Question 1

What is a destructive agent?

Accepted Answer

A)  a form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual
B)  a hacker looks through your trash to find personal information
C)  legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident
D)  malicious agents designed by spammers and other Internet attackers to farm email addresses off websites or deposit spyware on machinesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, often through fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses, is called phishing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What is two-factor authentication?

Accepted Answer

A)  the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password
B)  requires the user to provide two means of authentication, what the user knows (password)  and what the user has (security token) 
C)  requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password) , what the user has (security token) , and what the user is (biometric verification) 
D)  the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwritingE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

A worm is a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is digital rights management?

Accepted Answer

A)  the unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software
B)  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
C)  passed to protect minors from accessing inappropriate material on the Internet
D)  a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distributionE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Tokens are small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software?

Accepted Answer

A)  ediscovery
B)  Child Online Protection Act
C)  digital rights management
D)  pirated softwareE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following definitions represents physical security?

Accepted Answer

A)  a problem that occurs when someone registers purposely misspelled variations of well-known domain names
B)  tangible protection such as alarms, guards, fireproof doors, fences, and vaults
C)  government attempts to control Internet traffic, thus preventing some material from being viewed by a country's citizens
D)  choosing to deny permission to incoming emailsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above B

Question 9

Spyware is software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfills that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Bring your own devices is a general term for a set of standards governing the collection and use of personal data and addressing issues of privacy and accuracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which quadrant in the cost of downtime includes equipment rental, overtime costs, and travel expenses?

Accepted Answer

A)  fiscal responsibility
B)  damaged reputation
C)  other expenses
D)  regeneration quadrantE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

What is single-factor authentication?

Accepted Answer

A)  the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password
B)  requires the user to provide two means of authentication, what the user knows (password)  and what the user has (security token) 
C)  requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password) , what the user has (security token) , and what the user is (biometric verification) 
D)  the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice or handwritingE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Trust between companies, customers, partners, and suppliers are the support structure of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  ebusiness
B)  eharmony
C)  esoftware
D)  epoliciesE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 14

Explain the ethical issues in the use of information technology.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Determining what is ethical can sometimes be difficult because certain actions can be justified or condemned depending on how you view the relationship between ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  legal and confidential
B)  legal and ethical
C)  legal and technical
D)  confidential and openE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Through pretexting, hackers use their social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A user can opt in to receive emails by choosing to allow permissions to incoming emails.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following occurs when organizations use software that filters content, such as email, to prevent the accidental or malicious transmission of unauthorized information?

Accepted Answer

A)  antivirus software
B)  content filtering
C)  encryption
D)  firewallsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social engineering
B)  social media
C)  social viruses
D)  social processesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) A

Question 20

Which of the following describes privacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the assurance that messages and data are available only to those who are authorized to view them
B)  policies and procedures that address the ethical use of computers and Internet usage in the business environment
C)  the right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over your own personal possessions, and to not be observed without your consent
D)  the principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other peopleE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 4: Ethics and Information Security: Mis Business Concerns: Module 2: Technical Foundations of MIS

What is a destructive agent?

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What is two-factor authentication?

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A worm is a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money.

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What is digital rights management?

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Tokens are small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically.

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What is the unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software?

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Which of the following definitions represents physical security?

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Bring your own devices is a general term for a set of standards governing the collection and use of personal data and addressing issues of privacy and accuracy.

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Which quadrant in the cost of downtime includes equipment rental, overtime costs, and travel expenses?

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