Question 1

A Caesar cipher that shifts characters 3 to the right would produce the same codes as one that shifts them 23 to the left.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A wiki is a web site whose goal is to disseminate secret and classified information to the public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is the least likely consequence if the process of user authentication is compromised?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abuse of user's private information 
B)  Communications falsely attributed to user 
C)  Loss of user's access to account 
D)  Proceeds from Spanish lottery deposited in user's bank account 
A)  Abuse of user's private information 
B)  Communications falsely attributed to user 
C)  Loss of user's access to account 
D)  Proceeds from Spanish lottery deposited in user's bank account

Question 4

Because good passwords are hard to remember, users should memorize just a few and use them for all of their accounts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following security attacks collects key information, like your password, by using a fake web page?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phishing 
B)  Back door 
C)  Buffer overflow 
D)  Denial of service 
A)  Phishing 
B)  Back door 
C)  Buffer overflow 
D)  Denial of service

Question 6

Which of the following is the degree to which authorized users can access information for legitimate purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Integrity 
B)  Confidentiality 
C)  Redundancy 
D)  Availability 
A)  Integrity 
B)  Confidentiality 
C)  Redundancy 
D)  Availability

Question 7

A password should never be sent in an email message.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following security attacks exploits a flaw in a program that could cause a system to crash and leave the user with increased authority levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phishing 
B)  Back door 
C)  Buffer overflow 
D)  Denial of service 
A)  Phishing 
B)  Back door 
C)  Buffer overflow 
D)  Denial of service

Question 9

What is WikiLeaks? What is the controversy surrounding their stated purpose?

Accepted Answer

WikiLeaks is an organization whose goal

A Caesar cipher that shifts characters 3 to the right would produce the same codes as one that shifts them 23 to the left.

A wiki is a web site whose goal is to disseminate secret and classified information to the public.

Which of the following is the least likely consequence if the process of user authentication is compromised?

Because good passwords are hard to remember, users should memorize just a few and use them for all of their accounts.

Which of the following security attacks collects key information, like your password, by using a fake web page?

Which of the following is the degree to which authorized users can access information for legitimate purposes?

A password should never be sent in an email message.

Which of the following security attacks exploits a flaw in a program that could cause a system to crash and leave the user with increased authority levels?

What is WikiLeaks? What is the controversy surrounding their stated purpose?

The Big Picture

Binary Values and Number Systems

Data Representation

Gates and Circuits

Computing Components

Low-Level Programming Languages and Pseudocode

Problem Solving and Algorithms

Abstract Data Types and Subprograms

Object-Oriented Design and High-Level Programming Languages

Operating Systems

File Systems and Directories

Information Systems

Artificial Intelligence

Simulation, Graphics, Gaming, and Other Applications

Networks

The World Wide Web

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Exam 17: Computer Security

A Caesar cipher that shifts characters 3 to the right would produce the same codes as one that shifts them 23 to the left.

A wiki is a web site whose goal is to disseminate secret and classified information to the public.

Which of the following is the least likely consequence if the process of user authentication is compromised?

Because good passwords are hard to remember, users should memorize just a few and use them for all of their accounts.

Which of the following security attacks collects key information, like your password, by using a fake web page?

Which of the following is the degree to which authorized users can access information for legitimate purposes?

A password should never be sent in an email message.

Which of the following security attacks exploits a flaw in a program that could cause a system to crash and leave the user with increased authority levels?

What is WikiLeaks? What is the controversy surrounding their stated purpose?

The Big Picture

Binary Values and Number Systems

Data Representation

Gates and Circuits

Computing Components

Low-Level Programming Languages and Pseudocode

Problem Solving and Algorithms

Abstract Data Types and Subprograms

Object-Oriented Design and High-Level Programming Languages

Operating Systems

File Systems and Directories

Information Systems

Artificial Intelligence

Simulation, Graphics, Gaming, and Other Applications

Networks

The World Wide Web

Limitations of Computing

broad concept of computer security and its importance in modern society.

Filters