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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ____ are combination locks that use buttons which must be pushed in the proper sequence to open the door.






2. A pay-per-use computing model in which customers pay only for the computing resources they need.






3. A user under Role Based Access Control can be assigned only one ____.






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






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






6. The process of giving someone permission to do or have something






7. Could become a key element in authentication in the future.






8. The identification of a user based on a physical characteristic - such as a fingerprint - iris - face - voice - or handwriting






9. Software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage - need to attach to something (such as an executable file)






10. Altering the contents of packets as they travel over the Internet or altering data on computer disks after penetrating a network. For example - an attacker might place a tap on a network line to intercept packets as they leave the computer. The attac






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






12. A secret combination of letters - numbers - and/or characters that only the user should know.






13. The geographical storage of your backups-safest place is a different place from where you keep your actual data






14. A program that is automatically downloaded to your computer without your consent or even your knowledge.






15. Business ____ theft involves stealing proprietary business information such as research for a new drug or a list of customers that competitors are eager to acquire.






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






17. Web application attacks are considered ____ attacks.






18. A threat to networked hosts in which the host is flooded with broadcast ping messages. A _____ _____ is a type of denial-of-service attack.






19. Permits users to share resources stored on one site with a second site without forwarding their authentication credentials to the other site.






20. Pretending to be another person.






21. Malicious or accidental threats by employees. (ex. door to secure building left propped open.)






22. ____ IP addresses are IP addresses that are not assigned to any specific user or organization.






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






24. ____ is a software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user.






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






26. A security analysis of the transaction within its approved context.






27. The set of letters - symbols - and characters that make up the password are known as a ____ set.






28. Viruses and worms are said to be self-____.






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






30. Indicates when an account is no longer active.






31. An attack where the goal is to extract personal - financial or confidential information from the victim by using services such as the telephone or VOIP.






32. A standard that provides a predefined framework for hardware and software developers who need to implement access control in their devices or applications.






33. Sifting through a company's garbage to find information to help break into their computers






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






35. Software attack using special monitoring software to gain access to private communications on the network wire or across a wireless network. (aka sniffing attack)






36. If a user typically accesses his bank's Web site from his home computer on nights and weekends - then this information can be used to establish a ____ of typical access.






37. 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






38. Magnetic tape drives - hard drives - optical media (CD or DVD) - solid-state media (flash drives or SD)






39. A user or a process functioning on behalf of the user that attempts to access an object is known as the ____.






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






41. Keeps a record of the state of a connection between an internal computer and an external device and then makes decisions based on the connection as well as the conditions.






42. An independently rotating large cups affixed to the top of a fence prevent the hands of intruders from gripping the top of a fence to climb over it.






43. 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.






44. Can use fingerprints or other unique characteristics of a person's face - hands - or eyes (irises and retinas) to authenticate a user.






45. The X.500 standard defines a protocol for a client application to access an X.500 directory called ____.






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






47. A private key and public key






48. It accepts spoken words for input as if they had been typed on the keyboard.






49. Often used for managing user access to one or more systems.






50. The weakness of passwords centers on ____.