CTS 1120 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COPRRECT ANSWERS
In what kind of attack can attackers make use of hundreds of thousands
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of computers under their control in an attack against a single server or
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network? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-distributed | | |
Which term below is frequently used to describe the tasks of securing
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information that is in a digital format? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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information security |
Which of the three protections ensures that only authorized parties can
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view information? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Confidentiality
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Select below the information protection item that ensures that
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information is correct and that no unauthorized person or malicious
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software has altered that data. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Integrity
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The security protection item that ensures that the individual is who they
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claim to be (the authentic or genuine person) and not an imposter is
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known as? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Authentication
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,In information security, what constitutes a loss? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-all of the above | | |
In information security, an example of a threat agent can be - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-All of the above | | |
What type of theft involves stealing another person's personal
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information, such as a Social Security number, and then using the
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information to impersonate the victim, generally for financial gain? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Identity theft
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Under which law are health care enterprises required to guard
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protected health information and implement policies and procedures
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whether it be in paper or electronic format? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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HIPAA
Select below the term that is used to describe individuals who want to
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attack computers yet lack the knowledge of computers and networks
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needed to do so: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Script kiddies
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What term below is used to describe a means of gathering information
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for an attack by relying on the weaknesses of individuals? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Social engineering |
, The two types of malware that require user intervention to spread are: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Viruses and trojans
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Select below the type of malware that appears to have a legitimate use,
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but actually contains or does something malicious: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-TROJAN
What type of malware consists of a set of software tools used by an
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attacker to hide the actions or presence of other types of malicious
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software, such as Trojans, viruses, or worms? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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rootkit
Computer code that is typically added to a legitimate program but lies
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dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event is known as a? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-LOGIC BOMB | |
What type of undocumented yet benign hidden feature launches after a
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special set of commands, key combinations, or mouse clicks, and was
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no longer included in Microsoft software after the start of their
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Trustworthy Computing initiative? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Easter Egg
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What kind of software program delivers advertising content in a manner
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|that is unexpected and unwanted by the user, and is typically included
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in malware? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Adware
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COPRRECT ANSWERS
In what kind of attack can attackers make use of hundreds of thousands
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
of computers under their control in an attack against a single server or
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
network? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-distributed | | |
Which term below is frequently used to describe the tasks of securing
| | | | | | | | | | | |
information that is in a digital format? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
information security |
Which of the three protections ensures that only authorized parties can
| | | | | | | | | | |
view information? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Confidentiality
| | | |
Select below the information protection item that ensures that
| | | | | | | | |
information is correct and that no unauthorized person or malicious
| | | | | | | | | |
software has altered that data. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Integrity
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The security protection item that ensures that the individual is who they
| | | | | | | | | | |
claim to be (the authentic or genuine person) and not an imposter is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
known as? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Authentication
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,In information security, what constitutes a loss? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-all of the above | | |
In information security, an example of a threat agent can be - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-All of the above | | |
What type of theft involves stealing another person's personal
| | | | | | | | |
information, such as a Social Security number, and then using the
| | | | | | | | | | |
information to impersonate the victim, generally for financial gain? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Identity theft
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Under which law are health care enterprises required to guard
| | | | | | | | | |
protected health information and implement policies and procedures
| | | | | | | |
whether it be in paper or electronic format? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
HIPAA
Select below the term that is used to describe individuals who want to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
attack computers yet lack the knowledge of computers and networks
| | | | | | | | | |
needed to do so: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Script kiddies
| | | | | | |
What term below is used to describe a means of gathering information
| | | | | | | | | | | |
for an attack by relying on the weaknesses of individuals? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Social engineering |
, The two types of malware that require user intervention to spread are: -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Viruses and trojans
| | | |
Select below the type of malware that appears to have a legitimate use,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
but actually contains or does something malicious: - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-TROJAN
What type of malware consists of a set of software tools used by an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
attacker to hide the actions or presence of other types of malicious
| | | | | | | | | | | |
software, such as Trojans, viruses, or worms? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
rootkit
Computer code that is typically added to a legitimate program but lies
| | | | | | | | | | | |
dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event is known as a? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-LOGIC BOMB | |
What type of undocumented yet benign hidden feature launches after a
| | | | | | | | | |
special set of commands, key combinations, or mouse clicks, and was
| | | | | | | | | | | |
no longer included in Microsoft software after the start of their
| | | | | | | | | | |
Trustworthy Computing initiative? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Easter Egg
| | | | | |
What kind of software program delivers advertising content in a manner
| | | | | | | | | |
|that is unexpected and unwanted by the user, and is typically included
| | | | | | | | | | | |
in malware? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Adware
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