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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 set of permissions that are attached to an object.






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






3. When DNS servers exchange information among themselves it is known as a ____.






4. A ____ can block malicious content in "real time" as it appears without first knowing the URL of a dangerous site.






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






6. A ____ does not serve clients - but instead routes incoming requests to the correct server.






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






8. 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






9. These attacks may allow an attacker to construct LDAP statements based on user input statements.






10. ____ is an image spam that is divided into multiple images.






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






12. Password and BioMetric






13. Has limited technical knowledge and is motivated by a desire to gain and display technical skills.






14. A ____ virus infects the Master Boot Record of a hard disk drive.






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






16. Sending extremely critcal - derogatory - and oftern vulgar email messages or newsgroup postings to other user on the internet or online services






17. Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other information valuable to the attacker. <dumpster diving - or looking through people's trash - etc>






18. A ____ tester has an in-depth knowledge of the network and systems being tested - including network diagrams - IP addresses - and even the source code of custom applications.






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






20. The act of driving while running a laptop configured to detect and capture wireless data transmissions.






21. A person who uses his knowledge of operating systems and utilities to intentionally damage or destroy data or systems.






22. A threat that originates from outside the company. (ex. power failure.)






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






24. Sending high volumes of ICMP (usually ping) packets to a target.






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






26. The Chinese government uses _____ to prevent Internet content that it considers unfavorable from reaching its citizenry.






27. Wants to cause as much damage as possible - without a particular target or goal.






28. 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.






29. The most restrictive access control model is ____.






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






31. ____ attacks are responsible for half of all malware delivered by Web advertising.






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






33. A ____ virus is loaded into random access memory (RAM) each time the computer is turned on and infects files that are opened by the user or the operating system.






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






35. A hacker who exposes security flaws in applications and operating systems so manufacturers can fix them before they become widespread problems.






36. Fingerprints and patterns






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






38. Countless requests for a TCP connection sent to an FTP server - web server - or system attached to the internet.






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






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






41. 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






42. Set of rules that allow or deny traffic






43. Pretending to be another person.






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






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






46. The most common protocol suite used today for local area networks (LANs) as well as the Internet is ____.






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






48. 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.






49. Requires mutual authentication used for WLAN encryption using Cisco client software.






50. Hides inside other software - usually as an attachment or a downloadable file