ITN 267 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
__________ is the concept that any scientific evidence presented in a
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trial has to have been reviewed and tested by the relevant scientific
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community. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Daubert Standard
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If you change the extension of a file so it looks like some other type of
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file, you also change the file structure itself. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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False
The underlying operating system of Mac OS X is based on Windows -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True |
What term describes data about information, such as disk partition
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structures and file tables? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Metadata
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Susan is a hacker. After breaking into a computer system and running
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some hacking tools, she deleted several files she created to cover her
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tracks. What general term describes Susan's actions? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Anti-forensics
,The __________ protects journalists from being required to turn over to
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|law enforcement any work product and documentary material,
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including sources, before it is disseminated to the public. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Privacy Protection Act of 1980 | | | |
One must be able to show the whereabouts and custody of evidence,
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how it was handled, stored and by whom, from the time the evidence is
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first seized by a law enforcement officer or civilian investigator until the
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moment it is shown in court. This is referred to as ________ - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-chain of custody | |
__________ is data stored as written matter, on paper or in electronic
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files. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Documentary evidence
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To avoid changing a computer system while examining it, make a
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forensic copy and work with that copy. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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What term describes information that forensic specialists use to support
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or interpret real or documentary evidence? For example, a specialist
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might demonstrate that the fingerprints found on a keyboard are those
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of a specific individual. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Testimonial evidence
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During an attack, hackers break into computer systems and steal secret
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defense plans of the United States. This is an example of a Trojan horse.
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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, Fraud refers to a broad category of crime that can encompass many
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different activities, but essentially, any attempt to gain financial reward
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through deception. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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An attacker may distribute a logic bomb via a Trojan horse. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True
Denial of service (DoS) attack refers to the type of password crackers
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that work with pre-calculated hashes of all passwords available within a
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certain character space. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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Malware that executes damage when a specific condition is met is the
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definition of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-logic bomb
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The process of connecting to a server and exchanging packets
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containing acknowledgment (ACK) and synchronize (SYN) flags is called:
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Three-way handshake
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A SYN flood is an example of a(n) _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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denial of service (DoS) attack
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Ben was browsing reviews on a sporting goods website from which he
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purchased items in the past. He saw a comment that read "Great price
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Correct Answers
__________ is the concept that any scientific evidence presented in a
| | | | | | | | | | |
trial has to have been reviewed and tested by the relevant scientific
| | | | | | | | | | | |
community. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Daubert Standard
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If you change the extension of a file so it looks like some other type of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
file, you also change the file structure itself. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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False
The underlying operating system of Mac OS X is based on Windows -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True |
What term describes data about information, such as disk partition
| | | | | | | | | |
structures and file tables? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Metadata
| | | | | |
Susan is a hacker. After breaking into a computer system and running
| | | | | | | | | | | |
some hacking tools, she deleted several files she created to cover her
| | | | | | | | | | | |
tracks. What general term describes Susan's actions? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Anti-forensics
,The __________ protects journalists from being required to turn over to
| | | | | | | | | |
|law enforcement any work product and documentary material,
| | | | | | | |
including sources, before it is disseminated to the public. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Privacy Protection Act of 1980 | | | |
One must be able to show the whereabouts and custody of evidence,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
how it was handled, stored and by whom, from the time the evidence is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
first seized by a law enforcement officer or civilian investigator until the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
moment it is shown in court. This is referred to as ________ - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-chain of custody | |
__________ is data stored as written matter, on paper or in electronic
| | | | | | | | | | | |
files. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Documentary evidence
| | | |
To avoid changing a computer system while examining it, make a
| | | | | | | | | | |
forensic copy and work with that copy. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
| | | | | | | | |
What term describes information that forensic specialists use to support
| | | | | | | | |
or interpret real or documentary evidence? For example, a specialist
| | | | | | | | | | |
might demonstrate that the fingerprints found on a keyboard are those
| | | | | | | | | | |
of a specific individual. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Testimonial evidence
| | | | | | |
During an attack, hackers break into computer systems and steal secret
| | | | | | | | | | |
defense plans of the United States. This is an example of a Trojan horse.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
| | |
, Fraud refers to a broad category of crime that can encompass many
| | | | | | | | | | | |
different activities, but essentially, any attempt to gain financial reward
| | | | | | | | | |
through deception. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
| | | |
An attacker may distribute a logic bomb via a Trojan horse. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-True
Denial of service (DoS) attack refers to the type of password crackers
| | | | | | | | | | | |
that work with pre-calculated hashes of all passwords available within a
| | | | | | | | | | |
certain character space. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
| | | | |
Malware that executes damage when a specific condition is met is the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
definition of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-logic bomb
| | | | | |
The process of connecting to a server and exchanging packets
| | | | | | | | | |
containing acknowledgment (ACK) and synchronize (SYN) flags is called:
| | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Three-way handshake
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A SYN flood is an example of a(n) _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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denial of service (DoS) attack
| | | |
Ben was browsing reviews on a sporting goods website from which he
| | | | | | | | | | | |
purchased items in the past. He saw a comment that read "Great price
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