Test Bank in Conjunction with Guide to computer forensics and investigations,Nelson,5e

True / False


1. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), digital forensics
involves scientifically examining and analyzing data from computer storage media so that it can
be used as evidence in court.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: 4

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 7/30/2014 7:17 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/27/2014 4:16 PM



2. All suspected industrial espionage cases should be treated as civil case investigations.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: 32

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 7/30/2014 7:50 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/27/2014 4:16 PM



3. User groups for a specific type of system can be very useful in a forensics investigation.

, a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: 9

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 7/30/2014 7:12 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/27/2014 4:16 PM



4. Most digital investigations in the private sector involve misuse of computing assets.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: 17

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 7/30/2014 7:24 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/27/2014 4:16 PM



5. If you turn evidence over to law enforcement and begin working under their direction, you
have become an agent of law enforcement, and are subject to the same restrictions on search and
seizure as a law enforcement agent.
a. True

b. False

,ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: 18

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 7/30/2014 7:27 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/27/2014 4:17 PM



Multiple Choice


6. Signed into law in 1973, the _______ was/were created to ensure consistency in federal
proceedings.
a. Federal Proceedings Law

b. Federal Rules of Evidence

c. Federal Consistency Standards

d. Federal Proceedings Rules

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: 3

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 7/30/2014 12:56 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/27/2014 4:17 PM



7. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects everyone's right to be secure in their
person, residence, and property from search and seizure?

, a. First Amendment

b. Second Amendment

c. Fourth Amendment

d. Fifth Amendment

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: 3

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 7/30/2014 7:26 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/27/2014 4:17 PM



8. Which Microsoft OS below is the least intrusive to disks in terms of changing data?
a. Windows 95

b. Windows XP

c. Windows 7

d. MS-DOS 6.22

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: 35

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

DATE CREATED: 7/31/2014 10:08 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 9/27/2014 4:17 PM