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Information Management System Chapter 13 Quiz

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  • Question 1

0.5 out of 0.5 points

When company employees fail to realize the importance of the information written down and toss the paperwork in the garbage without shredding, it sets the company up to possibly intrusion due to:
Selected Answer:  

Dumpster diving
Answers: Hacking
Sniffer intrusions
 

Dumpster diving
Back door intrusions
  • Question 2

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The practice of sending extremely critical, derogatory e-mail messages or newsgroup postings to other users on the Internet is called _______________.

 
Selected Answer:  

flaming
Answers:  

flaming
 spamming
spoofing
 spying
  • Question 3

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A _______________ is software that can guess passwords.
Selected Answer:  

password cracker
Answers: logic bomb
 

password cracker
back door
sniffer
  • Question 4

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_______________ is/are the most commonly used security technology at large companies.
Selected Answer:  

Antivirus software
Answers: Intrusion-detection systems
Smart cards
Biometrics
 

Antivirus software
  • Question 5

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One way hackers gain access to an individual’s information is by faking an e-mail address or Web page to trick users into passing along critical information like credit card numbers. This is known as ________________.
Selected Answer:  

spoofing
Answers: sniffing
hacking
 phishing
 

spoofing
  • Question 6

0.5 out of 0.5 points

Which one of the following would NOT be considered as a way that a computer virus can enter a computer system?
Selected Answer:  

Running antivirus programs
Answers: E-mail and file attachments
 

Running antivirus programs
Downloaded copies of shareware
Borrowed copies of software
  • Question 7

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Denial of service attacks are:
Selected Answer:  

A tactic where someone attempts to overload a company’s website to slow performance or even shut down a website
Answers:  

A tactic where someone attempts to overload a company’s website to slow performance or even shut down a website
Is an attack where hackers change critical passwords to deny access to legitimate users
Attempts to shut down servers by interruption of power supplies
All answers are correct
  • Question 8

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Programs that automatically dial thousands of telephone numbers in search of a way in through a modem connection is a description of which of the following hacking tactics used to assault companies through the Internet and other networks?
Selected Answer:  

War Dialing
Answers: Scans
Back Doors
 

War Dialing
Sniffers
  • Question 9

0.5 out of 0.5 points

Your text describes firewalls as:
Selected Answer: A “gatekeeper” system that protects a company’s intranets and other computer networks from intrusion by providing a filter and safe transfer point for access to and from the Internet and other networks
Answers: The transmission of data through telecommunications lines in “scrambled” form
The act of ensuring the accuracy, integrity and safety of all E-business processes and resources
A “gatekeeper” system that protects a company’s intranets and other computer networks from intrusion by providing a filter and safe transfer point for access to and from the Internet and other networks
None of the choices are correct
  • Question 10

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Software that employs users’ Internet connections in the background without their knowledge or explicit permission to collect specific information about you, ranging from general demographics such as name, address, credit card numbers, passwords and other personal information is:
Selected Answer:  

Spyware
Answers: Adware
Shareware
 

Spyware
Freeware
  • Question 11

0.5 out of 0.5 points

Your text describes encryption as:
Selected Answer:  

The transmission of data through telecommunications lines in “scrambled” form
Answers:  

The transmission of data through telecommunications lines in “scrambled” form
The act of ensuring the accuracy, integrity and safety of all E-business processes and resources
A “gatekeeper” system that protects a company’s intranets and other computer networks from intrusion by providing a filter and safe transfer point for access to and from the Internet and other networks
None of the choices are correct
  • Question 12

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The goal of security management is:
Selected Answer:  

To ensure the accuracy, integrity and safety of all information system processes and resources
Answers: To design healthy work environments that are safe, comfortable and pleasant for people to work in
 

To ensure the accuracy, integrity and safety of all information system processes and resources
To ensure the access and effective use of all information system processes and resources
To design policies to ensure the privacy of personal information
  • Question 13

0.5 out of 0.5 points

Individuals have been mistakenly arrested and jailed and people have been denied credit because of their physical profiles. These are often results of:
Selected Answer:  

Computer profiling and computer matching
Answers:  

Computer profiling and computer matching
Computer libel
Censorship
Privacy
  • Question 14

0.5 out of 0.5 points

The development of __________________ has lead to the violation of intellectual property rights held by musicians due to illegal coping of music.
Selected Answer:  

Peer-to-peer networks
Answers:  

Peer-to-peer networks
The Internet
Software piracy
Compact disks
  • Question 15

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Concerning the issue of opt-in or opt-out:
Selected Answer: The US has leaned toward the more business friendly opt-out model while European countries have leaned toward the more consumer protective opt-in model
Answers: The US has leaned toward the more business friendly opt-out model while European countries have leaned toward the more consumer protective opt-in model
The principles are similar, but use different virus protection standards to ensure consumer protection
Is an issue most companies in the world decide for themselves which they want to use
None of the choices are correct
  • Question 16

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Your text defines flaming as the:
Selected Answer:  

Sending of extremely critical, derogatory and vulgar E-mail messages
Answers: Indiscriminate sending of unsolicited E-mail messages to many Internet users
 

Sending of extremely critical, derogatory and vulgar E-mail messages
Use of cookie files to collect unauthorized data on individuals
None of the above applies to the concept of flaming
  • Question 17

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_______________ refers to sifting through a company’s garbage to find information to help break into their computers.
Selected Answer:  

Dumpster Diving
Answers:  

Dumpster Diving
Password cracker
 Back door
Sniffe
  • Question 18

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Using fake email or websites to gather personal information is called:
Selected Answer:  

Phishing
Answers:  

Phishing
Dumpster diving
Scamming
Cracking
  • Question 19

0.5 out of 0.5 points

Why is computer monitoring being criticized as an invasion of the privacy of employment?
Selected Answer:  

In many cases, the employees do not know that they are being monitored or don’t know how the information is being used
Answers:  

In many cases, the employees do not know that they are being monitored or don’t know how the information is being used
People have a right to express their opinions and the right to publish those opinions on the Internet
Information technology has created repetitive jobs that cause serious health problems
There have been incidents of racist or defamatory messages on the Web
  • Question 20

0.5 out of 0.5 points

Hacking, in computerese is the obsessive use of computers or the unauthorized access and use of networked computer systems. Which of the following is NOT considered a hacker?
Selected Answer:  

Outsiders who use the Internet to view a company’s website
Answers: Outsiders who use the Internet to damage data
Company employees who use the Internet to steal data and programs
Company employees who use the Internet to damage data
 

Outsiders who use the Internet to view a company’s website

 

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