Question 1

A certificate authority is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Teergrubing is an anti-spamming approach where the receiving computer launches a return attack against the spammer, sending email messages back to the computer that originated the suspected spam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

Accepted Answer

A)  zombie
B)  zombie farm
C)  pharming attack
D)  pharmingE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is a cost of downtime in addition to lost revenue?

Accepted Answer

A)  legal expenses
B)  loss in financial performance
C)  damage to reputation
D)  All of these are correct.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is a cost of downtime in addition to lost revenue?

Accepted Answer

A)  per hour, per day, and per week
B)  per employee, per computer, and per company
C)  per stock, per stockholder, and per investment capital
D)  None of these are correct.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

To decrypt information is to decode it and is the opposite of encrypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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)  cyberbullying
B)  cybervandalism
C)  click-fraud
D)  competitive click-fraudE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

What are computer viruses that wait for a specific date before executing their instructions?

Accepted Answer

A)  zombie
B)  zombie farm
C)  pharming attack
D)  time bombE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

What type of encryption technology uses multiple keys, one for public and one for private?

Accepted Answer

A)  private key encryption
B)  policy key encryption
C)  public key encryption
D)  protective key codeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Companies do not need a privacy policy for email because an employee's work email is private and cannot be viewed by the company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is a new ransomware program that encrypts your personal files and demands payment for the files' decryption keys?

Accepted Answer

A)  sniffer
B)  spyware
C)  spoofware
D)  simplelockerE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

Accepted Answer

A)  pharming
B)  phishing
C)  phishing expedition
D)  spear phishingE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

What is information secrecy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity
B)  a technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses
C)  a masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing
D)  a phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organizationE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

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 management
B)  information compliance
C)  information secrecy
D)  information ethicsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

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 17

What is intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form and includes copyrights, trademarks, and patents?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethics
B)  intellectual property
C)  privacy
D)  confidentialityE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The best and most effective way to manage authentication is through ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  smart technology card
B)  tokens
C)  biometrics
D)  passwordsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

White-hat hackers break into other people's computer systems and may just look around or may steal and destroy information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Single-factor authentication requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Ethics and Information Security: Mis Business Concerns: Module 2: Technical Foundations of MIS

Teergrubing is an anti-spamming approach where the receiving computer launches a return attack against the spammer, sending email messages back to the computer that originated the suspected spam.

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The best and most effective way to manage authentication is through ________.

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Which of the following is a cost of downtime in addition to lost revenue?

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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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Single-factor authentication requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification).

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To decrypt information is to decode it and is the opposite of encrypt.

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What is a new ransomware program that encrypts your personal files and demands payment for the files' decryption keys?

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What type of encryption technology uses multiple keys, one for public and one for private?

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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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Companies do not need a privacy policy for email because an employee's work email is private and cannot be viewed by the company.

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A certificate authority is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature.

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White-hat hackers break into other people's computer systems and may just look around or may steal and destroy information.

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What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

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Which of the following is a cost of downtime in addition to lost revenue?

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What is intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form and includes copyrights, trademarks, and patents?

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A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

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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 are computer viruses that wait for a specific date before executing their instructions?

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What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

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What is information secrecy?

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