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1. Which of the following is any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware, software, data, information, or processing capability?
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2. Which of the following is someone who demands payment in order to stop an attack on an organization’s technology infrastructure?
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3. Which of the following has the same intent as a cracker, but does not have the technical skills and knowledge?
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4. Which of the following is someone who uses the Internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons?
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5. Computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits are classified as which of the following?
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6. What is the term for a program that performs a repetitive task on a network?
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7. In which particularly devastating type of DoS attack are multiple unsuspecting computers used to attack multiple computer networks?
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8. Which of the following is a technique intruders use to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network?
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9. Which of the following is a federally funded Internet security research and development center?
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10. Which of the following is a program or set of instructions in a program that allows users to bypass security controls?
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11. Which of the following is not a security product developer?
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12. Many websites, like that in the accompanying figure, require a user to enter a private combination of characters associated with a user name that allows access to certain computer resources. What is the term for this combination of characters?
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13. Which of the following is not a possessed object?
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14. How much do fingerprint readers typically cost?
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15. Into which of the following kinds of ports do external fingerprint readers plug?
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16. Which of the following can transmit germs?
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17. Which kind of license is a legal agreement that allows multiple users to access the software on the server simultaneously?
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18. Which kind of license is a legal agreement that permits users to install the software on multiple computers, usually at a volume discount?
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19. To read encrypted data, the recipient must decipher it into a readable form. What is the term for this process?
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20. What occurs when someone steals personal or confidential information?
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21. Which type of individual may steal credit card numbers to make fraudulent purchases?
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22. What is another name for public key encryption?
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23. Which of the following provides the mobile user with a secure connection to the company network server?
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24. What is the term for a website that uses encryption techniques to protect its data?
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25. How long can digital certificates be valid?
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26. Which of the following is an authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates?
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27. Which of the following kinds of certificate is a notice that guarantees a user or website is legitimate?
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28. Which of the following terms means in a location separate from the computer site?
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29. Which of the following terms refers to making a copy of a file?
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30. In the case of system failure or the discovery of corrupted files, what do users do to the backed-up files when they bring the files to their original location on a computer?
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31. Which of the following is a duplicate of a file, program, or disk that can be used if the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed?
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32. With a three-generation backup policy, the grandparent is which of the following?
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33. Which of the following copies all of the files in a computer?
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34. With which of the following do users choose which folders and files to include in a backup?
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35. One study found that a certain percentage of wireless connections like the kind in the accompanying figure are unsecured, leaving them susceptible to hackers. What was that percentage?
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36. Which of the following categories are the rights to which creators are entitled for their work?
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37. Which of the following refers to unique and original works such as ideas, inventions, writings, art, processes, company and product names, and logos?
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38. Which of the following gives authors and artists the exclusive rights to duplicate, publish, and sell their materials?
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39. Which law states that it is not illegal to intercept or access an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system that is configured so that such electronic communication is readily accessible to the general public?
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40. An IT code of conduct is a written guideline that helps determine whether a specific computer action is which of the following?
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41. Personal computers, display devices, and printers should comply with guidelines of which of the following programs?
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42. Which of the following refers to the right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them?
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43. Which of the following is, as shown in the accompanying figure, a small text file that a web server stores on a user’s computer?
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44. Websites use which of the following to keep track of items in a user’s shopping cart?
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45. Which of the following is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email that attempts to obtain a user’s personal and financial information?
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46. Internet advertising firms often use which of the following to collect information about users web browsing habits?
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47. Which of the following laws provides the same protection that covers mail and telephone communications to electronic communications such as voice mail?
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48. Which of the following is the process of restricting access to certain material on the web?
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49. Many businesses use which of the following to limit employees’ web access?
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50. Which of the following involves the use of computers to observe, record, and review an employee’s use of a computer, including communications such as email messages, keyboarding activity, and websites visited?
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51. Which of the following best describes the term, cybercrime?
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52. Which term is used to describe software used by cybercriminals?
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53. Which of the following terms refers to someone who accesses a computer or network illegally with the intent of malicious action?
