Exam 4: Toward a Smarter Defense: Big Data and Risk Assessments in Homeland Security

Which system developed in 1994 allowed Border Patrol agents to identify illegal border crossers using biometric information.

The industrial and economic boom that occurred during the mid-twentieth century saw the emergence of business intelligence, data centers, and the more direct ancestors of today's computers.

_________ assessment is a process to identify potential threats or hazards and analyze what could happen if a threat or hazard occurs.

Identify some potential flaws in the Secure Flight program.

Risk segmentation involves the separation of low-risk cargo or people from high risk, or unknown, cargo or people.

A watchlist is compilation of individuals or entities that have been deemed to pose a threat based upon the analysis of derogatory information.

Discuss how national preparedness and resilience rely on big data.

Which of the following terms describes a compilation of individuals or entities that have been deemed to pose a threat based upon the analysis of derogatory information?

The fifteenth century saw the development of data storage on magnetic tape and the invention of early computers

Big data is revolutionizing medicine and the ability to diagnose and treat patients.

Describe a historical period in which humans used and managed knowledge before the use of computers.

Explain how homeland security programs now rely on the use of "big data".

The use of IDENT and the CDS exemplify how big data and risk assessment can be used to inform homeland security decision-making.

Explain why information sharing was problematic in the pre-9/11 era.

Approximately, how many air passengers per day does the TSA screen?

The 3 V's of big data refer to volume, velocity, and ______________.

Which of the following terms describes any information that permits the identity of an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including any other information that is linked or linkable to that individual?

Which agencies are provided with information available in the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB)?

What permits government employees and contractors to review classified information?