Question 1

What is the intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form and includes trademarks and patents?

Accepted Answer

A) Intellectual software 
B) Intellectual property 
C) Trademark property 
D) Ethical property 
A) Intellectual software 
B) Intellectual property 
C) Trademark property 
D) Ethical property

Question 2

Spear phishing is a phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What includes any data that could potentially identify a specific individual?

Accepted Answer

A) Personally identifiable information (PII) 
B) Nonsensitive PII 
C) Sensitive PII 
D) Sock puppet marketing 
A) Personally identifiable information (PII) 
B) Nonsensitive PII 
C) Sensitive PII 
D) Sock puppet marketing

Question 4

What 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) Cyberbullying 
B) Fair information practices 
C) Click-fraud 
D) Bring Your Own Device 
A) Cyberbullying 
B) Fair information practices 
C) Click-fraud 
D) Bring Your Own Device

Question 5

Click-fraud is the abuse of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Pretexting is a form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password?

Accepted Answer

A) Single-factor authentication 
B) Two-factor authentication 
C) Multi-factor authentication 
D) Biometrics 
A) Single-factor authentication 
B) Two-factor authentication 
C) Multi-factor authentication 
D) Biometrics

Question 8

What sends massive amounts of email to a specific person or system that can cause that user's server to stop functioning?

Accepted Answer

A) Mail bomb 
B) Spam 
C) Intellectual spam 
D) Junk mail 
A) Mail bomb 
B) Spam 
C) Intellectual spam 
D) Junk mail

Question 9

Describe the relationships and differences between hackers and viruses.

Accepted Answer

Hackers are experts in technology who us

Question 10

In relation to privacy, which of the following is the assurance that messages and information remain available only to those authorized to view them?

Accepted Answer

A) Contentment 
B) Ethical standard 
C) Confidentiality 
D) Firewall security 
A) Contentment 
B) Ethical standard 
C) Confidentiality 
D) Firewall security

Question 11

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 distribution. 
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 distribution.

Question 12

What refers to denying permissions to incoming emails?

Accepted Answer

A) Opt out 
B) Opt in 
C) BYOD 
D) Nonrepudiation 
A) Opt out 
B) Opt in 
C) BYOD 
D) Nonrepudiation

Question 13

The best and most effective way to manage authentication is through ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Smart technology card 
B) Tokens 
C) Biometrics 
D) Passwords 
A) Smart technology card 
B) Tokens 
C) Biometrics 
D) Passwords

Question 14

What is a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money?

Accepted Answer

A) Bug bounty program. 
B) Malware. 
C) Scareware. 
D) Ransomware. 
A) Bug bounty program. 
B) Malware. 
C) Scareware. 
D) Ransomware.

Question 15

What is scareware?

Accepted Answer

A) A crowdsourcing initiative that rewards individuals for discovering and reporting software bugs. 
B) Software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems. 
C) A type of malware designed to trick victims into giving up personal information to purchase or download useless and potentially dangerous software. 
D) A form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money. 
A) A crowdsourcing initiative that rewards individuals for discovering and reporting software bugs. 
B) Software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems. 
C) A type of malware designed to trick victims into giving up personal information to purchase or download useless and potentially dangerous software. 
D) A form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money.

Question 16

What is Cybervandalism?

Accepted Answer

A) The electronic defacing of an existing website. 
B) The abuse of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser. 
C) A computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's search advertising costs by repeatedly clicking on the advertiser's link. 
D) An act or object that poses a danger to assets. 
A) The electronic defacing of an existing website. 
B) The abuse of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser. 
C) A computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's search advertising costs by repeatedly clicking on the advertiser's link. 
D) An act or object that poses a danger to assets.

Question 17

Cybervandalism includes threats, negative remarks, or defamatory comments transmitted via the Internet or posted on the website.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The three primary information security areas are 1)authentication and authorization, 2)policies and rewards, and 3)detection and response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

eBay is an example of an online company that has been faced with numerous security issues. For example, imagine you purchase a digital camera on eBay. Three months later you might receive an email asking you to log in to the system to update your credit card or PayPal information. Of course, this email is not actually from eBay and as soon as you log in your information will be stolen. What type of information security breach would you consider this to be?

Accepted Answer

A) An Insider 
B) Dumpster diving 
C) Social engineering 
D) Phishing 
A) An Insider 
B) Dumpster diving 
C) Social engineering 
D) Phishing

Question 20

Which of the following is a computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network?

Accepted Answer

A) Backdoor programs 
B) Drive-by hacking 
C) Polymorphic viruses and worms 
D) Hacker 
A) Backdoor programs 
B) Drive-by hacking 
C) Polymorphic viruses and worms 
D) Hacker

What is the intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form and includes trademarks and patents?

Spear phishing is a phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.

What includes any data that could potentially identify a specific individual?

What is a general term for a set of standards governing the collection and use of personal data and addressing issues of privacy and accuracy?

Click-fraud is the abuse of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser.

Pretexting is a form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual.

What is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password?

What sends massive amounts of email to a specific person or system that can cause that user's server to stop functioning?

Describe the relationships and differences between hackers and viruses.

In relation to privacy, which of the following is the assurance that messages and information remain available only to those authorized to view them?

What is digital rights management?

What refers to denying permissions to incoming emails?

The best and most effective way to manage authentication is through ________.

What is a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money?

What is scareware?

What is Cybervandalism?

Cybervandalism includes threats, negative remarks, or defamatory comments transmitted via the Internet or posted on the website.

The three primary information security areas are 1)authentication and authorization, 2)policies and rewards, and 3)detection and response.

Which of the following is a computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network?

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

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Exam 4: Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

What is the intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form and includes trademarks and patents?

Spear phishing is a phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.

What includes any data that could potentially identify a specific individual?

What is a general term for a set of standards governing the collection and use of personal data and addressing issues of privacy and accuracy?

Click-fraud is the abuse of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser.

Pretexting is a form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual.

What is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password?

What sends massive amounts of email to a specific person or system that can cause that user's server to stop functioning?

Describe the relationships and differences between hackers and viruses.

In relation to privacy, which of the following is the assurance that messages and information remain available only to those authorized to view them?

What is digital rights management?

What refers to denying permissions to incoming emails?

The best and most effective way to manage authentication is through ________.

What is a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money?

What is scareware?

What is Cybervandalism?

Cybervandalism includes threats, negative remarks, or defamatory comments transmitted via the Internet or posted on the website.

The three primary information security areas are 1)authentication and authorization, 2)policies and rewards, and 3)detection and response.

Which of the following is a computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network?

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

Filters