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FULLgTESTgBANKgFORgPRINCIPLESgOFgINFORMATIONgSECURITY,g7THgEDITI
ONgMODULEg1-12

Moduleg1gIntroductiongtogInformationgSecuritygTr
ueg/gFalse

1. Duringgthegearlygyearsgofgcomputing,gthegprimarygthreatsgtogsecuritygweregphysicalgtheftgofgequipment,gespionagegagai
nstgthegproductsgofgthegsystems,gandgsabotage.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: H1:gIntroductiongtogInformationgSecurity
p.g2
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.2g-
gDiscussgtheghistorygofgcomputergsecuritygandgexplainghowgitgevolvedgintogInforma
tiongsecurity
DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 3/2/2017g3:48gPM

2. Networkgsecuritygfocusesgongthegprotectiongofgphysicalgitems,gobjects,gorgareasgfromgunauthorizedgaccessga
ndgmisuse.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: H1:gWhatgisgSecurity?
p.g8
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 12/4/2016g1:54gPM

3. Whengagcomputergisgthegsubjectgofgangattack,gitgisgthegentitygbeinggattacked.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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o.

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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g10
H1:gWhatgisgSecurity?
H2:gKeygInformationgSecuritygConcepts
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM

4. Thegvaluegofginformationgcomesgfromgthegcharacteristicsgitgpossesses.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g11
H1:gWhatgisgSecurity?
H2:gCriticalgCharacteristicsgofgInformation
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM

5. E-mailgspoofingginvolvesgsendinggange-mailgmessagegwithgagharmfulgattachment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g13
H1:gWhatgisgSecurity?
H2:gCriticalgCharacteristicsgofgInformation
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 12/4/2016g2:02gPM

6. Thegpossessiongofginformationgisgthegqualitygorgstategofghavinggvaluegforgsomegpurposegorgend.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

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o.

,Name: Class: Date:


POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g13
H1:gWhatgisgSecurity?
H2:gCriticalgCharacteristicsgofgInformation
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM

7. Agbreachgofgpossessiongmaygnotgalwaysgresultgingagbreachgofgconfidentiality.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g14
H1:gWhatgisgSecurity?
H2:gCriticalgCharacteristicsgofgInformation
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 3/8/2017g11:50gAM

8. Hardwaregisgoftengthegmostgvaluablegassetgpossessedgbygangorganization,gandgitgisgthegmaingtargetgofgintentionalgattacks.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g16
H1:gComponentsgofgAngInformationgSystemgH
2:gData
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 3/8/2017g11:50gAM

9. Informationgsecuritygcangbegangabsolute.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

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o.

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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g17
H1:gSecuritygandgThegOrganization
H2:gBalancinggInformationgSecuritygandgAccess
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM

10. Togachievegbalance—thatgis,gtogoperateganginformationgsystemgthatgsatisfiesgthegusergandgthegsecuritygprofessional—
thegsecurityglevelgmustgallowgreasonablegaccess,gyetgprotectgagainstgthreats.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g17
H1:gSecuritygandgThegOrganization
H2:gBalancinggInformationgSecuritygandgAccess
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 3/8/2017g5:20gPM

11. Thegbottom-upgapproachgtoginformationgsecurityghasgaghighergprobabilitygofgsuccessgthangthegtop-downgapproach.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.g18
H1:gSecuritygandgThegOrganization
H2:gApproachesgtogInformationgSecuritygImplementation
QUESTIONgTYPE: Trueg/gFalse
HASgVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3g-
gDefinegkeygtermsgandgcriticalgconceptsgofginformationgsecurity

DATEgCREATED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM
DATEgMODIFIED: 9/14/2016g10:29gAM

12. Usinggagmethodologygwillgusuallyghavegnogeffectgongthegprobabilitygofgsuccess.
a. True
b. False

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