True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Viruses can spread through instant messaging (IM).
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2.
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A worm must attach itself to a computer document, such as an e-mail message, and
is spread by traveling along with the document.
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3.
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Logic bombs are extremely difficult to detect before they are triggered.
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4.
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ERD bootable floppies can be created for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows
2000, and Windows XP.
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5.
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If the hard drive of a stolen laptop computer that is equipped with a stealth
signal transmitter is removed and installed on another computer, it will send a signal from the new
computer.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A computer ____ is a program that secretly attaches itself to a document or
another program and executes when that document or program is opened.
a. | biometric | c. | patch | b. | virus | d. | password |
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A(n) ____ is a computer program that lies dormant until it is triggered by a
specific logical event, such as a certain date reached on the system calendar or a person’s
rank in an organization dropped below a previous level.
a. | logic bomb | c. | password | b. | biometric | d. | public key |
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____ relies on tricking and deceiving someone to access a system.
a. | Encryption | c. | Dumpster diving | b. | Hashing | d. | Social
engineering |
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9.
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____ involves digging through trash receptacles to find computer manuals,
printouts, or password lists that have been thrown away.
a. | Hashing | c. | Encryption | b. | Dumpster diving | d. | Instant
messaging |
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____ can be performed based on what you have, what you know, or what you
are.
a. | Brute force attacks | c. | Authentication | b. | Biometrics | d. | Decryption |
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A(n) ____ is a secret combination of letters and numbers that serves to validate
or authenticate a user by what he knows.
a. | digital signature | c. | patch software | b. | device lock | d. | password |
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Attackers can exploit weak passwords by
____.
a. | instant messaging | c. | password guessing | b. | using a device lock | d. | hashing |
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A(n) ____ attack occurs when an attacker attempts to create every possible
password combination by systematically changing one character at a time in a password, and then using
each newly generated password to attempt to access the system.
a. | brute force | c. | dumpster diving | b. | logic bomb | d. | dictionary |
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____ is generally configured to constantly monitor for viruses and automatically
check for updated signature files.
a. | Data backup software | c. | Instant messaging software | b. | Encryption | d. | Antivirus software |
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____ uses the unique human characteristics of a person for
authentication.
a. | Digital signatures | c. | Digital certificates | b. | Biometrics | d. | Signature files |
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A(n) ____ consists of a steel cable and a lock.
a. | device lock | c. | antivirus software program | b. | key | d. | stealth
signal transmitter |
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A(n) ____ is software installed on the laptop computer that cannot be
detected.
a. | patch | c. | device lock | b. | signature file | d. | stealth signal
transmitter |
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Changing the original text of a message to a secret message using cryptography
is known as ____.
a. | biometrics | c. | social engineering | b. | encryption | d. | dumpster diving |
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____ scrambles data so that it cannot be viewed by unauthorized users.
a. | Cryptography | c. | Patch software | b. | Instant messaging | d. | Network attached
storage |
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Once the only means of backing up data, ____ today are usually found only on
large networked file servers.
a. | portable USB hard drives | c. | tape backups | b. | NAS
devices | d. | Internet
services |
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With a(n) ____ system, the same key is used to both encrypt and decrypt the
message.
a. | public key | c. | biometric | b. | antivirus | d. | private key |
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With a(n) ____ system, two mathematically related keys are used: a public key
and a private key.
a. | biometric | c. | antivirus | b. | public key | d. | private key |
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A ____ is a code attached to an electronic message that helps to prove that the
person sending the message with a public key is not an imposter, that the message was not altered,
and that it cannot be denied that the message was sent.
a. | digital signature | c. | hash | b. | device lock | d. | digital
certificate |
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A ____ creates encrypted text that is never intended to be decrypted; instead,
it is used in a comparison for authentication purposes.
a. | digital signature | c. | hash | b. | public key | d. | private key |
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A ____ links or binds a specific person to a public key.
a. | digital certificate | c. | definition file | b. | logic bomb | d. | stealth signal
transmitter |
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