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

Someone who maliciously invades a computer system to steal or destroy information. is known as a(n) ________.

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

________ are new browser windows launched by a website.

Virtual communications gateways that allow a computer to accept requests for information from other networks or computers are called ________.

A firewall designed specifically for home networks is called a ________ firewall.

Which of the following statements about cookies is not true?

________ is characterized by someone using personal information about you (such as your name or Social Security number) for the purpose of defrauding others.

The most common occurrence of identity compromise is through ________.

When malicious code is planted on your computer and alters your browser's ability to find web addresses, it is known as ________.

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

Personal firewalls can close open logical ports and make your computer invisible to other computers on the Internet.

Which of the following is a program that appears to be something useful or desirable but does something malicious in the background?

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

A full backup and an image backup are the same thing.

________ floods a computer with requests until it shuts down denying access to legitimate users.

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

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

Computer ________ involves identifying, extracting, preserving, and documenting computer evidence.