Question 1

Botnets are a major security threat since criminals are increasingly creating botnets to use for computer sabotage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Unauthorized use involves using a computer resource for unauthorized activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In businesses, access control systems are often integrated into a comprehensive ____________________ system designed to manage users' access to enterprise systems.

Accepted Answer

IDM

Question 4

A(n) denial of service (DoS) attack is an act of sabotage that attempts to flood a network server or Web server with so many requests for action that it cannot handle legitimate requests any longer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Computer spyware includes any illegal act involving a computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Private key encryption is also called symmetric key encryption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identification systems determine whether or not the person attempting access is actually who he or she claims to be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A(n) ____________________ is a unique digital code that can be attached to a file or an e-mail message to verify the identity of the sender of a document.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is a unique digital code...

Question 9

What is war driving?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is war driving?...

Question 10

A ____ provides a secure private tunnel from the user's computer through the Internet to another destination and is most often used to provide remote employees with secure access to a company network.

Accepted Answer

A)   laptop private network
B)   USB private network
C)   tunnel private network
D)   virtual private network

Question 11

Like a computer virus, a ____ is a malicious program designed to cause damage.

Accepted Answer

A)   computer worm
B)   scam
C)   phish
D)   computer bug

Question 12

Discuss online auction fraud.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss online auction fraud....

Question 13

____ software, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, can control which devices can be connected to an employee's computer.

Accepted Answer

A)   Data-leakage prevention
B)   Device authentication
C)   Professional firewall
D)   Network quarantine

Question 14

AntiDoS software is used to detect and eliminate computer viruses and other types of malware.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

____ uses a single secret key to both encrypt and decrypt the file or message.

Accepted Answer

A)   Private key encryption
B)   Asymmetric key encryption
C)   Public key encryption
D)   Synchronous key encryption

Question 16

A computer ____ is a software program that is installed without the permission or knowledge of the computer user, that is designed to alter the way a computer operates, and that can replicate itself to infect any new media it has access to.

Accepted Answer

A)   phish
B)   virus
C)   bot
D)   link

Question 17

The purpose of a(n) ____________________ is to authenticate the identity of an individual or organization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The purpose of a(n) ____________________ is to...

Question 18

Numeric passwords are also referred to passcodes .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A ____ is a malicious program that masquerades as something else-usually as some type of application program.

Accepted Answer

A)   Trojan horse
B)   computer worm
C)   computer insect
D)   computer bug

Question 20

A computer that is controlled by a hacker or other computer criminal is referred to as a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   spider
B)   server
C)   client
D)   bot

Exam 9: Network and Internet Security

Botnets are a major security threat since criminals are increasingly creating botnets to use for computer sabotage.

Unauthorized use involves using a computer resource for unauthorized activities.

In businesses, access control systems are often integrated into a comprehensive ____________________ system designed to manage users' access to enterprise systems.

A(n) denial of service (DoS) attack is an act of sabotage that attempts to flood a network server or Web server with so many requests for action that it cannot handle legitimate requests any longer.

Computer spyware includes any illegal act involving a computer.

Private key encryption is also called symmetric key encryption.

Identification systems determine whether or not the person attempting access is actually who he or she claims to be.

A(n) ____________________ is a unique digital code that can be attached to a file or an e-mail message to verify the identity of the sender of a document.

What is war driving?

A ____ provides a secure private tunnel from the user's computer through the Internet to another destination and is most often used to provide remote employees with secure access to a company network.

Like a computer virus, a ____ is a malicious program designed to cause damage.

Discuss online auction fraud.

____ software, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, can control which devices can be connected to an employee's computer.

AntiDoS software is used to detect and eliminate computer viruses and other types of malware.

____ uses a single secret key to both encrypt and decrypt the file or message.

A computer ____ is a software program that is installed without the permission or knowledge of the computer user, that is designed to alter the way a computer operates, and that can replicate itself to infect any new media it has access to.

The purpose of a(n) ____________________ is to authenticate the identity of an individual or organization.

Numeric passwords are also referred to passcodes .

A ____ is a malicious program that masquerades as something else-usually as some type of application program.

A computer that is controlled by a hacker or other computer criminal is referred to as a ____.