DIGITAL FORENSICS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

DIGITAL FORENSICS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
True/false A base transceiver station(BTS) is the equipment found at a cell site that facilitates the
communication of cell phone users across a cellular network. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅TRUE



True/false the mobile switching center (MSC) is responsible for switching data packets from one
network path to another on a cellular network. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅TRUE



true/false the public switched telephone network (PSTN) is an aggregate of all circuit switched
telephone networks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅TRUE



true/false a mobile equipment identifier (MEID) is an internationally unique number that identifies a
CDMA handset (mobile equipment) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅TRUE



true/false verizon, t-mobile, sprint/nextel, and at&t are examples of Mobile Virtual Network Operators. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FALSE



true/false an accelerometer is a hardware device that senses motion or gravity and reacts to these
changes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅TRUE



true/false microsofts FAT32 file system resides on Android devices; the FAT32 file system is found on
microSD cards , which are common in many android handsets. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅TRUE



true/false OSI is an IEEE standard for testing, maintenance, and support of assembled circuit boards -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FALSE



true/false a mobile country code is an internationally unique number that identifies a CDMA handset -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FALSE



true/false a waypoint is a geological point of interest created by a user - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅TRUE

, In a ________hand-off, a cellular communication is conditionally handed off from one base station to
another, and the mobile equipment is simultaneously communicating with multiple Base Transceiver
Stations. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Soft



The two primary functions of a SIM card are to identify the subscriber to a cellular network and to
________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅store data



________ is an open source operating system based on the Linux 2.6 kernel. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Android



Four primary sources of evidence are available from a GPS device: trackpoints, track log, waypoint, and
________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Route



The ________ provides standard operating procedures for a variety of scientific practices, including cell
phone forensics. It issued guidelines on cellphone forensics in 2014. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NIST
(national institute of standards and technology)



A ________ refers to a geographic area within a cellular network. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cell



When moving through an area, several Base Transceiver Stations might handle your call—a hand-off
would occur from one BTS to another. In a ________ hand-off, the communication is handled by one
Base Transceiver Station at a time with no simultaneous communication. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Hard



The mobile station consists of mobile equipment (handset) and, in the case of a ________ network, a
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅GSM



. CDMA technology is used by ________ and Sprint on their U.S. nationwide cellular networks. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Verizon