ISTM 210 Phinney Exam Prep 2024 -2025 Complete 470 Actual Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
1. People who attempt to invade Hackers
or disable a computer's securi-
ty measures and steal their re-
sources
2. Concerned with risk manage- Computer Security
ment, confidentiality, integrity,
and the availability of electron-
ic information that is processed
and stored in a computing
system. Risk Management, is
the recognition, consequences,
and assessment of risk to a
computer system
3. includes the recognition, con- Risk management
sequences, and assessment of
risk to a computer's assets, and
developing strategies to man-
age and protect them
4. All computers are what? At risk
5. There are what for ignoring the Penalties
risk of computers?
6. An _______ is extremely easy Unsecured computer
to breach, especially by a sea-
soned hacker
7. What is an easy way to breach By sending them emails with malicious
unsecured computers through attachments like viruses, worms, and mal-
the internet? ware
8. What is better than to naively to assume that a computer will be at-
ignore computer security alto- tacked regardless of security measures
gether? and to take preemptive measures to pre-
vent them
9. Intranet
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A businesses' private version
of the Internet that works the
same way as the Internet,
though it is confined within the
business
10. What applies the same way to The same concepts and technologies of
an intranet as it does to the in- the Internet such as servers running with
ternet? Internet protocols
11. The key aspect of an Intranet is privacy
what?
12. Specialized hardware and soft- Firewall
ware working together that en-
sures that only authorized per-
sonnel and employees within a
business can use its intranet
13. What do firewalls do? keep unauthorized Internet users our of
private intranets
14. Without a firewall, an Intranet is Just another part of the internet?
what?
15. To protect any network, includ- A combination of hardware devices and
ing a business intranet, what is software devices
employed to create a firewall?
16. Any communications in or out a proxy server
of an intranet pass through
a special security computer
called what as a precaution
to protect from any external
threats?
17. It is the job of a what to control The job of firewall
the flow of data and information
between computer networks by
opening or closing ports for the
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various transmission protocols
like http, email, ftp, etc.
18. A common business example Internet is a zone with no trust while an
of the relationship between in- intranet is a zone of very high trust
ternet and intranet is what?
19. A firewalls function within a It can be likened to a fire door in a building
network can be likened to a that is used to keep the threat of a fire out,
what? or at least from spreading
20. Without proper configuration, Worthless
a firewall can often become
what?
21. Standard security practices "default-deny"
dictate a _____ firewall rule set
in that the only network connec-
tions that are permitted are the
ones that have been explicitly
allowed
22. A "default-deny" configuration a detailed understanding of the network
requires what? application and endpoints required for the
organization's day-to-day operation
23. "default-allow" rule All traffic is allowed unless it has been
specifically blocked
24. Many businesses lack under- "default-allow" rule
standing, and therefore imple-
ment what?
25. "Default-allow" configuration inadvertent network connections and sys-
makes what much more likely? tem compromise
26. The term "virus" comes from biology
where?
27. Metamorphic viruses
, ISTM 210 Phinney Exam Prep 2024 -2025
Computer files that reproduce
by making copies of them with-
in a computer's memory, stor-
age, or on a network
28. Computer viruses are a type of Malware
what?
29. This includes programs specif- Malware includes
ically intended to penetrate or
damage a computer system
without the end user's knowl-
edge
30. have been written as a research Experimental malware
project to further understand
how to combat them, while oth-
ers are pranks or vandalism
31. Often used for financial gain Uses of malware
whether its for the purpose of
identity theft or to plant spy-
ware that can monitor another
computer's actions. It can even
be used for extortion
32. _____ is like a virus in that it is A computer worm
self-replicating but can be po-
tentially more insidious in that
it does not need to attach it-
self to an existing program to
spread
33. Worms use networks to travel copies of themselves
by sending what to other parts
of the network without a user's
knowledge or intervention
34. slowing a system's performance, erasing
files, and damaging physical hardware
Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers/ Graded A+
1. People who attempt to invade Hackers
or disable a computer's securi-
ty measures and steal their re-
sources
2. Concerned with risk manage- Computer Security
ment, confidentiality, integrity,
and the availability of electron-
ic information that is processed
and stored in a computing
system. Risk Management, is
the recognition, consequences,
and assessment of risk to a
computer system
3. includes the recognition, con- Risk management
sequences, and assessment of
risk to a computer's assets, and
developing strategies to man-
age and protect them
4. All computers are what? At risk
5. There are what for ignoring the Penalties
risk of computers?
