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MANG3778 Ch 5 Complete Exam Questions
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_______ are used for penetration testing by a business. - answer✔white hat hackers
Individuals with information technology skills who break into systems for malicious purposes
such as extortion are termed ____________. a. white hat hackers
b. trojan attackers
c. none of the other choices
d. script kiddies
e. black hat hackers - answer✔black hat hackers
A ____________ travels from computer to computer in a network and consumes resources but
does not usually erase data. - answer✔worm
A programming routine built into a system to bypass system security and enter the system is
called a/an ___________________.
a. none of the other choices
b. firetrap
c. IDS
d. logic bomb
e. backdoor - answer✔e. backdoor
A/An ______________ acts as a filter between a private network and external networks such as
the internet.
a. IDS
b. none of the other choices
c. firewall
d. DoS
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e. backdoo - answer✔c. firewall
A ______________ is an attack in which the malicious code waits for a particular event or time
before unleashing its malicious action.
a. None of the other choices
b. Trojan
c. Logic Bomb
d. Backdoor
e. Virus - answer✔c. logic bomb
A security problem is discovered in the code used in a company. The software vendor issues a
_________________ to fix the problem. - answer✔security patche
A DBA goes on a two week vacation. The DBA posts this information on her Facebook account
prior to departure and provides daily updates of the vacation. This opens up the business to a
_________________. a. none of the other choices.
b. brute force password attack
c. social engineering attack
d. adware attack
e. virus attack - answer✔social engineering attack
_______________ refers to the identification of the user by the IT system.
a. confidentiality
b. integrity
c. authentication
d. authorization
e. availability - answer✔c. authentification
A clinic's medical records are securely stored. The system is down and users are unable to
access the data. This is a problem with system _______________.
a. confidentiality
b. integrity
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