Exam 22: Computer Benefits and Risks

A(n) digital certificate is issued by a certificate authority that essentially vouches for the certificate holder's identity.

The accompanying figure illustrates the use of _____.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 22-1 Ethan is in charge of Internet security for a small company. Employees are often asking him questions related to their identity and privacy online, as well as about some phishing schemes. Below are three of these questions. How can I protect my privacy online?

All of the following determines whether you can use material under fair use regulations, except if _____.

Laptop computers typically consume less power than desktops.

Which of the following virtual ports is used to accept e-mail?

File ____________________ software overwrites a hard disk or USB drive with random 1s and 0s to make data unrecoverable.

The term ____________________ refers to any program or set of program instructions designed to surreptitiously enter a computer, disrupt its normal operations, or gather sensitive data.

Which one of the following laws or regulations protects ISPs from liability for defamatory statements made by customers?

Encryption utilities scramble the data in a file by using a _____ key.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 22-1 Ethan is in charge of Internet security for a small company. Employees are often asking him questions related to their identity and privacy online, as well as about some phishing schemes. Below are three of these questions. Which of the following is among the most prevalent e-mail scams currently circulating?

The original wireless encryption was called WPA because it was designed to provide a level of confidentiality similar to that of a wired network.

Some Trojan horses contain a virus or a worm, which can replicate and spread. Virus experts call this a(n) _____ threat because it combines more than one type of malicious code.

_____ IP addresses is the only one that can be accessed directly from the Internet.

Windows Parental Controls offer tools for establishing time limits and blocking access to specific programs.

Some versions of Windows also include an encryption utility called _____.

If _____, Windows firewall should be on.

Referring to the accompanying figure, you can control all of the following, EXCEPT _____.

Which of the following organizations works to stop illegal software distribution?

Typically, infected attachments look like _____ files, and they infect your computer when you open them.