Cybercrime Exam Questions and
Answers
Law enforcement has been threatened and weakened by the advent of the Internet
and has not been able to benefit from it. - Answer- False
Increasing dependence on cyber information is one of the disadvantages of the
Internet. - Answer- true
Much computer-related crime involves specialist users. - Answer- False
The lack of physical boundaries and the removal of traditional jurisdictional
demarcations allow perpetrators to commit multinational crime with little fear of
judicial sanctions. - Answer- true
Electronic purses come in two primary types: limited or closed, and multipurpose or
open. - Answer- false
Which of the following is true of the Digital Revolution? - Answer- ) It has created a
new forum for both terrorist activity and criminal behavior.
has traditionally encompassed abuses and misuses of computer systems or
computers connected to the Internet, resulting in direct and concomitant losses. -
Answer- Cybercrime
includes any criminal activity which involves the unauthorized access, dissemination,
manipulation, destruction, or corruption of electronically stored data. - Answer-
Digital crime
Which of the following allows perpetrators to commit multinational cybercrime with
little fear of judicial sanctions? - Answer- B) The lack of physical boundaries
what according to a study conducted by the Department of Justice, were perceived
as the number one target for computer crime? - Answer- C) businesses
Which of the following is NOT a problem in the investigation of cybercrime? -
Answer- D) a widespread perception of cybercrime as worse than "traditional" crime
Which of the following is NOT a reason why many businesses and corporations
underreport computer crimes? - Answer- A) consumers don't care about
confidentiality
Which of the following is a valid reason why a corporation might welcome federal
assistance to help catch a cyber criminal? - Answer- ) Criminals access different
services to disguise their location.
, Corporations and private entities that offer discounts on software or training to law
enforcement agencies are called ________. - Answer- C) friendly vendors
Expenditures on which area represent a nonrecurring expense for a computer crime
unit? - Answer- D) establishing a computer laboratory
Traditionally, trial and appellate courts evaluated the constitutionality of computer
crime statutes, searches, and investigations through the lens of the ________. -
Answer- A) First and Fourth Amendments
What did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rule in U.S. v. Finley? - Answer- B) The
post-arrest search of a suspect's cell phone was constitutional.
Which of the following is an example of computer-initiated criminal activity? -
Answer- C) wire transfers
All the following are categories into which computer crimes are traditionally divided
EXCEPT ________. - Answer- D) computer as a weapon
One of the earliest examples of computer crime is ________, which consists of an
activity in which telecommunications systems are manipulated and ultimately
compromised. - Answer- A) phreaking
Which of the following involves payments that rely on a bank account and a web-
based transfer of funds to or from an established financial account? - Answer- C)
Internet payment services
Which of the following characteristics of new payment methods has facilitated money
laundering and terrorist financing? - Answer- A) anonymity in transactions
Closed system cards and open system cards are two primary types of ________. -
Answer- B) prepaid cards
Which of the following e-payment methods stores funds on an integrated circuit chip
in the card? - Answer- C) stored value card
Which payment method is typically associated with a card payment network such as
Visa or MasterCard? - Answer- D) prepaid card
For users, 24-hour accessibility equates to 24-hour vulnerability. - Answer- A) True
One of the earliest computers developed by Charles Babbage was created to
tabulate the 1880 U.S. census. - Answer- B) False
The smallest piece of data is called a bit. - Answer- A) True
Operating systems may be either single-user or multiple-user. - Answer- A) True
Intranets are small local networks connecting computers within one organization,
controlled by a common system administrator. - Answer- A) True
Answers
Law enforcement has been threatened and weakened by the advent of the Internet
and has not been able to benefit from it. - Answer- False
Increasing dependence on cyber information is one of the disadvantages of the
Internet. - Answer- true
Much computer-related crime involves specialist users. - Answer- False
The lack of physical boundaries and the removal of traditional jurisdictional
demarcations allow perpetrators to commit multinational crime with little fear of
judicial sanctions. - Answer- true
Electronic purses come in two primary types: limited or closed, and multipurpose or
open. - Answer- false
Which of the following is true of the Digital Revolution? - Answer- ) It has created a
new forum for both terrorist activity and criminal behavior.
has traditionally encompassed abuses and misuses of computer systems or
computers connected to the Internet, resulting in direct and concomitant losses. -
Answer- Cybercrime
includes any criminal activity which involves the unauthorized access, dissemination,
manipulation, destruction, or corruption of electronically stored data. - Answer-
Digital crime
Which of the following allows perpetrators to commit multinational cybercrime with
little fear of judicial sanctions? - Answer- B) The lack of physical boundaries
what according to a study conducted by the Department of Justice, were perceived
as the number one target for computer crime? - Answer- C) businesses
Which of the following is NOT a problem in the investigation of cybercrime? -
Answer- D) a widespread perception of cybercrime as worse than "traditional" crime
Which of the following is NOT a reason why many businesses and corporations
underreport computer crimes? - Answer- A) consumers don't care about
confidentiality
Which of the following is a valid reason why a corporation might welcome federal
assistance to help catch a cyber criminal? - Answer- ) Criminals access different
services to disguise their location.
, Corporations and private entities that offer discounts on software or training to law
enforcement agencies are called ________. - Answer- C) friendly vendors
Expenditures on which area represent a nonrecurring expense for a computer crime
unit? - Answer- D) establishing a computer laboratory
Traditionally, trial and appellate courts evaluated the constitutionality of computer
crime statutes, searches, and investigations through the lens of the ________. -
Answer- A) First and Fourth Amendments
What did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rule in U.S. v. Finley? - Answer- B) The
post-arrest search of a suspect's cell phone was constitutional.
Which of the following is an example of computer-initiated criminal activity? -
Answer- C) wire transfers
All the following are categories into which computer crimes are traditionally divided
EXCEPT ________. - Answer- D) computer as a weapon
One of the earliest examples of computer crime is ________, which consists of an
activity in which telecommunications systems are manipulated and ultimately
compromised. - Answer- A) phreaking
Which of the following involves payments that rely on a bank account and a web-
based transfer of funds to or from an established financial account? - Answer- C)
Internet payment services
Which of the following characteristics of new payment methods has facilitated money
laundering and terrorist financing? - Answer- A) anonymity in transactions
Closed system cards and open system cards are two primary types of ________. -
Answer- B) prepaid cards
Which of the following e-payment methods stores funds on an integrated circuit chip
in the card? - Answer- C) stored value card
Which payment method is typically associated with a card payment network such as
Visa or MasterCard? - Answer- D) prepaid card
For users, 24-hour accessibility equates to 24-hour vulnerability. - Answer- A) True
One of the earliest computers developed by Charles Babbage was created to
tabulate the 1880 U.S. census. - Answer- B) False
The smallest piece of data is called a bit. - Answer- A) True
Operating systems may be either single-user or multiple-user. - Answer- A) True
Intranets are small local networks connecting computers within one organization,
controlled by a common system administrator. - Answer- A) True
