CS 356 Final - Quiz Questions Set
(2025-2026)
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,Masquerade, falsification, and repudiation are threat B. deception
actions that cause __________ threat consequences.
An assault on system security that derives from an B. attack
intelligent act that is a deliberate attempt to evade security
services and violate the security policy of a system is a(n)
__________.
A threat action in which sensitive data are directly released D. exposure
to an unauthorized entity is __________.
_____ assures that individuals control or influence what B. privacy
information related to them may be collected and stored
and by whom and to whom that information may be
disclosed.
A flaw or weakness in a system's design, implementation, C. vulnerability
or operation and management that could be exploited to
violate the system's security policy is a(n) __________.
T/F: Many security administrators view strong security as True
an impediment to efficient and user-friendly operations of
an information system.
T/F: The "A" in the CIA triad stands for authenticity. False
T/F: Computer security is protection of the integrity, True
availability, and confidentiality of information system
resources.
T/F: In the context of security, our concern is with the True
vulnerabilities of system resources.
T/F: Security mechanisms typically do not involve more False
that one particular algorithm or protocol.
An example of __________ is an attempt by an A. masquerade
unauthorized user to gain access to a system by posing as
an authorized user.
A(n) __________ is a structured collection of data stored C. database
for use by one or more applications.
The _________ prevents or inhibits the normal use or B. denial of service
management of communications facilities.
T/F: The more critical a component or service, the higher True
the level of availability required.
T/F: Availability assures that systems works promptly and True
services is not denied to authorized users.
, T/F: Hardware is the most vulnerable to attack and the True
least susceptable to automated controls.
T/F: Assurance the the process of examining a computer False
product or system with respect to certain criteria.
An end user who operates on database objects via a D. end user other than the application owner
particular application but does not own any of the
database objects is the __________.
__________ is the scrambled message produced as B. ciphertext
output.
Statistics are derived from a database by means of a A. characteristic formula
___________.
With __________ the records in the database are A. partitioning
clustered into a number of mutually exclusive groups and
the user may only query the statistical properties of each
group as a whole.
__________ is when the data in the SDB can be modified C. data perbutation
so as to produce statistics that cannot be used to infer
values for individual records.
_________ is an organization that produces data to be D. data owner
made available for controlled release, either within the
organization or to external users.
__________ is an organization that receives the encrypted A. server
data from a data owner and makes them available for
distribution to clients.
The __________ cloud infrastructure is a composition of B. hybrid
two or more clouds that remain unique entities but are
bound together by standardized or proprietary technology
that enables
data and application portability.
T/F: A query language provides a uniform interface to the True
database.
T/F: SQL Server allows users to create roles that can then True
be assigned access rights to portions of the database
T/F: A census database is an example of a pure statistical True
database.
T/F: Query restriction provides answers to all queries, but False
the answers are approximate.
(2025-2026)
Question and Answers
Expert Verified
(With A+ Grades Guarantee)
,Masquerade, falsification, and repudiation are threat B. deception
actions that cause __________ threat consequences.
An assault on system security that derives from an B. attack
intelligent act that is a deliberate attempt to evade security
services and violate the security policy of a system is a(n)
__________.
A threat action in which sensitive data are directly released D. exposure
to an unauthorized entity is __________.
_____ assures that individuals control or influence what B. privacy
information related to them may be collected and stored
and by whom and to whom that information may be
disclosed.
A flaw or weakness in a system's design, implementation, C. vulnerability
or operation and management that could be exploited to
violate the system's security policy is a(n) __________.
T/F: Many security administrators view strong security as True
an impediment to efficient and user-friendly operations of
an information system.
T/F: The "A" in the CIA triad stands for authenticity. False
T/F: Computer security is protection of the integrity, True
availability, and confidentiality of information system
resources.
T/F: In the context of security, our concern is with the True
vulnerabilities of system resources.
T/F: Security mechanisms typically do not involve more False
that one particular algorithm or protocol.
An example of __________ is an attempt by an A. masquerade
unauthorized user to gain access to a system by posing as
an authorized user.
A(n) __________ is a structured collection of data stored C. database
for use by one or more applications.
The _________ prevents or inhibits the normal use or B. denial of service
management of communications facilities.
T/F: The more critical a component or service, the higher True
the level of availability required.
T/F: Availability assures that systems works promptly and True
services is not denied to authorized users.
, T/F: Hardware is the most vulnerable to attack and the True
least susceptable to automated controls.
T/F: Assurance the the process of examining a computer False
product or system with respect to certain criteria.
An end user who operates on database objects via a D. end user other than the application owner
particular application but does not own any of the
database objects is the __________.
__________ is the scrambled message produced as B. ciphertext
output.
Statistics are derived from a database by means of a A. characteristic formula
___________.
With __________ the records in the database are A. partitioning
clustered into a number of mutually exclusive groups and
the user may only query the statistical properties of each
group as a whole.
__________ is when the data in the SDB can be modified C. data perbutation
so as to produce statistics that cannot be used to infer
values for individual records.
_________ is an organization that produces data to be D. data owner
made available for controlled release, either within the
organization or to external users.
__________ is an organization that receives the encrypted A. server
data from a data owner and makes them available for
distribution to clients.
The __________ cloud infrastructure is a composition of B. hybrid
two or more clouds that remain unique entities but are
bound together by standardized or proprietary technology
that enables
data and application portability.
T/F: A query language provides a uniform interface to the True
database.
T/F: SQL Server allows users to create roles that can then True
be assigned access rights to portions of the database
T/F: A census database is an example of a pure statistical True
database.
T/F: Query restriction provides answers to all queries, but False
the answers are approximate.
