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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A program that is automatically downloaded to your computer without your consent or even your knowledge.






2. Use multiple infrared beams that are aimed across a doorway and positioned so that as a person walks through the doorway some beams are activated.






3. A random string of text issued from one computer to another in some forms of authentication. It is used - along with the password (or other credential) - in a response to verify the computer's credentials.






4. Form of phishing that targets wealthy individuals.






5. There are almost ____ different Microsoft Windows file extensions that could contain a virus.






6. Forwards packets across computer networks.






7. A ____ is a set of software tools used by an attacker to hide the actions or presence of other types of malicious software - such as Trojans - viruses - or worms.






8. A program or device that can monitor data traveling over a network. Sniffers can show - all the data being transmitted over a network - including passwords and sensitive information - tends to be a favorite weapon in the hacker's arsenal






9. Generally represent disgruntled employees and alike who are seeking to perform vengeful acts against their current or former employer.






10. Attacker sets up a rogue DNS server that responds to legitimate requests with IP addresses for malicious or non-existent websites.






11. A means of managing and presenting computer resources by function without regard to their physical layout or location.






12. A type of virus that spreads itself - not only from file to file - but also from computer to computer - do not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel themselves into computers.






13. A group of piconets in which connections exist between different piconets is called a ____.






14. People very knowledgeable about computers who use their knowledge to invade other people's computers






15. A firewall capable only of examining packets individually. Stateless firewalls perform more quickly than stateful firewalls - but are not as sophisticated.






16. Software that comes hidden in free downloadable software and tracks online movements - mines the information stored on a computer - or uses a computer's CPU and storage for some task the user knows nothing about - can cause extremely slow performance






17. Can be accidental or intentional - internal or external. (ex. back-hoe operator performing legitimate construction cuts cables leading into a facility.)






18. ____ are combination locks that use buttons which must be pushed in the proper sequence to open the door.






19. A ____ is a network set up with intentional vulnerabilities.






20. A ____ is a computer typically located in an area with limited security and loaded with software and data files that appear to be authentic - yet they are actually imitations of real data files.






21. A ____ means that the application or service assigned to that port is listening for any instructions.






22. ____ uses "speckling" and different colors so that no two spam e-mails appear to be the same.






23. Due to the limitations of online guessing - most password attacks today use ____.






24. A variety of threats such as viruses - worms - and Trojan horses






25. An attack that uses multiple computers on disparate networks to launch an attack from multiple hosts simultaneously.






26. A user accessing a computer system must present credentials or ____ when logging on to the system.






27. A form of filtering that blocks only sites specified as harmful.






28. A technique for crashing by sending too much data to the buffer in a comuter's memory






29. Broadcast storms can be prevented with ____.






30. A commonly used technique by pornography sites where a user gets "locked" in a web site.






31. An attack that sends unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices.






32. Provides a greater degree of security by implementing port-based authentication.






33. This attack is where every possible combination of letters - numbers - and characters is used to create encrypted passwords.






34. ____ are a loose-knit network of attackers - identity thieves - and financial fraudsters.






35. A ____ is a computer program or a part of a program that lies dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event.






36. ____ involves horizontally separating words - although it is still readable by the human eye.






37. Holds the promise of reducing the number of usernames and passwords that users must memorize.






38. Attack computer systems by transmitting a virus hoax - with a real virus attached. By masking the attack in a seemingly legitimate message - unsuspecting users more readily distribute the message and send the attack on to their co-workers and friends






39. An authentication protocol that operates over PPP and that requires the authenticator to take the first step by offering the other computer a challenge. The requestor responds by combining the challenge with its password - encrypting the new string o






40. Related to the perception - thought process - and understanding of the user.






41. Suitable for what are called "high-volume service control applications" such as dial-in access to a corporate network.






42. An attack that accesses unauthorized information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection - often between cell phones and laptop computers.






43. An authentication system developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and used to verify the identity of networked users.






44. A ____ encrypts all data that is transmitted between the remote device and the network.






45. Can be used to determine whether new IP addresses are attempting to probe the network.






46. An attack that accesses unauthorized information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection - often between cell phones and laptop computers.






47. ____ can be prewired for electrical power as well as wired network connections.






48. Sending high volumes of UDP requests to a target.






49. The most restrictive access control model is ____.






50. Fingerprints and patterns