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Which of the following refers to encoding and decoding information using related but different keys for each process? Correct Answer: Asymmetric cryptography Which term is used to describe a public-key, cryptography-based mechanism for proving the source (and possibly integrity) of a dataset or message? Correct Answer: Digital signature Which term describes a VPN created between two individual hosts across a local or intermediary network? Correct Answer: Host-to-host VPN Which term d...

are system generated, but are also system deleted Correct Answer: .lnk files The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Correct Answer: 4th Amendment In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjo...

What are Patents? Correct Answer: A patent on an invention is "The grant of a property right to the inventor". Patents are issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Typically a patent issued lasts for 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed. There are three types of patents: Utility Patents - this type of patent is granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of mat...

What does the word forensics mean? Correct Answer: The word forensics means "to bring to the court" What is forensic science? Correct Answer: The process of using scientific knowledge for collecting, analyzing, and presenting evidence to the courts. What does forensic science primarily deal with? Correct Answer: The recovery and analysis of latent evidence. What does latent mean? Correct Answer: Hidden or concealed What is computer forensics? Correct Answer: The discipline tha...

What does forensics mean? Correct Answer: To bring to the court What is forensic science and what does it deal with? Correct Answer: The process of using scientific knowledge for collecting, analyzing, and presenting evidence to the courts. Forensic science deals primarily with the recovery and analysis of latent evidence. What does latent mean? Correct Answer: Hidden or concealed What is computer forensics? Correct Answer: The discipline that combines elements of law and computer s...

spoofing Correct Answer: Faking the origin or identity of the sender 4th Amendment Correct Answer: Prohibits the un-resealable search and seizure and requires any search warrant to be a judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause 6th Amendment Correct Answer: Guarantees a citizen a speedy trial, a fair jury and the chance to confront the accuser Affidavit Correct Answer: A written statement confirmed by oath for use as evidence in court Bag and Tag Correct Answer: All ...

4th Amendment Correct Answer: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue without probable cause. 6th Amendment Correct Answer: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascer...

Computer Forensic Methodology Correct Answer: Preservation- preserve the integrity of the original evident! Identification- identify what is in our evidence and identify where it can be located! Extraction- extract data from the evidence! Interpretation- analyze and interpret what you find! Documentation- document every step! Criminal Cases Correct Answer: -Brought on by the govt -Seeking to punish criminals for violating criminal statue, and deter crime. -Law enforcement has the...

What does "Forensics" mean? Correct Answer: "To bring to court" What is Forensic Science? Correct Answer: The process of using scientific knowledge for collecting, analyzing, and presenting evidence to the courts. What is latent evidence? Correct Answer: Latent means hidden or concealed. i.e. latent fingerprints are not visible to the naked eye. What is computer forensics? Correct Answer: The discipline that combines elements of law and computer science to collect and analyze ...

"Bag and Tag" Correct Answer: Seized and catalogued. "Chain of Custody" Correct Answer: Chronological documentation of paper trail, showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence. Order of Volatility Correct Answer: Most volatile evidence must be dealt with first. 4th Amendment Correct Answer: Search and Seizure Amendment - provisions for Warrants (Probable Cause Required) 6th Amendment Correct Answer: Speedy and...