Exam 5: Digital Security Ethics and Privacy

In the case of system failure or the discovery of corrupted files, what do users do to the backed-up files when they bring the files to their original location on a computer?

As shown in the accompanying figure, most operating systems require that users correctly enter a user name and password before they can access the data, information, and programs stored on a computer, mobile device, or network.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following terms is used to describe an encrypted code that a person, website, or organization uses to verify the identity of the message sender?

What is the term for a program that performs a repetitive task on a network?

To read encrypted data, the recipient must decipher it into a readable form. What is the term for this process?

____________________ is the unauthorized and illegal duplication of copyrighted software.

Users can purchase a software program that selectively blocks cookies like the kind shown in the accompanying figure.

Which of the following refers to the right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them?

Which of the following is someone who uses the Internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons?

Any device that connects to the Internet is susceptible to mobile malware.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following does a new federal laboratory use in its high security areas?

Explain three safeguards you can use to secure your wireless networks like the kind in the accompanying figure.

Proximity sharing gives websites access to your current location.

Which of the following terms refers to making a copy of a file?

Audit trails only record unsuccessful access attempts.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following best describes the term, cybercrime?

Information collected and stored about individuals should be limited to what is necessary to carry out the function of the business or government agency collecting the data.

PINs are not the same as passwords.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following can be used to create a software registration number, sometimes illegally?