Question 1

What is a broad term encompassing the protection of information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information security
B)  Physical security
C)  Drive-by hacking
D)  AdwareE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

What is drive-by hacking?

Accepted Answer

A)  A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission.
B)  Experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computers and computer networks, either for profit or just motivated by the challenge.
C)  A computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network.
D)  Software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

What are destructive agents?

Accepted Answer

A)  A form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual.
B)  A hacker looks through your trash to find personal information.
C)  Legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident.
D)  Malicious agents designed by spammers and other Internet attackers to farm email addresses off websites or deposit spyware on machines.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

An acceptable use policy (AUP)requires a user to agree to follow it to be provided access to corporate email, information systems, and the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Privacy is the legal protection afforded an expression of an idea, such as a song, book, or video game.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following protection techniques scans and searches hard drives to prevent, detect, and remove known viruses, adware, and spyware?

Accepted Answer

A)  Firewall
B)  Digital certificate
C)  Virus software
D)  Antivirus softwareE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

What is a computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's search advertising costs by repeatedly clicking on the advertiser's link?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyberbulling
B)  Cybervandalism
C)  Click-fraud
D)  Competitive click-fraudE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

A zombie is a program that secretly takes over another computer for the purpose of launching attacks on other computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information secrecy
B)  Phishing
C)  Phishing expedition
D)  Spear phishingE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following defines physical security?

Accepted Answer

A)  A problem that occurs when someone registers purposely misspelled variations of well-known domain names.
B)  Tangible protection such as alarms, guards, fireproof doors, fences, and vaults.
C)  Government attempts to control Internet traffic, thus preventing some material from being viewed by a country's citizens.
D)  Choosing to deny permission to incoming emails.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Through pretexting, hackers use their social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A worm is a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Single-factor authentication is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A patent is the legal protection afforded an expression of an idea, such as a song, book, or video game.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is adware?

Accepted Answer

A)  A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission.
B)  Experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computers and computer networks, either for profit or just motivated by the challenge.
C)  A computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network.
D)  Software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Ethics and security are two fundamental building blocks for all organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If an organization implemented only one policy, which one would it want to implement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information privacy policy
B)  Acceptable use policy
C)  Internet use policy
D)  Ethical computer use policyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

What is hardware or software that guards a private network by analyzing incoming and outgoing information for the correct markings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Firewall
B)  Certificate authority
C)  Online certificate
D)  Digital certificateE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

What is the primary difference between a worm and a virus?

Accepted Answer

A)  A worm must attach to something to spread, where a virus does not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel itself into the computer
B)  A virus is copied and spread by a person, where a worm takes a string of tag words and deletes websites
C)  A virus must attach to something to spread, where a worm does not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel itself into the computer
D)  All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

What is an Internet monitoring technique that captures keystrokes on their journey from the keyboard to the motherboard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spyware
B)  Web log
C)  Adware
D)  Hardware key loggerE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 4: Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Which of the following defines physical security?

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Single-factor authentication is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password.

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A zombie is a program that secretly takes over another computer for the purpose of launching attacks on other computers.

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An acceptable use policy (AUP)requires a user to agree to follow it to be provided access to corporate email, information systems, and the Internet.

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What are destructive agents?

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Ethics and security are two fundamental building blocks for all organizations.

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What is a computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's search advertising costs by repeatedly clicking on the advertiser's link?

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What is the primary difference between a worm and a virus?

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What is a broad term encompassing the protection of information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization?

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A worm is a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money.

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What is the category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity?

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What is adware?

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If an organization implemented only one policy, which one would it want to implement?

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Privacy is the legal protection afforded an expression of an idea, such as a song, book, or video game.

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What is drive-by hacking?

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What is an Internet monitoring technique that captures keystrokes on their journey from the keyboard to the motherboard?

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Through pretexting, hackers use their social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information.

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Which of the following protection techniques scans and searches hard drives to prevent, detect, and remove known viruses, adware, and spyware?

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A patent is the legal protection afforded an expression of an idea, such as a song, book, or video game.

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What is hardware or software that guards a private network by analyzing incoming and outgoing information for the correct markings?

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