from unauthorized tampering or damage.

A)Data backup
B)Physical security
C)Disaster recovery plan
D)Data security

Question 40

A(n) _____ acts as a security buffer between a corporation's private network and all external networks.

A)firewall
B)password
C)disaster recovery plan
D)virus checker

Question 41

_____ bugs are invisible images or HTML code hidden within a Web page or e-mail message and are used to transmit information without your knowledge.

Question 42

Rogue Wi-Fi Hotspots imitate free hotspots and capture information, such as usernames and passwords, sent by users to legitimate sites.

Question 43

_____, a privacy issue, relates to the responsibility of controlling who is able to use data.

Question 44

A deceptive act, using the Internet, to trick people into spending their money and time for no gain is called an Internet _____.

Question 45

A(n) _____ attack attempts to slow down or stop a computer system or network by sending repetitive requests for information.

Question 46

Security is concerned with protecting information, hardware, and software from unauthorized use, as well as preventing or limiting the damage from intrusions, sabotage, and natural disasters.

Question 47

_____-party cookies are used by advertising companies to keep track of your Web activity as you move from one site to the next.

Question 48

If copyright-protected music is uploaded to a Web site, it is legal to download it.

Question 49

The most common protocol for Web site encryption is HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure).

Question 50

A(n) _____ is someone who creates programs to gain unauthorized access to computer systems for malicious purposes.

Question 51

_____-party cookies store information about the current session, your general preferences, and your activity on one Web site.

Question 52

Using publically available databases, information resellers create _____ and sell them to direct marketers, fundraisers, and others.

Question 53

_____ attempts to trick Internet users into thinking a fake but official-looking Web site or e-mail is legitimate.

Question 54

A dictionary attack uses software to try thousands of common words in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to a user's account.

Question 55

Computers infected by a virus, worm, or Trojan horse that allows them to be remotely controlled for malicious purposes are called _____.

Question 56

_____ are programs that travel through networks and operating systems and attach themselves to various other programs and databases.

Question 57

_____ is the illegal assumption of someone's identity for the purposes of economic gain.

Question 58

Cutting and pasting material from a Web site directly into your own report or paper without giving proper credit to the original source is unethical.

Question 59

Biometric scanning devices are used to scan employee identification cards.

Question 60

_____ is the use of the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post content intended to hurt or embarrass another person.

Question 61

_____ is representing some other person's work and ideas as your own without giving credit to the original source.

Question 62

As a security buffer, all electronic communications coming into and leaving a corporation must be evaluated by the _____.

Question 63

Explain cookies and identify the difference between first-party cookies and third-party cookies.

Question 64

Describe the three most common types of malware, including viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

Question 65

_____ security is concerned with protecting software and data from unauthorized tampering or damage.

Question 66

How do firewalls work?

Question 67

_____ private networks encrypt connections between company networks and remote users, such as workers connecting from home, creating a secure virtual connection to a company LAN across the Internet.

Question 68

What are computer ethics?

Question 69

_____ is the process of coding information to make it unreadable except to those who have a special piece of information known as a key.

Question 70

A(n) _____ attack uses software to try thousands of common words sequentially in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to a user's account.

Question 71

Discuss copyright issues as they relate to the Internet, including software piracy and digital rights management, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Question 72

_____ scanning devices use fingerprints and iris scanners to identify individuals.

Question 73

Describe spyware and computer monitoring software.

Question 74

Describe how information about individuals is collected and compiled.

Question 75

_____ are malicious programs that come into a computer system disguised as something else such as a free computer game or screen saver.

Question 76

Explain how a Web bug works.

Question 77

What is plagiarism, and why is it a particular concern today?

Question 78

A(n) _____ Wi-Fi hotspot imitates a legitimate free Wi-Fi hotspot in order to capture personal information.