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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. Sending or posting harmful or cruel text or images using the internet or other digital communication devices.






2. Motivated by a desire to cause social change - trying to get media attention by disrupting services - or promoting a message by changing information on public websites.






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






4. The unique data block that results when an original piece of data (such as text) is encrypted (for example - by using a key.)






5. A technique that allows private IP addresses to be used on the public Internet.






6. 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.






7. Forwards packets across computer networks.






8. Users who access a Web server are usually restricted to the ____ directory.






9. Securing a restricted area by erecting a barrier is called ____.






10. A database - organized as a hierarchy or tree - of the name of each site on the Internet and its corresponding IP number.






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






12. An attack that intercepts legitimate communication between two victims and captures - analyzes and possibly alters the data packets before sending a fake reply.






13. It is able to code and decode data






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






15. Hardware and/or software that guards a private network by analyzing the information leaving and entering the network






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Floods a Web site with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes the site






22. Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically






23. Considered a more "real world" access control than the other models because the access is based on a user's job function within an organization.






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






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






26. Lock - conduit - card key - video equipment - secured guard






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






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






29. An attacker redirects an IP address to the MAC address of a computer that is not the intended recipient.






30. Password and BioMetric






31. To create a rainbow table - each ____ begins with an initial password that is encrypted.






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






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






34. The action that is taken by the subject over the object is called a ____.






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






36. A feature that controls a device's tolerance for unanswered service requests and helps to prevent a DoS attack.






37. The most popular attack toolkit - which has almost half of the attacker toolkit market is ____.






38. Allows a single access point to service different types of users.






39. The weakness of passwords centers on ____.






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






41. 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.






42. The signal from an ID badge is detected as the owner moves near a ____ - which receives the signal.






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






44. Email attack that targets only specific users and has familiar information in it - making it more tempting to click the links in the message.






45. Scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt the information






46. 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






47. Web application attacks are considered ____ attacks.






48. Four interrelated aspects to _________:Access - data - infrastructure - computers






49. How secure the data in your backups is-can use physical security or encryption






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