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54. Which of the following terms refers to someone who uses the Internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons?
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55. Which of the following statements is not true about Internet and network attacks?
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56. Which of the following terms is used to describe a program that copies itself repeatedly, using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network?
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57. What is the general term for programs that act without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alter the computer’s operations?
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58. The term, payload, as it pertains to computer crime, is defined as _____________.
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59. Which of the following terms is used to describe a program that hides in a computer and allows someone from a remote location to take full control of the computer?
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60. The term, botnet, means _____________.
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61. A perpetrator is using a botnet. Which of the following is the least likely use of his botnet?
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62. The term, zombie, is _____________.
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63. Which of the following is the least likely motive for a DDoS?
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64. What happens during a DDoS attack?
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65. The term back door, as it refers to computer crime, is _____________.
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66. 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?
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67. The term firewall is _____________.
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68. What is an AUP intended to do?
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69. 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?
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70. Which of the following terms is used to describe a file a computer creates that records successful and unsuccessful access attempts?
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71. The term CAPTCHA is _____________.
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72. Which of the following does your daughter’s daycare use to verify the identity of parents who pick up their children?
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73. The term, PIN, is an acronym for which of the following?
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74. Which of the following does your new smartphone use to unlock the device?
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75. Which of the following does your company use to track your time and attendance?
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76. Which of the following does your college use to verify your identity?
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77. Which of the following does your financial institution use to reduce fraud?
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78. Which of the following does your financial service institution use to secure the transactions you make using their phone banking service?
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79. Which of the following does a new federal laboratory use in its high security areas?
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80. Which of the following statements is not true about biometric devices?
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81. What term is used to describe the discovery, collection, and analysis of evidence found on computers and networks?
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82. Which of the following can be used to create a software registration number, sometimes illegally?
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83. You have just provided the identification number that associates your new software purchase with the mobile device on which you installed the software. What is the term for this process?
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84. When a waiter at a restaurant steals credit card numbers to make fraudulent purchases, this is called _____________.
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85. Unless you want to allow others to follow your locations throughout the day, disable the ____ tracking feature.
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| 86.
____ apps can allow you to lock your mobile device and SIM card remotely.
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According to some estimates, ____ mobile phones are lost or stolen in the United States every minute.
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88. What is an EULA intended to do?
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89. Which of the following statements is not true about software theft?
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What type of software restricts access to specified websites?
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91. Which of the following terms is used to describe an encrypted code that a person, website, or organization uses to verify the identity of the message sender?
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92. Which of the following statements is not a safeguard against the failure of hardware?
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93. Which of the following statements is not true about backing up?
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94. Which of the following statements is not true about intellectual property rights?
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95. Which of the following terms refers to a written list of guidelines that might include rules that prevent employees from using software illegally or using computers to steal?
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96. In order to safeguard your personal information, which of the following is recommended?
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97. Which of the following terms is used to describe a small text file that a web server stores on your computer?
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98. What term is used to describe the process of restricting access to certain material on the web?
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99. Which of the following terms is used to describe a scam in which a website includes a button, image or link that contains a malicious program?
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100. Social engineering, as it pertains to computers, is _____________.
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101. Any illegal act involving a computer generally is referred to as a computer crime.
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102. Combating cybercrime is not one of the FBI’s top priorities.
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103. Cybercrime laws are consistent between states and countries, making it easy to reach a consensus as to what is illegal.
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104. A cyberextortionist uses the Internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons.
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105. Programmers often build trapdoors into programs during system development.
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106. A rootkit can be a back door.
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107. Perpetrators of back doors trick their victims into interacting with phony websites.
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108. Personal firewalls constantly monitor all transmissions to and from a computer and may inform a user of any attempted intrusion.
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109. Both Windows and Mac operating systems include firewall capabilities.
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110. Many companies use access controls to minimize the chance that a perpetrator may intentionally access or an employee may accidentally access confidential information on a computer, mobile device, or network.
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111. Audit trails only record unsuccessful access attempts.
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112. As shown in the accompanying figure, most operating systems require that users correctly enter a user name and password before they can access the data, information, and programs stored on a computer, mobile device, or network.
