MULTIPLE CHOICE - Chapter 2: Computing Security and Ethics true/false

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Chapter 2: Computing Security and Ethics true/false
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Good computer security is primarily a matter of ____.
a.
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prevention
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c.
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repetition
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b.
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reaction
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d.
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technology
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 49
2. _____ is a technically proficient person who breaks into a computer system.
a.
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Cracker
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c.
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Hacker
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b.
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Phreak
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d.
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Leech
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ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 50
3. Subverting the phone system to get free service is known as ____.
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cracking
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c.
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phoning
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b.
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hacking
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d.
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phreaking
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 50
4. Intentional intruders motivated primarily by the challenge of breaking into a system, called ____ hackers.
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directed
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c.
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planned
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b.
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undirected
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d.
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targeted
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 50
5. An amateur hacker who simply uses the hacking tools developed by others is known as a(n) ____.
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script kiddie
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c.
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elite
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b.
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hacker
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d.
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master
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 50-51
6. Cracking into a system as a political act is known as ____.
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activism
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c.
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hacker activism
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b.
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cracktivism
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d.
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hacktivism
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 51
7. A document, written anonymously, that justifies cracking into systems as an ethical exercise is known as the ____.
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Cracker’s Manifesto
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c.
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Hacker’s Manifesto
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b.
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Hacker’s Bible
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d.
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Cracker’s Bible
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ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 51
8. Shortcuts into programs created by system designers to facilitate system maintenance but used and abused by crackers are known as ____.
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loopholes
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c.
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trojans
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b.
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interfaces
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d.
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backdoors
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 52
9. A ____ happens when a program tries to place more information into a memory location than that location can handle.
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buffer overflow
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c.
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stack overflow
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b.
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heap overflow
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d.
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runtime error
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 52-53
10. Code designed to breach system security and threaten digital information is known as ____ code.
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devious
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c.
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Trojan
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b.
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malicious
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d.
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hidden
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 53
11. An uninvited guest program with the potential to damage files and the operating system is known as a ____.
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security program
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c.
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virus
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b.
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firewall
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d.
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feature
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ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 53
12. A ____ disguises itself as something innocent, such as a game or, the worst possible example, an antivirus program.
a.
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Trojan program
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c.
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worm
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b.
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virus
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d.
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mass mailer
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 54
13. Social interaction that preys on human gullibility, sympathy, or fear to take advantage of the target is known as social ____.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 54
14. Picking through people’s trash to find things of value is known as ____.
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social engineering
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c.
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dumpster diving
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b.
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access engineering
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d.
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refuse diving
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ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 55
15. Attacks on a system that can include snooping, eavesdropping, and interception are known as ____ attacks.
a.
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interface
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c.
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man-in-the-middle
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b.
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access
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d.
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modification
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 56
16. Attacks on a system that alter information illicitly are known as ____ attacks.
a.
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modification
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c.
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denial-of-service
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b.
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access
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d.
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man-in-the-middle
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 56
17. Attacks that prevent legitimate users from using the system or accessing information are known as ____ attacks.
a.
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access
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c.
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man-in-the-middle
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b.
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modification
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d.
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denial-of-service
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 56
18. A(n) ____ is software or hardware that acts as a protective filter between an internal computer system and an external network, such as the Internet.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 69
19. ____ are the moral principles a person or group holds for judging right and wrong behavior.
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Scruples
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c.
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Codes
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b.
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Ethics
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d.
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Values
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 78
20. E-mail that contains a phony virus warning is known as a ____.
a.
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phishing scam
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c.
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vendor warning
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b.
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virus warning
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d.
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virus hoax
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 81
21. The science of the relationship between people and machines as well as designing work areas to facilitate both productivity and human ease and comfort is known as ____.
a.
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economics
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c.
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endonomics
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b.
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ergonomics
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d.
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workplace engineering
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 83
22. The freedom from unwanted access to or intrusion into a person’s private life or information is known as ____.
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non-interference
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c.
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privacy
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b.
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solitude
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d.
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retreat
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ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 83
23. Unsolicited (and almost always unwanted) e-mail is known as ____.
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spam
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c.
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fraud
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b.
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phishing
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d.
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ham
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 84
24. Software that can track, collect, and transmit to a third party or Web site certain information about a user’s computer habits is known as ____.
a.
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Trojan
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c.
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phishing
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b.
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spyware
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d.
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viruses
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 85
25. A program that can gather information about a user and store it on the user’s machine is known as a ____.
a.
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byte
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c.
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brownie
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b.
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nugget
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d.
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cookie
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 85
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