Deck 10: The Electronic Crime Scene

Question 1

Internet protocol (IP) addresses are assigned to specific users each time they sign online.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Spyware is a self-installing software program that exploits infected computers by monitoring the Internet activities of the computer user and providing data to third parties.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In 2011, identity theft topped the list for consumer complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The PROTECT Act of 2003 modified federal pornography laws to define the possession of child pornography as being in possession of contraband.

Question 5

Cybertailing is the process of following a perpetrator through various computer networks in an attempt to identify a suspect.

Question 6

The type of evidence the CSI gets from the investigation of a computer crime scene is

A) analog
B) electronic
C) digital
D) fingerprint

Question 7

Which is not a type of digital crime?

A) identify theft
B) cyberstalking
C) pornography
D) cybertailing

Question 8

Identify theft comprises approximately _____ of all fraud complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission.

A) 50 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 60 percent
D) 70 percent

Question 9

Crimes covered by the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 include

A) bank fraud, credit card fraud, loans, and government documents
B) government documents, bank fraud, Internet shopping, and credit card fraud
C) credit card fraud, loans, mortgage shopping, and government documents
D) bank fraud, credit card fraud, loans, and mail fraud

Question 10

Self-installing software programs that exploit infected computers by monitoring and providing the Internet activities of the computer user to third parties are called:

A) monitoring software
B) analyzing software
C) spyware
D) phishing software

Question 11

The PROTECT Act of 2003 deals with what kind of crime?

A) bank fraud
B) government documents
C) phishing
D) child pornography