Question 1

What is the most secure type of authentication?

Accepted Answer

A)  something the user knows such as a user ID and password
B)  something the user has such as a smart card or token
C)  something that is part of the user such as a fingerprint or voice signature
D)  A combination of all of these are correct.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Fair information practices are policies that allows employees to use their personal mobile devices and computers to access enterprise data and applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Black-hat hackers work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is simplelocker?

Accepted Answer

A)  a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money
B)  a new ransomware program that encrypts your personal files and demands payment for the files' decryption keys
C)  software that allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user
D)  a special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permissionE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following represents the three areas where technology can aid in the defense against information security attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  authentication and authorization, prevention and resistance, prevention and response
B)  authentication and authorization, prevention and response, detection and response
C)  analyzing and authenticating, prevention and repositioning, detection and response
D)  authentication and authorization, prevention and resistance, detection and responseE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is not considered a form of biometrics?

Accepted Answer

A)  iris scan
B)  password
C)  fingerprint
D)  handwritingE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

What is a masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing?

Accepted Answer

A)  pharming
B)  phishing
C)  phishing expedition
D)  spear phishingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

A worm spreads itself not only from file to file but also from computer to computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When studying the figure of the four quadrants of ethical and legal behavior, the goal is for organizations to make decisions in which of the following quadrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  quadrant IV
B)  quadrants II and III
C)  quadrant I
D)  quadrant IIIE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which policy can protect a company's brand identity and outlines the corporate principles governing employee online communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  an Internet workplace policy
B)  a social media policy
C)  a technology information policy
D)  a YouTube policyE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

What is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature?

Accepted Answer

A)  digital certificate
B)  encryption
C)  decrypt
D)  cryptographyE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

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) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

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 these are correct.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Describe the relationships and differences between hackers and viruses.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which of the following is not included as a common stipulation an organization would follow when creating an employee monitoring policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  be as specific as possible stating when and what will be monitored
B)  do not state the consequences of violating the policy
C)  always enforce the policy the same for everyone
D)  expressly communicate that the company reserves the right to monitor all employeesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following represents the biggest problem of information security breaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  people misusing organizational information
B)  technology failures
C)  customers misusing organizational systems
D)  company departments missing sales goalsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Ransomware is a form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following authentication methods is 100 percent accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  smart card
B)  fingerprint authentication
C)  user ID
D)  None of these are correct.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Information property is the category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An ethical computer use policy contains general principles to guide computer user behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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Black-hat hackers work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes.

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Which of the following represents the biggest problem of information security breaches?

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An ethical computer use policy contains general principles to guide computer user behavior.

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When studying the figure of the four quadrants of ethical and legal behavior, the goal is for organizations to make decisions in which of the following quadrants?

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A worm spreads itself not only from file to file but also from computer to computer.

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What is simplelocker?

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