Question 1

What is not a characteristic of lamers, leeches, and posers?

Accepted Answer

A)  very technically oriented with telephone systems 
B)  wanna-be 
C)  likely to use programs that attack and damage the computers of others 
D)  someone who is just getting into the computer underground 
E)  both a and c

Question 2

The computer underground is composed of actors adhering to one of five roles: hackers, crackers, phreakers, warez d00dz, or lamers, leeches, and posers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

___________ is the oldest of the electronically distributed computer underground publications.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ is the oldest of the electronically...

Question 4

The term ____________, as it is used among crackers, phreaks, and warez d00dz, indicates that a given individual is a wanna-be and not skilled as yet.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term ____________, as it is used...

Question 5

What makes the computer underground a subculture? What types of specialized vocabulary do members of the computer underground use? Describe the commonly held beliefs shared by the participants in the computer underground. How do members of the computer underground communicate?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What makes the computer underground a subculture?...

Question 6

John "Cap'n Crunch" Draper is known as the "father of phreaking."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Those individuals who have a deeper and more technically oriented interest in the "telco" are known as ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Those individuals who have a deeper and...

Question 8

In a sadomasochism chatroom, a "handle" or user nickname that begins with a capital letter indicates that the user play a ______________ in cyber-relationships.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a sadomasochism chatroom, a "handle" or...

Question 9

Hackers prefer to be known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  wizards 
B)  computer geniuses 
C)  computer wizards 
D)  both b and c 
E)  both a and c

Question 10

What is not a characteristic of a cracker?

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to gather in small, tight-knit, secretive groups 
B)  tend to develop and implement computer viruses 
C)  manipulates or damages computer files 
D)  distributes pirated commercial software

Question 11

The computer underground has their own specialized way of dressing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Those individuals who break security systems are known as hackers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Who are the different actors that participate in the computer underground? Describe each of the participants.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who are the different actors that participate...

Question 14

All members of the computer underground share certain beliefs and norms except:

Accepted Answer

A)  all information should be shared 
B)  the belief in the acquisition of knowledge 
C)  information should be free 
D)  the freedom to browse computer systems 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

On a __________ callers can call in, listen to a recorded message, and then leave a message for the owner.

Accepted Answer

A)  bridge 
B)  loop 
C)  telco 
D)  voice-mail box 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

The most common belief held by members of the computer underground is that all information should be free or shared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In what ways might the Internet contribute to dysfunctional or addictive sexual behavior of individuals?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what ways might the Internet contribute...

Question 18

Lamers, leeches, and posers are generally thought of as wannabes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Software which has been copied and cracked on the same day that it is released for retail sale is known as _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Software which has been copied and cracked...

Exam 11: Cyberdeviance

What is not a characteristic of lamers, leeches, and posers?

The computer underground is composed of actors adhering to one of five roles: hackers, crackers, phreakers, warez d00dz, or lamers, leeches, and posers.

___________ is the oldest of the electronically distributed computer underground publications.

The term ____________, as it is used among crackers, phreaks, and warez d00dz, indicates that a given individual is a wanna-be and not skilled as yet.

What makes the computer underground a subculture? What types of specialized vocabulary do members of the computer underground use? Describe the commonly held beliefs shared by the participants in the computer underground. How do members of the computer underground communicate?

John "Cap'n Crunch" Draper is known as the "father of phreaking."

Those individuals who have a deeper and more technically oriented interest in the "telco" are known as ___________.

In a sadomasochism chatroom, a "handle" or user nickname that begins with a capital letter indicates that the user play a ______________ in cyber-relationships.

Hackers prefer to be known as:

What is not a characteristic of a cracker?

The computer underground has their own specialized way of dressing.

Those individuals who break security systems are known as hackers.

Who are the different actors that participate in the computer underground? Describe each of the participants.

All members of the computer underground share certain beliefs and norms except:

On a __________ callers can call in, listen to a recorded message, and then leave a message for the owner.

The most common belief held by members of the computer underground is that all information should be free or shared.

In what ways might the Internet contribute to dysfunctional or addictive sexual behavior of individuals?

Lamers, leeches, and posers are generally thought of as wannabes.

Software which has been copied and cracked on the same day that it is released for retail sale is known as _________________.