Question 1

FileVault is a data encryption feature in macOS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What term describes a password cracker that tries a huge number of possible passwords?

Accepted Answer

A) keylogger 
B) cracker 
C) zombie 
D) brute-force

Question 3

Windows EFS encrypts entire drives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An email containing enticements (often appealing to human weaknesses)to open attachments is a form of what type of threat?

Accepted Answer

A) phishing 
B) hoax 
C) social engineering 
D) worm

Question 5

After several failed attempts to log on/sign in to your Windows computer you see a message stating that your account has been locked out. What caused this problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Wrong password 
B) Too many failed attempts 
C) Wrong username 
D) Incorrect version of Windows

Question 6

What term describes unsolicited instant messages?

Accepted Answer

A) spam 
B) browser hijacking 
C) phishing 
D) spim

Question 7

You attempt to install software in Windows; and although you are logged on with a computer administrator type of account, your screen turns grey and you receive a message asking if you want to allow the program to make changes to the computer. What Windows feature is at work here?

Accepted Answer

A) HTTPS 
B) UAC 
C) EFS 
D) authentication

Question 8

This software or hardware device examines network traffic and allows or rejects traffic into a network or computer based on predefined rules.

Accepted Answer

A) proxy service 
B) DMZ 
C) firewall 
D) VPN

Question 9

This special file holds a secret key.

Accepted Answer

A) cookie 
B) token 
C) vector 
D) digital certificate

Question 10

This method of malware infection installs malware through use of a separate browser window that opens uninvited from a Web page. If you click within the window, you may unknowingly agree to install malware.

Accepted Answer

A) rootkit 
B) pop-up download 
C) drive-by download 
D) hoax

Question 11

What does the term "malware" stand for?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the term "malware" stand for?...

Question 12

We recommend that you block first-party cookies and allow third-party cookies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Use this feature of your Microsoft account to group together other accounts as family and protect children via activity reporting, screen time limits, and content restrictions.

Accepted Answer

A) content filtering 
B) Microsoft Family 
C) certificates 
D) cookies

Question 14

What type of threat points your browser's home page to a website you did not chose, and may even keep you from changing the browser's default home page?

Accepted Answer

A) bluesnarfing 
B) phishing 
C) browser hijacking 
D) key logging

Question 15

When you access a Web page to pay for an online purchase, it should show HTTPS as the protocol in the address line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Define EFS.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define EFS....

Question 17

This type of software protects against unsolicited e-mail, filtering out those that have certain characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) antivirus 
B) spam filter 
C) firewall 
D) proxy service

Question 18

Describe at least two symptoms that can mean that you are the victim of identity theft.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe at least two symptoms that can...

Question 19

If your private network has both client computers needing Internet access and servers that must be available from the Internet, you should create this separate network for those servers in order to keep Internet-initiated traffic from entering the network containing your client computers. What is the term for the network where the servers are located?

Accepted Answer

A) back door 
B) DMZ 
C) botnet 
D) firewall

Question 20

HTTPS uses a private key to encrypt data between a client and an e-commerce server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Computer Security Basics

FileVault is a data encryption feature in macOS.

What term describes a password cracker that tries a huge number of possible passwords?

Windows EFS encrypts entire drives.

An email containing enticements (often appealing to human weaknesses) to open attachments is a form of what type of threat?

After several failed attempts to log on/sign in to your Windows computer you see a message stating that your account has been locked out. What caused this problem?

What term describes unsolicited instant messages?

You attempt to install software in Windows; and although you are logged on with a computer administrator type of account, your screen turns grey and you receive a message asking if you want to allow the program to make changes to the computer. What Windows feature is at work here?

This software or hardware device examines network traffic and allows or rejects traffic into a network or computer based on predefined rules.

This special file holds a secret key.

This method of malware infection installs malware through use of a separate browser window that opens uninvited from a Web page. If you click within the window, you may unknowingly agree to install malware.

What does the term "malware" stand for?

We recommend that you block first-party cookies and allow third-party cookies.

Use this feature of your Microsoft account to group together other accounts as family and protect children via activity reporting, screen time limits, and content restrictions.

What type of threat points your browser's home page to a website you did not chose, and may even keep you from changing the browser's default home page?

When you access a Web page to pay for an online purchase, it should show HTTPS as the protocol in the address line.

Define EFS.

This type of software protects against unsolicited e-mail, filtering out those that have certain characteristics.

Describe at least two symptoms that can mean that you are the victim of identity theft.

HTTPS uses a private key to encrypt data between a client and an e-commerce server.