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

Question 1

Viruses, adware, and spyware are referred to collectively as ________.

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

Answer 1

B

Question 2

________ 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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Government impersonation scams involve ________.

A) people pretending to represent official organizations such as the Dept. of Homeland Security or IRS
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 6

A ________ is a virus that is attached to documents.

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

Question 7

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 8

A(n) ________ takes advantage of file transport methods, such as e-mail, to spread on its own.

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

Question 9

All of the following activities may 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) printing a document

Question 10

A packet analyzer 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 11

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

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

Question 12

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 13

All of the following are top cybercrimes reported to the IC3 EXCEPT ________.

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

Question 14

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 15

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

A) FBI and the IRS
B) FBI and the CIA
C) FBI and National White Collar Crime Center
D) NRA and the U.S. Department of Defense

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a virus category?

A) Worm
B) Logic bomb
C) Macro
D) Pharming

Question 19

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 20

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

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

Regarding 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 24

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 25

A(n) ________ backup makes a copy of all changes since the last backup.

A) incremental
B) full
C) image
D) data

Question 26

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 27

In computing, 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 28

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

A) keep your password a secret
B) change your password frequently
C) keep a master password that is the same for all of your accounts
D) use letters, numbers, and symbols in your passwords

Question 29

One type of CAPTCHA is ________.

A) antivirus software
B) a password method
C) the wavy hard-to-read letter and number sequence that you type to prove that you are human to a website
D) a rootkit virus

Question 30

A botnet is a group of applications running on ________ computers in a DDoS attack.

Question 31

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

Question 32

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 33

Victims of ________ can spend months, or even years, trying to repair their credit and eliminate fraudulent debts.

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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 37

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

Question 38

A whole-house surge protector is installed ________.

A) at the breaker panel
B) at the power line from the street
C) on each device and appliance
D) on computers

Question 39

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 40

Which is not one of the four key pieces of personal information you should protect from identity thieves?

A) Social Security number
B) Anniversary
C) Date of birth
D) Street address

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

________ alarm software is an inexpensive theft deterrent for mobile devices.

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

All viruses cause serious destruction of computer data.

Question 54

Ethical hackers are also known as white-hat hackers.

Question 55

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

Question 56

Creating and spreading online viruses is a cybercrime.

Question 57

The most common kind of pretexting in cyberspace is ________.

Question 58

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

Question 59

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 60

One way to protect your personal information on Facebook is to change your ________ settings.

Question 61

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

Question 62

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

Question 63

Since you can always redownload program files, you do not need to include them in backups.

Question 64

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are secure networks that are established without using the public Internet infrastructure.

Question 65

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

Question 66

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

Question 67

Currently, there are no antivirus programs for mobile devices.

Question 68

The terms virus and worm mean the same thing.

Question 69

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

Question 70

A macro virus is a virus that is attached to a file.

Question 71

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