Question 1

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following refers to a technique intruders use to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network?
A) spoofing
B) phishing
C) veiling
D) costuming

Accepted Answer

Spoofing is a technique used by intruders to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network, often by falsifying data to deceive the recipient.

Question 2

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does a new federal laboratory use in its high security areas?
A) signature verification system
B) digital forensics system
C) hand geometry system
D) iris recognition system

Accepted Answer

Iris recognition systems are commonly used in high-security areas due to their accuracy and reliability in identifying individuals based on unique patterns in the iris.

Question 3

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens during a DDoS attack?
A) An unsuspecting computer is used to send an influx of confusing data messages or useless network traffic.
B) Antivirus software disables a virus and protects the computer or network from unauthorized access.
C) The police use a virus and other measures to take down a network of computer criminals.
D) A zombie army is used to attack computers or computer networks.

Accepted Answer

During a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack, a "zombie army" of compromised computers, often referred to as bots, is used to flood a target computer or network with excessive traffic, overwhelming it and causing disruption or denial of service.

Question 4

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your college use to verify your identity?
A) face recognition system
B) iris recognition system
C) hand geometry system
D) digital forensics system

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your daughter's daycare use to verify the identity of parents who pick up their children?
A) face recognition system
B) iris recognition system
C) hand geometry system
D) digital forensics system

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term back door, as it refers to computer crime, is _____________.
A) the area of memory where information about a virus or attempted attack is sent by the antivirus software in order to prevent similar attacks in the future
B) a program or set of instructions that allows users to bypass security controls when accessing a program, computer, or network
C) the vulnerabilities of a computer criminal or criminal network that enable them to be tracked and caught
D) a weakness in a computer or network's security system that enables criminals to gain unauthorized access

Accepted Answer

A back door in computer crime refers to a program or set of instructions that allows users to bypass security controls when accessing a program, computer, or network.

Question 7

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your new smartphone use to unlock the device?
A) hand geometry system
B) face recognition system
C) iris recognition system
D) digital forensics system

Accepted Answer

Most modern smartphones use a face recognition system as one of the biometric methods to unlock the device.

Question 8

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term firewall is _____________.
A) the access point a hacker uses to intrude on a computer or network
B) a program that searches for cybercriminals by looking for patterns in attacks
C) hardware and/or software that protects a network's resources from intrusion
D) a virus that prevents the computer or network from accessing outside resources

Accepted Answer

A firewall is a security system, either hardware or software, that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules, thereby protecting a network's resources from unauthorized access or intrusion.

Question 9

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term, PIN, is an acronym for which of the following?
A) personal identification number
B) private Internet notification
C) possessed information number
D) personal information network

Accepted Answer

PIN stands for "personal identification number," which is a numeric code used in various security systems to verify the identity of the user.

Question 10

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your company use to track your time and attendance?
A) face recognition system
B) iris recognition system
C) hand geometry system
D) digital forensics system

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is an AUP intended to do?
A) license software for individual use
B) outline computer activities for which the computer and network may or may not be used
C) contract with an outside organization to provide security and recovery services for a network
D) establish a network of computers, such as a homegroup

Accepted Answer

An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is intended to outline the acceptable and unacceptable activities and uses of computer and network resources.

Question 12

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your financial service institution use to secure the transactions you make using their phone banking service?
A) digital forensics system
B) voice verification system
C) iris recognition system
D) hand geometry system

Accepted Answer

Voice verification systems are commonly used in phone banking services to authenticate users by analyzing their unique voice patterns.

Question 13

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following terms is used to describe a file a computer creates that records successful and unsuccessful access attempts?
A) an access control
B) an attempt log
C) an attack index
D) an audit trail

Accepted Answer

An audit trail is a record that logs both successful and unsuccessful access attempts to a system, providing a history of activities for security and compliance purposes.

Question 14

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT A perpetrator is using a botnet. Which of the following is the least likely use of his botnet?
A) sending spam via email
B) spreading viruses
C) committing a distributed denial of service attack
D) authoring ActiveX scripts

Accepted Answer

Botnets are typically used for malicious activities such as sending spam, spreading viruses, and conducting DDoS attacks. Authoring ActiveX scripts is not a common use for botnets, as it involves creating software rather than using a network of compromised computers for attacks.

Question 15

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your financial institution use to reduce fraud?
A) digital forensics system
B) iris recognition system
C) signature verification system
D) hand geometry system

Accepted Answer

Signature verification systems are used to reduce fraud by verifying the authenticity of a person's signature.

Question 16

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is not true about biometric devices?
A) Personal characteristics are unique and cannot be forgotten or misplaced.
B) Biometric devices are an unreliable method of identification and notification.
C) Examples include fingerprint readers and hand geometry systems.
D) Biometric devices translate a personal characteristic into a digital code.

Accepted Answer

Biometric devices are generally considered reliable methods of identification and authentication, as they use unique personal characteristics.

Question 17

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is the least likely motive for a DDoS?
A) political anger
B) spoofing
C) extortion
D) negative recognition

Accepted Answer

Spoofing is a technique used to disguise the origin of an attack, not a motive for conducting a DDoS attack.

Question 18

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term CAPTCHA is _____________.
A) a private combination of words associated with a user name that allows access to computer resources
B) the average time it takes a computer to discover a password based on the number of characters
C) a digital image used to help decipher a faded or blurry word in digitized news archives
D) a series of distorted characters that a user is required to enter correctly to continue using a website

Accepted Answer

CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart" and is used to verify that a user is human by requiring them to enter distorted characters.

Question 19

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You have encountered a technology that is effective in blocking computer-generated attempts to access a website because it is generally easy for humans to recognize distorted characters. What is this technology?
A) CAPTCHA
B) CERT/CC
C) two-step verification
D) serial authentication

Accepted Answer

CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) is a technology used to differentiate between human users and automated bots by presenting challenges that are easy for humans but difficult for computers, such as recognizing distorted characters.

Question 20

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term, zombie, is _____________.
A) a program that performs a repetitive task on a network
B) spam sent via email to spread viruses or commit a distributed denial of service attack
C) a group of compromised computers connected to a network that attacks other networks
D) a computer or device whose owner is unaware that the computer or device is being controlled remotely by an outsider

Accepted Answer

A zombie is a computer or device whose owner is unaware that it is being controlled remotely by an outsider, often used in botnets for malicious activities.

Quiz 5: Digital Safety and Security: Identifying Threats, Issues, and Defenses

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following refers to a technique intruders use to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does a new federal laboratory use in its high security areas?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens during a DDoS attack?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your college use to verify your identity?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your daughter's daycare use to verify the identity of parents who pick up their children?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term back door, as it refers to computer crime, is _____________.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your new smartphone use to unlock the device?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term firewall is _____________.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term, PIN, is an acronym for which of the following?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your company use to track your time and attendance?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is an AUP intended to do?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your financial service institution use to secure the transactions you make using their phone banking service?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following terms is used to describe a file a computer creates that records successful and unsuccessful access attempts?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT A perpetrator is using a botnet. Which of the following is the least likely use of his botnet?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does your financial institution use to reduce fraud?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following statements is not true about biometric devices?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is the least likely motive for a DDoS?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term CAPTCHA is _____________.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You have encountered a technology that is effective in blocking computer-generated attempts to access a website because it is generally easy for humans to recognize distorted characters. What is this technology?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT The term, zombie, is _____________.