Question 1

What is a phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharming
B)  Phishing
C)  Phishing expedition
D)  VishingE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Digital rights management is a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage,limit,or prevent illegal copying and distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identity theft is the forging of someone's identity for the purpose of fraud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Script kiddies or script bunnies find hacking code on the Internet and click-and-point their way into systems to cause damage or spread viruses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Denial-of-service attack (DoS)______________ a website with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes the site.

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The answer of Denial-of-service attack (DoS)______________ a website with so...

Question 6

The policy that ensures the users know how to behave at work and the organization has a published standard regarding computer user behavior is called __________ computer use policy.

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The answer of The policy that ensures the users know...

Question 7

What is competitive click-fraud?

Accepted Answer

A)  The electronic defacing of an existing website.
B)  The abuse of pay-per-click,pay-per-call,and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser.
C)  A computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's search advertising costs by repeatedly clicking on the advertiser's link.
D)  An act or object that poses a danger to assets.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Which quadrant in the cost of downtime includes equipment rental,overtime costs,and travel expenses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fiscal responsibility
B)  Damaged reputation
C)  Other expenses
D)  Regeneration quadrantE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

What is information security?

Accepted Answer

A)  A broad term encompassing the protection of information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization.
B)  A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission.
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) A) and C)

Question 10

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) All of the above

Question 11

_______________ is a hacker with criminal intent.

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The answer of _______________ is a hacker with criminal intent....

Question 12

Which of the following refers to the ability of a company to identify,search,gather,seize,or export digital information in responding to a litigation,audit,investigation,or an information inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eauthorization
B)  Emanagement
C)  Ediscovery
D)  EpoliciesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Downtime refers to a period of time when a system is unavailable and unplanned downtime can strike at any time for various reasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elevation of privilege
B)  Spoofing
C)  Sniffer
D)  VirusE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

What is a hacker who breaks into other people's computer systems and may just look around or steal and destroy information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Script kiddies
B)  Black-hat hacker
C)  White-hat hacker
D)  CrackerE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Spear phishing is a phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify the six epolicies organizations should implement to protect themselves.

Accepted Answer

An ethical computer use policy contains ...

Question 18

Website name _________ is the theft of a website's name that occurs when someone,posing as a site's administrator,changes the ownership of the domain name assigned to the website to another website owner.

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The answer of Website name _________ is the theft of...

Question 19

Distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS)attacks from multiple __________ that flood a website with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes.

Accepted Answer

Computers ...

Question 20

Which of the following occurs when organizations use software that filters content,such as email,to prevent the accidental or malicious transmission of unauthorized information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antivirus software
B)  Content filtering
C)  Encryption
D)  FirewallsE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 4: Ethics Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Identity theft is the forging of someone's identity for the purpose of fraud.

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Which of the following refers to the ability of a company to identify,search,gather,seize,or export digital information in responding to a litigation,audit,investigation,or an information inquiry?

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What is information security?

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Downtime refers to a period of time when a system is unavailable and unplanned downtime can strike at any time for various reasons.

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What is a phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information?

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Denial-of-service attack (DoS)______________ a website with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes the site.

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_______________ is a hacker with criminal intent.

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Spear phishing is a phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.

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Script kiddies or script bunnies find hacking code on the Internet and click-and-point their way into systems to cause damage or spread viruses.

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Which of the following occurs when organizations use software that filters content,such as email,to prevent the accidental or malicious transmission of unauthorized information?

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Identify the six epolicies organizations should implement to protect themselves.

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The policy that ensures the users know how to behave at work and the organization has a published standard regarding computer user behavior is called __________ computer use policy.

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Distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS)attacks from multiple __________ that flood a website with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes.

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Website name _________ is the theft of a website's name that occurs when someone,posing as a site's administrator,changes the ownership of the domain name assigned to the website to another website owner.

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What is a hacker who breaks into other people's computer systems and may just look around or steal and destroy information?

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Digital rights management is a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage,limit,or prevent illegal copying and distribution.

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

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Which quadrant in the cost of downtime includes equipment rental,overtime costs,and travel expenses?

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What is competitive click-fraud?

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What is software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage?

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