CFE Exam- Investigations Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following are query words or symbols used in search engine queries
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to instruct search engines to perform special actions when executing a search?
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| A. Limiting factors
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| B. Expansion numerals
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| C. Boolean operators
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| D. Search fields - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Boolean operators
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Boolean operators (or advanced search operators) are query words or symbols
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used in search engine queries to instruct search engines to perform special
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actions when executing a search.
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Under the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act, an employer does not need an
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employee's consent to access the employee's credit report if the report is
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obtained as part of an investigation into suspected misconduct by the employee.
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| A. True
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| B. False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. True
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Which of the following is a limitation of Benford's Law?
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|A. Benford's Law cannot be applied to data sets with non-natural numbers, such
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as check or invoice numbers.
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,|B. Benford's Law only works on data sets with assigned numbers, such as bank
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account or telephone numbers.| | | |
| C. Benford's Law applies best to data sets with three-digit numbers.
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D. Benford's Law can only be applied to data sets listed in currency amounts. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Benford's Law cannot be applied to data sets with non-
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natural numbers, such as check or invoice numbers.
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Natural numbers are those numbers that are not ordered in a particular
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numbering scheme and are not human-generated or generated from a random
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number system. | |
Non-natural numbers (e.g., employee identification numbers and telephone
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numbers) are designed systematically to convey information that restricts the
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natural nature of the number.
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Which of the following is a type of information that can be obtained from the
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deep Web? |
| A. An old version of a Web page that has since been updated
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| B. An archived version of a Web page that is no longer online
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| C. Websites without any links pointing to them
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D. Web content indexed by standard search engines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
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Websites without any links pointing to them
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A photo posted on a website that has been removed
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Content, views, writing, and opinions rescinded by an author
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A company's old job ads, statements, affiliations, or product lines
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, Which of the following statements concerning the U.S. Health Insurance
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Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is FALSE?
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A. In many situations, HIPAA restricts access to a patient's health information
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held by providers without the patient's written consent.
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B. If information about an employee's health or payment for medical services
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becomes an issue, fraud examiners should immediately contact human resources.
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C. Under HIPAA, protected health information can include information about
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past, present, or future health services.
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|D. HIPAA defines protected health information as diagnoses and health
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conditions, but does not cover payment information. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
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HIPAA defines protected health information as diagnoses and health conditions,
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but does not cover payment information.
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Which of the following is TRUE about using computer-created metadata in
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forensic investigations? |
| A. Metadata information can help determine when a document was created
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| B. Metadata information can help determine who received a document
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| C. Metadata information can help determine who wrote a document
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| D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. All of the above
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Metadata information can help determine who wrote a document; who received,
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opened, copied, edited, moved, or printed the document; and when these events
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occurred.
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Which of the following is the most accurate statement about trying to locate a
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subject using online records? | | |
Correct Answers
Which of the following are query words or symbols used in search engine queries
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to instruct search engines to perform special actions when executing a search?
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| A. Limiting factors
| | |
| B. Expansion numerals
| | |
| C. Boolean operators
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| D. Search fields - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Boolean operators
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Boolean operators (or advanced search operators) are query words or symbols
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used in search engine queries to instruct search engines to perform special
| | | | | | | | | | | |
actions when executing a search.
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Under the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act, an employer does not need an
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employee's consent to access the employee's credit report if the report is
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obtained as part of an investigation into suspected misconduct by the employee.
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| A. True
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| B. False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. True
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Which of the following is a limitation of Benford's Law?
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|A. Benford's Law cannot be applied to data sets with non-natural numbers, such
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
as check or invoice numbers.
| | | | |
,|B. Benford's Law only works on data sets with assigned numbers, such as bank
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
account or telephone numbers.| | | |
| C. Benford's Law applies best to data sets with three-digit numbers.
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D. Benford's Law can only be applied to data sets listed in currency amounts. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Benford's Law cannot be applied to data sets with non-
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natural numbers, such as check or invoice numbers.
| | | | | | | |
Natural numbers are those numbers that are not ordered in a particular
| | | | | | | | | | | |
numbering scheme and are not human-generated or generated from a random
| | | | | | | | | | |
number system. | |
Non-natural numbers (e.g., employee identification numbers and telephone
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numbers) are designed systematically to convey information that restricts the
| | | | | | | | | |
natural nature of the number.
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Which of the following is a type of information that can be obtained from the
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deep Web? |
| A. An old version of a Web page that has since been updated
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| B. An archived version of a Web page that is no longer online
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| C. Websites without any links pointing to them
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D. Web content indexed by standard search engines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
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Websites without any links pointing to them
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A photo posted on a website that has been removed
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Content, views, writing, and opinions rescinded by an author
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A company's old job ads, statements, affiliations, or product lines
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, Which of the following statements concerning the U.S. Health Insurance
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Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is FALSE?
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A. In many situations, HIPAA restricts access to a patient's health information
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held by providers without the patient's written consent.
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B. If information about an employee's health or payment for medical services
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becomes an issue, fraud examiners should immediately contact human resources.
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C. Under HIPAA, protected health information can include information about
| | | | | | | | | | |
past, present, or future health services.
| | | | | |
|D. HIPAA defines protected health information as diagnoses and health
| | | | | | | | | |
conditions, but does not cover payment information. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
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HIPAA defines protected health information as diagnoses and health conditions,
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but does not cover payment information.
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Which of the following is TRUE about using computer-created metadata in
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forensic investigations? |
| A. Metadata information can help determine when a document was created
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| B. Metadata information can help determine who received a document
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| C. Metadata information can help determine who wrote a document
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| D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. All of the above
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Metadata information can help determine who wrote a document; who received,
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opened, copied, edited, moved, or printed the document; and when these events
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occurred.
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Which of the following is the most accurate statement about trying to locate a
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subject using online records? | | |
