Question 1

An early medical/pathological explanation for hacker behaviors was called _______________.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Computer Obsession Complex
B)   Internet Addiction Disorder
C)   Hacker Drive Syndrome
D)   Computer Addiction Disorder B

Question 2

Within the literature, hacker criminality has been linked to all of these psychological factors except _______________.?

Accepted Answer

A)   drug addiction
B)   dementia
C)   Asperger's syndrome
D)   autism B

Question 3

Within the US, this act made it a crime to knowingly access computers without authorization, obtain unauthorized information with intent to defraud, or cause damage to protected computers.?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Law Commission
B)   The Serious Crime Act
C)   Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
D)   Computer Misuse Act C

Question 4

In 1988, Gold and Schifreen hacked into Prince Philip's _______________.?

Accepted Answer

A)   computer
B)   mailbox
C)   phone
D)   servers

Question 5

_______________ is a program which helps identify vulnerabilities in systems and allows users to craft "payloads" to exploit these vulnerabilities.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nmap
B)   Metasploit
C)   Wireshark
D)   Bleem

Question 6

This type of computer intrusion is the altering of contents of a website or creating a 'fake' website.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Distribution of 'malicious software'
B)   Systems alteration and destruction
C)   Website defacement and 'spoofing'
D)   Theft of computer resources

Question 7

Many scholars agree that the social base of the hacker movement is heavily skewed towards _______________.?

Accepted Answer

A)   upper-class, older Asian males living in suburban areas
B)   middle-class, Black males most likely attending college
C)   lower-class, white females living close to institutions with technology
D)   middle-class, white males who are most likely in high school

Question 8

In the 1960s, hacking was generally viewed as _______________.?

Accepted Answer

A)   a means of global domination
B)   a neutral term for software developers
C)   the act of coughing after clearing dust from computer parts.
D)   an innovative, free use of technology

Question 9

In attempts to estimate interest in hacking, what is the example the book provides as an indicator?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dark web activity
B)   Reddit posts
C)   DEF CON attendance
D)   Amount of 4chan users

Question 10

Constructing and viewing the hacker as an "archetypal 'cybercriminal'" is an example of what Becker (1963) would identify as the _______________.?

Accepted Answer

A)   labelling process
B)   learning process
C)   socialization process
D)   cultural process

Question 11

According to Reagle, hacker culture is characterized by a _______________ which makes hackers and related technologists blind to the barriers facing women in entering and navigating hacking and other tech-related cultures.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hegemonic masculinity
B)   Boy culture
C)   Misogynistic discernment
D)   Naïve meritocracy

Question 12

_______________ coined the term "the hacker ethic" in his book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Steven Levy
B)   Steve Wozniak
C)   Richard Stallman
D)   Linus Torvalds

Question 13

This type of computer intrusion prevents a user or owner the access to services available on their system.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Theft of proprietary/confidential information
B)   Denial of service attacks
C)   Theft of computer resources
D)   Website defacement and 'spoofing'

Question 14

The first major motion picture to feature hackers, released in 1983, was entitled _______________.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hackers
B)   Technophiles
C)   War Games
D)   Swordfish

Question 15

_______________ is the author of the 1986 work "The Conscience of a Hacker" also known as "The Hacker's Manifesto."?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Mentor
B)   Commander X
C)   Crash Override
D)   Acid Burn

Question 16

Studies in hacking reveal it to be an overwhelmingly _______________.?

Accepted Answer

A)   male activity
B)   female activity
C)   African-American activity
D)   elderly activity

Question 17

This type of computer intrusion is the stealing or copying of information, such as theft of software, business secrets, and personal information.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Theft of proprietary/confidential information
B)   Theft of computer resources
C)   Systems sabotage
D)   Denial of service attacks

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an explanation for gender disparities in hacker culture given by Taylor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Societal Factors
B)   Masculine Environment
C)   Masculine Language
D)   Biological factors

Exam 3: Hackers, Crackers, and Viral Coders