6. An _______ is extremely easy Unsecured computer
to breach, especially by a sea-
soned hacker
7. What is an easy way to breach By sending them emails with malicious
unsecured computers through attachments like viruses, worms, and mal-
the internet? ware
8. What is better than to naively to assume that a computer will be at-
ignore computer security alto- tacked regardless of security measures
gether? and to take preemptive measures to pre-
vent them
9. Intranet
, ISTM 210 Phinney Exam Prep 2024 -2025
A businesses' private version
of the Internet that works the
same way as the Internet,
though it is confined within the
business
10. What applies the same way to The same concepts and technologies of
an intranet as it does to the in- the Internet such as servers running with
ternet? Internet protocols
11. The key aspect of an Intranet is privacy
what?
12. Specialized hardware and soft- Firewall
ware working together that en-
sures that only authorized per-
sonnel and employees within a
business can use its intranet
13. What do firewalls do? keep unauthorized Internet users our of
private intranets
14. Without a firewall, an Intranet is Just another part of the internet?
what?
15. To protect any network, includ- A combination of hardware devices and
ing a business intranet, what is software devices
employed to create a firewall?
16. Any communications in or out a proxy server
of an intranet pass through
a special security computer
called what as a precaution
to protect from any external
threats?
17. It is the job of a what to control The job of firewall
the flow of data and information
between computer networks by
opening or closing ports for the
, ISTM 210 Phinney Exam Prep 2024 -2025
various transmission protocols
like http, email, ftp, etc.
18. A common business example Internet is a zone with no trust while an
of the relationship between in- intranet is a zone of very high trust
ternet and intranet is what?
19. A firewalls function within a It can be likened to a fire door in a building
network can be likened to a that is used to keep the threat of a fire out,
what? or at least from spreading
20. Without proper configuration, Worthless
a firewall can often become
what?
21. Standard security practices "default-deny"
dictate a _____ firewall rule set
in that the only network connec-
tions that are permitted are the
ones that have been explicitly
allowed
22. A "default-deny" configuration a detailed understanding of the network
requires what? application and endpoints required for the
organization's day-to-day operation
23. "default-allow" rule All traffic is allowed unless it has been
specifically blocked
24. Many businesses lack under- "default-allow" rule
standing, and therefore imple-
ment what?
25. "Default-allow" configuration inadvertent network connections and sys-
makes what much more likely? tem compromise
26. The term "virus" comes from biology
where?
27. Metamorphic viruses
, ISTM 210 Phinney Exam Prep 2024 -2025
Computer files that reproduce
by making copies of them with-
in a computer's memory, stor-
age, or on a network
28. Computer viruses are a type of Malware
what?
29. This includes programs specif- Malware includes
ically intended to penetrate or
damage a computer system
without the end user's knowl-
edge
30. have been written as a research Experimental malware
project to further understand
how to combat them, while oth-
ers are pranks or vandalism
31. Often used for financial gain Uses of malware
whether its for the purpose of
identity theft or to plant spy-
ware that can monitor another
computer's actions. It can even
be used for extortion
32. _____ is like a virus in that it is A computer worm
self-replicating but can be po-
tentially more insidious in that
it does not need to attach it-
self to an existing program to
spread
33. Worms use networks to travel copies of themselves
by sending what to other parts
of the network without a user's
knowledge or intervention
34. slowing a system's performance, erasing
files, and damaging physical hardware
