ITN 260 Chaps 1-7 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
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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Those who wrongfully disclose individually identifiable health
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information can be fined up to what amount per calendar year? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-$1,500,000 |
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 | | |
One of the armored virus infection techniques utilizes encryption to
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make virus code more difficult to detect, in addition to separating virus
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code into different pieces and inject these pieces throughout the
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infected program code. What is the name for this technique? - CORRECT
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|ANSWER✔✔-Swiss cheese |
,The physical procedure whereby an unauthorized person gains access to
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a location by following an authorized user is known as - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Tailgating
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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Select below the type of malware that appears to have a legitimate
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problem use, but actually contains or does something malicious -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Trojan |
Script kiddies acquire which item below from other attackers to easily
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craft an attack: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-exploit kit
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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 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
, Of the three types of mutating malware, what changes its internal code
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to one of a set number of predefined mutations whenever it's executed
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Oligomorphic malware
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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 attack is targeted against a smaller group of specific
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individuals, such as the major executives working for. Manufacturing
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company - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Watering hole
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What is the term used to describe unsolicited messages received on
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instant messaging software - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Spim
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A virus that infects an executable program file is known as? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-program virus |
In information security, what constitutes a loss - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Theft of information
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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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Correct Answers
Select below the information protection item that ensures that
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information is correct and that no unauthorized person or malicious
| | | | | | | | | |
software has altered that data. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-integrity
| | | | | | |
Those who wrongfully disclose individually identifiable health
| | | | | | |
information can be fined up to what amount per calendar year? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-$1,500,000 |
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 | | |
One of the armored virus infection techniques utilizes encryption to
| | | | | | | | | |
make virus code more difficult to detect, in addition to separating virus
| | | | | | | | | | | |
code into different pieces and inject these pieces throughout the
| | | | | | | | | |
infected program code. What is the name for this technique? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
|ANSWER✔✔-Swiss cheese |
,The physical procedure whereby an unauthorized person gains access to
| | | | | | | | |
a location by following an authorized user is known as - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Tailgating
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
| | | | | |
Select below the type of malware that appears to have a legitimate
| | | | | | | | | | | |
problem use, but actually contains or does something malicious -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Trojan |
Script kiddies acquire which item below from other attackers to easily
| | | | | | | | | | |
craft an attack: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-exploit kit
| | | | | |
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 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
, Of the three types of mutating malware, what changes its internal code
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to one of a set number of predefined mutations whenever it's executed
| | | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Oligomorphic malware
| | | |
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 attack is targeted against a smaller group of specific
| | | | | | | | | | | |
individuals, such as the major executives working for. Manufacturing
| | | | | | | | |
company - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Watering hole
| | | |
What is the term used to describe unsolicited messages received on
| | | | | | | | | | |
instant messaging software - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Spim
| | | | |
A virus that infects an executable program file is known as? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-program virus |
In information security, what constitutes a loss - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Theft of information
| |
What type of theft involves stealing another person's personal
| | | | | | | | |
information, such as a Social Security number, and then using the
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