Question 1

A(n)_____ is a hardware device that captures keystrokes on their journey from the keyboard to the motherboard.

Accepted Answer

hardware key logger
Explanation: A hardware key logger is a hardware device that captures keystrokes on their journey from the keyboard to the motherboard.These devices can be in the form of a connector on the system-unit end of the cable between the keyboard and the system unit.

Question 2

The _____ sought to regulate interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on businesses sending unsolicited e-mail to consumers.

Accepted Answer

CAN-Spam Act,2003
Explanation: The CAN-Spam Act,2003,sought to regulate interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on businesses sending unsolicited e-mail to consumers.The law forbids deceptive subject lines,headers,return addresses,etc. ,as well as harvesting e-mail addresses from Web sites.It requires businesses that send spam to maintain a do-not-spam list and to include a postal mailing address in the message.

Question 3

_____ break into other people's computer systems and may just look around,or they may steal credit card numbers or destroy information,or otherwise do damage.

Accepted Answer

Black-hat hackers
Explanation: Black-hat hackers break into other people's computer systems and may just look around,or they may steal credit card numbers or destroy information,or otherwise do damage.

Question 4

Log analysis is a monitoring tool that keeps track of logons,deletions,and so forth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hackers who have a philosophical or political message that they want to share are called hacktivists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a program that,when installed on a computer,records every mouse click?

Accepted Answer

A) Honeypot 
B) Spear phishing 
C) Clickstreaming 
D) Key logger 
A) Honeypot 
B) Spear phishing 
C) Clickstreaming 
D) Key logger

Question 7

_____ refers to programs that Web sites offer to help people monitor what is happening on a computer.

Accepted Answer

A) Abandonware 
B) Snoopware 
C) Freeware 
D) Shareware 
A) Abandonware 
B) Snoopware 
C) Freeware 
D) Shareware

Question 8

Benign viruses are the worst kinds of viruses as they have the capacity to damage computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Intellectual property refers to tangible creative work that is embodied in non-physical form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

_____ is the unauthorized use,duplication,distribution,or sale of copyrighted software.

Accepted Answer

A) Pirated software 
B) File sharing 
C) Torrent poisoning 
D) Phishing 
A) Pirated software 
B) File sharing 
C) Torrent poisoning 
D) Phishing

Question 11

A(n)______ is hardware and/or software that protects a computer or a network from intruders.

Accepted Answer

A) Web log 
B) worm 
C) firewall 
D) public key 
A) Web log 
B) worm 
C) firewall 
D) public key

Question 12

A(n)_____ consists of one line of information for every visitor to a Web site and is usually stored on a Web server.

Accepted Answer

Web log
Explanation: A Web log consists

Question 13

The CAN-Spam Act is an anti-spam law passed by the Federal Government which bans spamming entirely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Katherine Wood,a critically acclaimed feminist poet,recently published her second anthology of poetry.Which of the following will protect her work from being used by other people without her permission?

Accepted Answer

A) Copyright law 
B) Patent law 
C) Trademark law 
D) Fair use 
A) Copyright law 
B) Patent law 
C) Trademark law 
D) Fair use

Question 15

Key logging refers to the rerouting of a person's request for a legitimate Web site to a fake site which then collects information from the person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Spyware is a kind of software that blocks malicious software from entering one's computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

_____ are knowledgeable computer users who use their knowledge to invade other people's computers and have varying motives behind their actions.

Accepted Answer

Hackers
Explanation: Hackers a

Question 18

_____ scrambles the contents of a file so that you cannot read it without having the right decryption key.

Accepted Answer

Encryption
Explanation: Encryption scram

Question 19

Without spyware,a Web site cannot tell a lot about its Web visitors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ is software to generate advertisements that installs itself on a person's computer when they download some other program from the Web.

Accepted Answer

Adware
Explanation: Adware is software t

Exam 8: Protecting People and Information: Threats and Safeguards

A(n)_____ is a hardware device that captures keystrokes on their journey from the keyboard to the motherboard.

The _____ sought to regulate interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on businesses sending unsolicited e-mail to consumers.

_____ break into other people's computer systems and may just look around,or they may steal credit card numbers or destroy information,or otherwise do damage.

Log analysis is a monitoring tool that keeps track of logons,deletions,and so forth.

Hackers who have a philosophical or political message that they want to share are called hacktivists.

Which of the following is a program that,when installed on a computer,records every mouse click?

_____ refers to programs that Web sites offer to help people monitor what is happening on a computer.

Benign viruses are the worst kinds of viruses as they have the capacity to damage computers.

Intellectual property refers to tangible creative work that is embodied in non-physical form.

_____ is the unauthorized use,duplication,distribution,or sale of copyrighted software.

A(n)______ is hardware and/or software that protects a computer or a network from intruders.

A(n)_____ consists of one line of information for every visitor to a Web site and is usually stored on a Web server.

The CAN-Spam Act is an anti-spam law passed by the Federal Government which bans spamming entirely.

Katherine Wood,a critically acclaimed feminist poet,recently published her second anthology of poetry.Which of the following will protect her work from being used by other people without her permission?

Key logging refers to the rerouting of a person's request for a legitimate Web site to a fake site which then collects information from the person.

Spyware is a kind of software that blocks malicious software from entering one's computer.

_____ are knowledgeable computer users who use their knowledge to invade other people's computers and have varying motives behind their actions.

_____ scrambles the contents of a file so that you cannot read it without having the right decryption key.

Without spyware,a Web site cannot tell a lot about its Web visitors.

_____ is software to generate advertisements that installs itself on a person's computer when they download some other program from the Web.

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