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113. If a program or device has a default password, be sure to retain it.
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114. PINs are not the same as passwords.
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115. If you are nervous, a signature might not match the one on file in a signature verification system.
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116. A digital forensics examiner must have knowledge of the law, technical experience with many types of hardware and software products, superior communication skills, and the like.
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117. Biometric objects are entirely foolproof.
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118. To promote a better understanding of software piracy problems and, if necessary, to take legal action, a number of major worldwide software companies formed the BSA.
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119. Many organizations and businesses have strict written policies governing the installation and use of software and enforce their rules by checking networked or online computers periodically to ensure that all software is licensed properly.
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120. Some operating systems and email programs allow you to encrypt the contents of files and messages that are stored on your computer.
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121. Secure sites typically use digital certificates along with security protocols.
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122. Digital signatures often are used to ensure that an imposter is not participating in an Internet transaction.
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123. Analog signatures help to prevent email forgery.
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124. Passwords and passphrases that are more than four characters, contain uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters are the most secure.
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125. Any device that connects to the Internet is susceptible to mobile malware.
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126. One way to reduce electrical waste is for organizations to consolidate servers by user concatenation.
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127. One way to reduce electrical waste is for organizations to use outside air to cool data centers and computer facilities.
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128. Websites often collect data about you so that they can customize advertisements and send you personalized email messages.
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129. Online shopping sites generally use a session cookie to keep track of items in a user’s shopping cart as shown in the accompanying figure.
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130. Users can purchase a software program that selectively blocks cookies like the kind shown in the accompanying figure.
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131. Your browsing history is a list of all websites you have visited over a period of time.
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132. During virtual browsing, your browser does not keep track of the websites you are visiting.
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133. Proximity sharing gives websites access to your current location.
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134. Phishing is an unsolicited email message or newsgroup posting sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once.
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135. To remove spyware, users need to obtain a special program that can detect and delete it.
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136. Information collected and stored about individuals should be limited to what is necessary to carry out the function of the business or government agency collecting the data.
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137. To protect yourself from social engineering scams, shred all sensitive or confidential documents.
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138. Many businesses use spyware to limit employees’ web access.
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139. COPPA protects minors from inappropriate content when accessing the Internet in schools and libraries.
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140. The Computer Abuse Amendments Act outlaws transmission of harmful computer code such as viruses like the kind shown in the accompanying figure.
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141. The ECPA protects consumers from disclosure of their personal financial information and requires institutions to alert customers of information disclosure policies.
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142. FOIA enables public access to most government records.
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143. If a company does not have a formal email policy, it can read email messages without employee notification.
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144. HIPAA protects individuals against the wrongful disclosure of their health information.
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145. The PATRIOT Act gives law enforcement the right to monitor people’s activities, including web and email habits.
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146. The Privacy Act forbids federal agencies from allowing information to be used for a reason other than that for which it was collected.
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147. It is illegal for employers to use software programs that monitor employees.
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148. Content filtering opponents argue that banning any materials violates constitutional guarantees of free speech and personal rights.
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149. Many Internet security programs include a firewall, antivirus program, and filtering capabilities combined.
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150. COPPA requires that schools and libraries use content filtering software in order to receive certain federal funds.
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151. The term ____________________ describes an attack whose goal ranges from disabling a government’s computer network to crippling a country.
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152. A(n) ____________________ is a program that hides in a computer or mobile device and allows someone from a remote location to take full control of the computer or devices.
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153. Computer viruses like the kind in the accompanying figure—along with worms, and Trojan horses—deliver their ____________________ on a computer or mobile device when a user opens an infected file or runs an infected program.
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154. A(n) ____________________ is a web app that evaluates your computer or mobile device to check for Internet and email vulnerabilities.
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155. A(n) ____________________ attack is an assault whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the web or email.
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156. A(n) ____________________ is a program or set of instructions in a program that allow users to bypass security controls when accessing a program, computer, or network.
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157. To prevent unauthorized access and use, at a minimum a company should have a written ____________________ that outlines the activities for which a computer or network may and may not be used.
