Deck 7: Computer and Network Security

Question 1

An intentional action designed to prevent legitimate users from making use of a computer service is called

A) a bombing run.
B) a curtain closer.
C) a denial-of-service attack.
D) an electronic overdose.
E) phreaking.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Conficker worm is notable because

A) it is Cuba's first attempt at cyberwarfare.
B) it is the fastest spreading worm of all time.
C) it shut down the White House Web site for three days.
D) computer experts have found it particularly difficult to eradicate.
E) All of the above.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

An intentional action designed to prevent legitimate users from making use of a computer service is called a .

Answer 3

denial-of-service DoS attack

Question 4

Determining that a person is who he or she claims to be on a computer is called

A) accountability.
B) authentication.
C) authorization.
D) debugging.
E) social engineering.

Question 5

You may find a virus

A) on a hard disk.
B) on a floppy disk.
C) on a CD-ROM.
D) in an email attachment.
E) All of the above

Question 6

Manipulating someone within an organization to gain access to confidential information is called

A) diving.
B) hacking.
C) phreaking.
D) social engineering.
E) trashing.

Question 7

According to some estimates, 90 percent of spam is distributed through networks.

Question 8

The Internet worm was released by

A) John Barlow.
B) Katie Hafner.
C) John Markoff.
D) Robert Morris, Jr..
E) Bruce Sterling.

Question 9

A is a self-contained program that spreads through a computer network by exploiting security holes in the computers connected to the network.

Question 10

The process of determining that a user has permission to perform a particular action on a computer is called

A) accountability.
B) authentication.
C) authorization.
D) debugging.
E) social engineering.

Question 11

A is a piece of self-replicating code embedded within another program called the host.

Question 12

A self-contained program that spreads through a computer network by exploiting security holes is called a

A) hack.
B) rogue.
C) Trojan horse.
D) virus.
E) worm.

Question 13

The criminalizes a wide variety of hacker-related activities.

Question 14

The manipulation of a person inside an organization to gain access to confidential information is called .

Question 15

A file accompanying an email message is called an .

Question 16

A program with a benign capability that conceals another, sinister purpose is called a

A) hack.
B) rogue.
C) Trojan horse.
D) virus.
E) worm.

Question 17

A software program that responds to commands sent by a command-and-control program located on an external computer is called a

A) bot.
B) spoof.
C) vampire.
D) virus.
E) worm.

Question 18

Vote-counting irregularities in the State of in the 2000 U.S. Presidential election led to more interest in computerized voting systems.

Question 19

A piece of self-replicating code embedded within another program is called a

A) hack.
B) rogue.
C) Trojan horse.
D) virus.
E) worm.

Question 20

A is a computer, positioned between a local network and the Internet, that monitors the packets flowing in and out.