WGU C840: DIGITAL FORENSICS IN CYBERSECURITY PRE-
ASSESSMENTEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The chief information officer of an accounting firm believes
1.
sensitive data is being exposed on the local network.
Which tool should the IT staff use to gather digital evidence
about this security vulnerability?: Snitter
2. A police detective investigating a threat traces the source
to a house. The couple at the house shows the detective the
only computer the family owns, which is in their son's
bedroom. The couple states that their son is presently in class
at a local middle school.
How should the detective legally gain access to the computer?:
Obtain consent to search from the parents
3. How should a forensic scientist obtain the network
configuration from a Windows PC before seizing it from a crime
,scene?: By using the ipconfig command from a command prompt on the
computer
4. The human resources manager of a small accounting firm
believes he may have been a victim of a phishing scam. The
manager clicked on a link in an email message that asked
him to verify the logon credentials for the firm's online
bank account.
Which digital evidence should a forensic investigator collect to
investigate this incident?: Browser cache
5. After a company's single-purpose, dedicated messaging
server is hacked by a cybercriminal, a forensics expert is hired
to investigate the crime and collect evidence.
Which digital evidence should be collected?: Firewall logs
6. Thomas received an email stating that he needed to follow a
link and verify his bank account information to ensure it was
secure. Shortly after following the instructions, Thomas
noticed money was missing from his account.
,Which digital evidence should be considered to determine
how Thomas' ac-count information was compromised?: Email
messages
7. The chief executive officer (CEO) of a small computer
company has identified a potential hacking attack from an
outside competitor.
Which type of evidence should a forensics investigator use to
identify the source of the hack?: Network transaction logs
8. A forensic scientist arrives at a crime scene to begin
collecting evidence.
What is the first thing the forensic scientist should do?: Photograph
all evidence in its original place
9. Which method of copying digital evidence ensures proper
evidence collec-tion?: Make the copy at the bit-level
10. A computer involved in a crime is infected with malware.
The computer is on and connected to the company's network.
The forensic investigator arrives at the scene.
Which action should be the investigator's first step?: Unplug the
computer's Ethernet cable
11. What are the three basic tasks that a systems forensic
specialist must keep in mind when handling evidence during a
, cybercrime investigation?: Find evidence, Preserve evidence, and Prepare
evidence
12. How do forensic specialists show that digital evidence was
handled in a protected, secure manner during the process of
collecting and analyzing the evidence?: Chain of custody
13. Which characteristic applies to magnetic drives compared
to solid-state drives (SSDs)?: Lower cost
14. Which characteristic applies to solid-state drives (SSDs)
compared to mag-netic drives?: They are less susceptible to damage.
15. Which type of storage format should be transported in a
special bag to reduce electrostatic interference?: Magnetic
media
16. Which Windows component is responsible for reading the
boot.ini file and displaying the boot loader menu on Windows
XP during the boot process?: - NTLDR
17. The following line of code is an example of how to make a
forensic copy of
a suspect drive:
dd if=/dev/mem of=/evidence/image.memory1
Which operating system should be used to run this
command?: Linux
18. Which file system is supported by Mac?: Hierarchical File System Plus
ASSESSMENTEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The chief information officer of an accounting firm believes
1.
sensitive data is being exposed on the local network.
Which tool should the IT staff use to gather digital evidence
about this security vulnerability?: Snitter
2. A police detective investigating a threat traces the source
to a house. The couple at the house shows the detective the
only computer the family owns, which is in their son's
bedroom. The couple states that their son is presently in class
at a local middle school.
How should the detective legally gain access to the computer?:
Obtain consent to search from the parents
3. How should a forensic scientist obtain the network
configuration from a Windows PC before seizing it from a crime
,scene?: By using the ipconfig command from a command prompt on the
computer
4. The human resources manager of a small accounting firm
believes he may have been a victim of a phishing scam. The
manager clicked on a link in an email message that asked
him to verify the logon credentials for the firm's online
bank account.
Which digital evidence should a forensic investigator collect to
investigate this incident?: Browser cache
5. After a company's single-purpose, dedicated messaging
server is hacked by a cybercriminal, a forensics expert is hired
to investigate the crime and collect evidence.
Which digital evidence should be collected?: Firewall logs
6. Thomas received an email stating that he needed to follow a
link and verify his bank account information to ensure it was
secure. Shortly after following the instructions, Thomas
noticed money was missing from his account.
,Which digital evidence should be considered to determine
how Thomas' ac-count information was compromised?: Email
messages
7. The chief executive officer (CEO) of a small computer
company has identified a potential hacking attack from an
outside competitor.
Which type of evidence should a forensics investigator use to
identify the source of the hack?: Network transaction logs
8. A forensic scientist arrives at a crime scene to begin
collecting evidence.
What is the first thing the forensic scientist should do?: Photograph
all evidence in its original place
9. Which method of copying digital evidence ensures proper
evidence collec-tion?: Make the copy at the bit-level
10. A computer involved in a crime is infected with malware.
The computer is on and connected to the company's network.
The forensic investigator arrives at the scene.
Which action should be the investigator's first step?: Unplug the
computer's Ethernet cable
11. What are the three basic tasks that a systems forensic
specialist must keep in mind when handling evidence during a
, cybercrime investigation?: Find evidence, Preserve evidence, and Prepare
evidence
12. How do forensic specialists show that digital evidence was
handled in a protected, secure manner during the process of
collecting and analyzing the evidence?: Chain of custody
13. Which characteristic applies to magnetic drives compared
to solid-state drives (SSDs)?: Lower cost
14. Which characteristic applies to solid-state drives (SSDs)
compared to mag-netic drives?: They are less susceptible to damage.
15. Which type of storage format should be transported in a
special bag to reduce electrostatic interference?: Magnetic
media
16. Which Windows component is responsible for reading the
boot.ini file and displaying the boot loader menu on Windows
XP during the boot process?: - NTLDR
17. The following line of code is an example of how to make a
forensic copy of
a suspect drive:
dd if=/dev/mem of=/evidence/image.memory1
Which operating system should be used to run this
command?: Linux
18. Which file system is supported by Mac?: Hierarchical File System Plus
