Cybersecurity Quizlet by Brian MacFarlane
1. Malware forensics is also known as internet forensics.
A True
B False: B
2. The Privacy Protection Act (PPA) of 1980 protects journalists from being
required to turn over to law enforcement any work product or documentary
material, including sources, before it is disseminated to the public.
A True
B False: A
3. The term testimonial evidence refers to the process of examining mali-
cious computer code.
A True
B False: B
4. Evidence need not be locked if it is at a police station.
A True
B False: B
5. Real evidence means physical objects that can be touched, held, or
di- rectly observed, such as a laptop with a suspect's fingerprints on it,
or a handwritten note.
A True
B False: A
6. The FBI is the premier federal agency tasked with combating cybercrime.
A True
WGU Course C840 Digital Forensics in Cybersecurity Quizlet by Brian MacFarlane
,B False: B
7. When cataloging digital evidence, the primary goal is to do what?
A Make bitstream images of all hard drives.
B Keep the computer from being turned off.
C Keep evidence from being removed from the scene. D Preserve evidence
integrity.: D
,8. Your roommate can give consent to search your computer.
A True
B False: B
9. The Windows Registry is essentially a repository of all settings, software,
and parameters for Windows.
A True
B False: A
10. The term internet forensics refers to information that forensic
specialists use to support or interpret real or documentary evidence; for
example, to demonstrate that the fingerprints found on a keyboard are
those of a specific individual.
A True
B False: B
11. PROM can be programmed only once. Data is not lost when power is
removed.
A True
B False: A
12. In a computer forensics investigation, describes the route
that evidence takes from the time you find it until the case is closed or
goes to court.
A Policy of separation
B Rules of evidence
C Law of probability
D Chain of custody: D
, 13. The objective in computer forensics is to recover, analyze, and present
computer-based material in such a way that it can be used as evidence in
a court of law.
A True
B False: A
14. Demonstrative evidence means information that helps explain other ev-
idence. An example of demonstrative evidence is a chart that explains a