Question 1

Which of the following means the right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over your personal possessions, and not to be observed without your consent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Safety
B)  Ethical standard
C)  Privacy
D)  ProperE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

What is the primary difference between a worm and a virus?

Accepted Answer

A)  A worm must attach to something to spread, whereas a virus does not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel itself into the computer.
B)  A virus is copied and spread by a person, whereas a worm takes a string of tag words and deletes websites.
C)  A virus must attach to something to spread, whereas a worm does not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel itself into the computer.
D)  All of theseE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Identify theft is the forging of someone's identity for the purpose of __________.

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Question 4

__________ are legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident.

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Question 5

What is a hacker who breaks into other people's computer systems and may just look around or steal and destroy information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Script kiddies
B)  Black-hat hacker
C)  White-hat hacker
D)  CrackerE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following would you find in a typical Internet use policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  User ramifications if the policy is violated
B)  User responsibility for properly handling offensive material
C)  User responsibility for protecting the company's good name
D)  All of theseE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

How do prevention and resistance technologies stop intruders from accessing and reading sensitive information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content filtering, encryption, and firewalls
B)  Calculating, locking, and firewalls
C)  Content prohibiting and cookies
D)  None of theseE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following refers to the ability of a company to identify, search, gather, seize, or export digital information in responding to a litigation, audit, investigation, or information inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eauthorization
B)  Emanagement
C)  Ediscovery
D)  EpoliciesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Describe the relationships and differences between hackers and viruses.

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Question 10

A company should be able to calculate the cost of downtime by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Per hour, per day, and per week
B)  Per employee, per computer, and per company
C)  Per stock, per stockholder, and per investment capital
D)  None of theseE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

What must you do with antivirus software to make it protect effectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  Must never upgrade or change vendors
B)  Must download a portable button for it to activate
C)  Must frequently update it to protect against viruses
D)  All of theseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of acting ethically?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals copy, use, and distribute software.
B)  Employees search organizational databases for sensitive corporate and personal information.
C)  Individuals hack into computer systems to steal proprietary information.
D)  None of these offers an example of acting ethically.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What is software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elevation of privilege
B)  Spoofing
C)  Sniffer
D)  VirusE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

What is the software called that allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user?

Accepted Answer

A)  Splog
B)  Adware
C)  Spygloss
D)  CPU buzzerE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

_________ are people very knowledgeable about computers who use their knowledge to invade other people's computers.

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Question 16

Which of the following should be included in a company email privacy policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Definition of legitimate email users and explanation of what happens to accounts after a person leaves the organization
B)  Statement discouraging sending junk email or spam to anyone who doesn't want to receive it
C)  Statement informing users that the organization has no control over email once it has been transmitted outside the organization
D)  All of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The three primary information security areas are authentication and authorization, policies and rewards, and detection and response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is one of the guidelines an organization can follow when creating an information privacy policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adoption and implementation of an anti-spam policy
B)  Notice and disclosure
C)  Choice and quality
D)  None of theseE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

_________ scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt the information.

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Question 20

___________ diving is a form of social engineering when a hacker looks through people's trash to find personal information.

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Exam 4: Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

_________ are people very knowledgeable about computers who use their knowledge to invade other people's computers.

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Which of the following is an example of acting ethically?

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__________ are legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident.

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What is software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage?

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Which of the following refers to the ability of a company to identify, search, gather, seize, or export digital information in responding to a litigation, audit, investigation, or information inquiry?

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Which of the following should be included in a company email privacy policy?

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What is the software called that allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user?

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What must you do with antivirus software to make it protect effectively?

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