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

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

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

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

Government impersonation scams involve ________.

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

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

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

Currently, there are no antivirus programs for mobile devices.

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

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

The terms virus and worm mean the same thing.

Which of the following is NOT a virus category?

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

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

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

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

A ________ is a virus that is attached to documents.

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

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

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