Computing @ Carnegie Mellon Questions And Answers

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility established by the Computing Policy? A.Behave in ways that are respectful of others' property and privacy rights. B.Communicate in proper and legal ways. C.Use computing resources only for academic coursework. D.Share resources in a responsible way. E.Maintain the security and confidentiality of your account. - ANSWER-C (Use computing resources only for academic coursework) Which of the following options is NOT a possible penalty for violating the university's Computing Policy? A.Fines B.Confiscation of personal computing equipment C.Academic suspension D.Community service - ANSWER-B (Confiscation of personal computing equipment) Which of the following best summarizes the Computing Policy? A.The Computing Policy explicitly defines all prohibited computing behaviors as required by the DMCA. B.The Computing Policy is a community standard that establishes your responsibility to behave as a mature, reasonable and ethical person. C. The Computing Policy establishes specific student responsibilities for behaving in compliance with state and federal law. - ANSWER-B (The Computing Policy is a community standard that establishes your responsibility to behave as a mature, reasonable and ethical person.) Devon visits his neighbor's room to get help on a homework assignment. While there, he logs into his Andrew account and forgets to log out before he leaves. His neighbor notices that the account is still logged in and adds a course to Devon's academic schedule. Which of the following has been violated? A.Confidentiality B. Integrity C.Availability D. None of the above - ANSWER-B ______ addresses the question of how certain you can be about the accuracy of your resources and information. - ANSWER-Integrity The ______ of a resource refers to how timely and reliable access to that resource is. - ANSWER-Availability Maintaining the _______ of a resource means that authorized users are able to reliably get to the specific machine or information when needed. - ANSWER-Availability Maintaining the ______ of information means ensuring that the data has not been changed inappropriately, whether these changes are accidental and innocent or are intentional and malicious. - ANSWER-Integrity After dating for a year, Guadalupe and Harley share everything, including their Andrew passwords. Guadalupe begins reading Harley's mail and discovers that Harley's been seeing other people. In a rage, Guadalupe deletes mail and changes the password. Guadalupe has compromised the _______ of Harley's account. - ANSWER-Availability _______ is about ensuring that only authorized users have access and that unauthorized users are excluded. - ANSWER-Confidentiality What is the immediate consequence imposed by the university on targets of DMCA Takedown Notices? A.Civil lawsuit B. 72 hours for the student to resolve the issue with Student Life Office or face a general network suspension C. Failing course grade D. Criminal charges - ANSWER-B (72 hours for the student to resolve the issue with Student Life Office or face a general network suspension) Which of the following statements best describes the anonymity of P2P usage? A. Only users that upload files are identifiable in a P2P environment; downloading is anonymous. B. Only users that download files are identifiable in a P2P environment; uploading is anonymous. C. Users of P2P applications are completely anonymous. D. Users of P2P applications are not anonymous, whether uploading or downloading. - ANSWER-D (Users of P2P applications are not anonymous, whether uploading or downloading.) Under the provisions of the DMCA, Carnegie Mellon is obligated to: A. Block ports commonly accessed by P2P applications from being used on its network. B. Ensure that all software that is used by computers on the university network is appropriately licensed. C. Actively monitor its network for copyright violations. D. Respond to any complaints of copyright infringement by stopping the alleged violation from continuing. - ANSWER-D (Respond to any complaints of copyright infringement by stopping the alleged violation from continuing.) The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: A. Criminalizes the use of P2P applications for any use whatsoever. B. Provides rules for online service providers that can limit their liability for copyright violations. C. Exempts institutions of higher education from copyright compliance requirements. D. Extends the duration of copyright for digital works published after 2000. - ANSWERB (Provides rules for online service providers that can limit their liability for copyright violations.) When the university receives a DMCA Takedown Notice, it is obligated to: A. Stop the distribution of the infringing material. B. Remove the copyrighted material from an infringing computer. C. Verify that the alleged copyright violation has taken place. D. Sue the individual(s) who distributed the infringing material. - ANSWER-A (Stop the distribution of infringing material) How long is your network access suspended if you exceed the bandwidth limitations the maximum amount of times? A. 45 days B. 72 hours C. Permanently - ANSWER-A (45 days) Web stations and clusters have a different complement of software applications. (True/False) - ANSWER-True There is a time limit on how long you can use a cluster computer. (True/False) - ANSWER-False You can only use a Web station for 15 minutes. (True/False) - ANSWER-True The public computing clusters are located in the academic buildings and residence halls. (True/False) - ANSWER-True Some clusters can be reserved for classes. (True/False) - ANSWER-True Your print jobs will not be printed until you physically visit a print station and release them.(True/False) - ANSWER-True Tabloid printing is available on all of the Andrew Printing queues. (True/False) - ANSWER-False All Andrew Printing queues represent a single printer. (True/False) - ANSWER-False Your quota is consumed by which of the following? A. Color and large-format print jobs only. B. Print jobs sent to a print queue. C. Print jobs released from a printer. - ANSWER-C (Print jobs released from a printer) You can pay for additional printouts beyond your Andrew Printing quota using funds from your _____ account. - ANSWER-PlaidCa$h Where can you save a file so that it is accessible from any computer with an Internet connection? A. SandBox B. Box - ANSWER-B (Box) Which file storage option allows you to share files with other users? A. Box B. SandBox - ANSWER-A (Box) Which file storage option can only be accessed from a cluster computer? A. Box B. SandBox - ANSWER-B (Sandbox) Only urgent issues should be reported to the Help Center. (True/False) - ANSWERFalse Providing the location of a resource and a detailed description of the problem is a good practice when reporting issues to the Help Center. (True/False) - ANSWER-True How can you access specialized academic software, such as Minitab, from your personal computer? A. Virtual Andrew B. Web Station C. Multimedia Lending - ANSWER-A (Virtual Andrew) Some academic software is only available in a cluster and cannot be used via Virtual Andrew.(True/False) - ANSWER-True Which of the following types of information are commonly targeted by cyber criminals? A. Personally identifiable information B. Social Security numbers C. User IDs and passwords D. All of the above - ANSWER-D (All of the above, including: personally identifiable information, social security numbers, and User IDs and passwords) Why would an attack that infects your computer result in your computer's suspension from the network? A. To prevent the same infection from spreading over the network to other computers. B. To make sure that you clean your computer before you reconnect it to the network. C. To protect financial assets from compromise. - ANSWER-A (To prevent the same infection from spreading over the network to other computers.)