Chapter 2 - ITSY 1300 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A |worm |requires |that |another |program |is |running |before |it |can |begin |functioning.
Select |one:
True
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Attacks |conducted |by |scripts |are |usually |unpredictable.
Select |one:
True
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Hackers |are |"persons |who |access |systems |and |information |without |authorization |and |often |
illegally." |_________________________
Select |one:
True |
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Microsoft |acknowledged |that |if |you |type |a |res:// |URL |(a |Microsoft-devised |type |of |URL) |which |
is |longer |than |____________________ |characters |in |Internet |Explorer |4.0, |the |browser |will |
crash.
Select |one:
a.
256
b.
,64
| c.
128
| d.
512 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a.
256
Organizations |can |use |dictionaries |to |regulate |password |selection |during |the |reset |process |and
|thus |guard |against |easy-to-guess |passwords.
Select |one:
True |
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
A |____________________ |is |an |attack |in |which |a |coordinated |stream |of |requests |is |launched |
against |a |target |from |many |locations |at |the |same |time.
Select |one:
a.
virus
| b.
spam
| c.
denial-of-service
| d.
distributed |denial-of-service |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d.
distributed |denial-of-service
, A |number |of |technical |mechanisms-digital |watermarks |and |embedded |code, |copyright |codes, |
and |even |the |intentional |placement |of |bad |sectors |on |software |media-have |been |used |to |
deter |or |prevent |the |theft |of |software |intellectual |property.
Select |one:
True |
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
As |frustrating |as |viruses |and |worms |are, |perhaps |more |time |and |money |is |spent |on |resolving |
virus |____________________.
Select |one:
a.
false |alarms
b.
hoaxes
| c.
polymorphisms
| d.
urban |legends |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b.
hoaxes
Compared |to |Web |site |defacement, |vandalism |within |a |network |is |less |malicious |in |intent |and |
more |public.
Select |one:
True
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
The |malicious |code |attack |includes |the |execution |of |viruses, |worms, |Trojan |horses, |and |active |
Web |scripts |with |the |intent |to |destroy |or |steal |information. |_________________________
CORRECT ANSWERS
A |worm |requires |that |another |program |is |running |before |it |can |begin |functioning.
Select |one:
True
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Attacks |conducted |by |scripts |are |usually |unpredictable.
Select |one:
True
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Hackers |are |"persons |who |access |systems |and |information |without |authorization |and |often |
illegally." |_________________________
Select |one:
True |
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Microsoft |acknowledged |that |if |you |type |a |res:// |URL |(a |Microsoft-devised |type |of |URL) |which |
is |longer |than |____________________ |characters |in |Internet |Explorer |4.0, |the |browser |will |
crash.
Select |one:
a.
256
b.
,64
| c.
128
| d.
512 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a.
256
Organizations |can |use |dictionaries |to |regulate |password |selection |during |the |reset |process |and
|thus |guard |against |easy-to-guess |passwords.
Select |one:
True |
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
A |____________________ |is |an |attack |in |which |a |coordinated |stream |of |requests |is |launched |
against |a |target |from |many |locations |at |the |same |time.
Select |one:
a.
virus
| b.
spam
| c.
denial-of-service
| d.
distributed |denial-of-service |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d.
distributed |denial-of-service
, A |number |of |technical |mechanisms-digital |watermarks |and |embedded |code, |copyright |codes, |
and |even |the |intentional |placement |of |bad |sectors |on |software |media-have |been |used |to |
deter |or |prevent |the |theft |of |software |intellectual |property.
Select |one:
True |
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
As |frustrating |as |viruses |and |worms |are, |perhaps |more |time |and |money |is |spent |on |resolving |
virus |____________________.
Select |one:
a.
false |alarms
b.
hoaxes
| c.
polymorphisms
| d.
urban |legends |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b.
hoaxes
Compared |to |Web |site |defacement, |vandalism |within |a |network |is |less |malicious |in |intent |and |
more |public.
Select |one:
True
False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
The |malicious |code |attack |includes |the |execution |of |viruses, |worms, |Trojan |horses, |and |active |
Web |scripts |with |the |intent |to |destroy |or |steal |information. |_________________________