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158. A(n) ____________________ control is a security measure that defines who can access a computer, when they can access it, and what actions they can take while accessing the computer.
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159. A(n) ____________________ object is any item that must be carried to gain access to a computer or computer facility.
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160. A(n) ____________________ device authenticates a person’s identity by translating a personal characteristic into a digital code that then is compared with a digital code stored in the computer verifying a physical or behavioral characteristic.
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161. ____________________ involves the examination of media, programs, data and log files on computers, mobile devices, servers, and networks.
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162. A(n) ____________________ agreement is the right to use software.
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163. The most common type of license included with software purchased by individual users is a(n) ____________________.
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164. ____________________ is the unauthorized and illegal duplication of copyrighted software.
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165. ____________________ occurs when someone steals personal or confidential information.
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166. ____________________ is the process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access.
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167. A(n) ____________________ signature is an encryption code that a person, website, or organization attaches to an electronic message to verify the identity of the message sender.
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168. A(n) ____________________ is a written plan that describes the steps an organization would take to restore its computer operations in the event of a disaster.
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169. A(n) ____________________ is a wireless network name, which you should change from the default to something that uniquely identifies your network, like the kind in the accompanying figure, especially if you live in close proximity to other wireless networks.
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170. Employers and schools often specify standards for the ethical use of technology in an IT ____________________ and then distribute these standards to employees and students.
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171. Discuss the seven different categories into which perpetrators of cybercrime and other intrusions fall.
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172. Discuss a virus and related examples of malware, also include definitions of the term payload, and a discussion of how a virus delivers a payload in your answer. Explain a common way through which computers and mobile devices become infected with viruses, and list common types of malware
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173. Describe botnets and denial of service attacks.
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174. Discuss the measures you can take to safeguard home computers and devices.
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175. Discuss the four types of software theft.
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176. Explain three safeguards you can use to secure your wireless networks like the kind in the accompanying figure.
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| 177. One form of software theft is the theft of the software from software manufacturers, which is known as piracy. Because this has historically been rather easy to do, the practice has become very common. As a computer instructor you feel it is your responsibility to explain this practice to students through the use of some examples.
Which of the following is NOT permissible under a single-user license agreement?
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| 178. One form of software theft is the theft of the software from software manufacturers, which is known as piracy. Because this has historically been rather easy to do, the practice has become very common. As a computer instructor you feel it is your responsibility to explain this practice to students through the use of some examples.
Which of the following practice IS permissible under a single-user license agreement?
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| 179. In your introductory course on computers, your professor has decided to dedicate a lecture to technology ethics. There is a lot of ambiguity in this topic, and she has presented a range of circumstances for you and your classmates to review.
Which of the following is NOT a question of technology ethics?
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| 180. In your introductory course on computers, your professor has decided to dedicate a lecture to technology ethics. There is a lot of ambiguity in this topic, and she has presented a range of circumstances for you and your classmates to review.
Which of the following is not a frequently discussed area of technology ethics?
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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
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181. Usually does not have advanced computer and technical skills.
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182. A group of compromised computers.
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183. A program that restricts access to specified websites.
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184. Most systems require that a user selects this on his or her own.
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185. The owner of this kind of computer is unaware that it is being controlled remotely by an outsider.
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186. An authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates.
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187. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer or mobile device hardware.
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188. In the encryption process, the unencrypted, readable data.
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189. In the encryption process, the encrypted (scrambled) data.
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190. Protects a network’s resources from intrusion.
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191. An encrypted code that a person, website, or organization attaches to an electronic message to verify the identity of the message sender.
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192. Protects any tangible form of expression.
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193. A common infringement of copyright.
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194. A notice that guarantees a user or a website is legitimate.
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195. A program that performs a repetitive task on a network.
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196. A scam in which a button or link on a website contains a malicious program.
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197. Biometric device used in high security areas.
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198. Makes it illegal to circumvent antipiracy schemes in commercial software.
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199. Outlines the activities for which a computer or network may and may not be used.
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200. An assault whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service
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