Question 1

As technologies develop, digital rights management offers IP holders the benefit of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  preventing loss of critical organization data 
B)  collaborating online to create open source products 
C)  adding visual appeal to their digital products 
D)  offering technological protection for their products 
A)  preventing loss of critical organization data 
B)  collaborating online to create open source products 
C)  adding visual appeal to their digital products 
D)  offering technological protection for their products

Question 2

Which of the following functions does a firewall perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ensures security by using multiple authentication strategies for employees. 
B)  It attracts malicious attacks to study their properties and origins. 
C)  It defines which IP addresses or domain should be blocked. 
D)  It encodes sensitive data to ensure safe transmission across unsecured networks. 
A)  It ensures security by using multiple authentication strategies for employees. 
B)  It attracts malicious attacks to study their properties and origins. 
C)  It defines which IP addresses or domain should be blocked. 
D)  It encodes sensitive data to ensure safe transmission across unsecured networks.

Question 3

________ is a widely accepted ethical system that considers the greatest good for the greatest number and weighs consequences of an action, weighing its good effects against its harmful ones.

Accepted Answer

A)  Structuralism 
B)  Individualism 
C)  Utilitarianism 
D)  Libertarianism 
A)  Structuralism 
B)  Individualism 
C)  Utilitarianism 
D)  Libertarianism

Question 4

In Internet terminology, a worm refers to a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A)  e-mail program created not for communication, but to lure spam 
B)  software program that attracts malicious attacks in order to study their properties and origins 
C)  self-replicating program that sends copies to other nodes on a computer network 
D)  software tool used to inspect incoming and outgoing traffic to a computer network 
A)  e-mail program created not for communication, but to lure spam 
B)  software program that attracts malicious attacks in order to study their properties and origins 
C)  self-replicating program that sends copies to other nodes on a computer network 
D)  software tool used to inspect incoming and outgoing traffic to a computer network

Question 5

Which of the following principles is consistent with the natural laws and rights ethical framework?

Accepted Answer

A)  "First, do no harm" 
B)  "Thou shalt not kill" 
C)  "The greatest good for the greatest number" 
D)  "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" 
A)  "First, do no harm" 
B)  "Thou shalt not kill" 
C)  "The greatest good for the greatest number" 
D)  "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"

Question 6

Which of the following systems are used to combat spam?

Accepted Answer

A)  conversational programming systems 
B)  intrusion prevention systems 
C)  executive information systems 
D)  expert systems 
A)  conversational programming systems 
B)  intrusion prevention systems 
C)  executive information systems 
D)  expert systems

Question 7

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Privacy Act of 1974?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prohibits businesses from sending misleading or deceptive commercial e-mails but denies recipients any legal recourse on their own. 
B)  It stipulates how financial institutions are required to protect the privacy of consumers' personal financial information and notify them of their privacy policies annually. 
C)  It establishes requirements that govern how personally identifiable information on individuals is collected, used, and disseminated by federal agencies. 
D)  It requires organizations to notify state residents if sensitive data are released. 
A)  It prohibits businesses from sending misleading or deceptive commercial e-mails but denies recipients any legal recourse on their own. 
B)  It stipulates how financial institutions are required to protect the privacy of consumers' personal financial information and notify them of their privacy policies annually. 
C)  It establishes requirements that govern how personally identifiable information on individuals is collected, used, and disseminated by federal agencies. 
D)  It requires organizations to notify state residents if sensitive data are released.

Question 8

________ refers to a system of moral principles that human beings use to judge right and wrong and to develop rules of conduct.

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion 
B)  Ethics 
C)  Creativity 
D)  Theology 
A)  Religion 
B)  Ethics 
C)  Creativity 
D)  Theology

Question 9

Lora Jones is a security expert hired by a Manhattan-based law firm to perform a formal risk assessment of the firm's data assets. Which of the following steps should she undertake first in order to assess the firm's readiness to face any potential security breaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding which information assets need protection 
B)  evaluating controls and filling in security gaps 
C)  predicting future risks and devising strategies to prevent them 
D)  recovering existing systems from damage 
A)  understanding which information assets need protection 
B)  evaluating controls and filling in security gaps 
C)  predicting future risks and devising strategies to prevent them 
D)  recovering existing systems from damage

Question 10

Phishing attacks tend to start with an e-mail luring users to click on a link.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Evelyn Birch is a freelance content writer whose desktop computer has been infected with a software program that installed itself without her knowledge. The program monitors the websites she visits, her e-mail communications, etc. Data gathered from the monitoring activity is sent to a remotely placed hacker. Which of the following software programs is most likely to have infected Evelyn's computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  spyware 
B)  web crawler 
C)  black swan 
D)  firewall 
A)  spyware 
B)  web crawler 
C)  black swan 
D)  firewall

Question 12

Under which of the following circumstances is information privacy most difficult to achieve?

Accepted Answer

A)  when information is stored on highly interconnected systems 
B)  when information is mainly on paper 
C)  when information maintained is maintained on isolated systems 
D)  when information is converted to code form using mathematical equations 
A)  when information is stored on highly interconnected systems 
B)  when information is mainly on paper 
C)  when information maintained is maintained on isolated systems 
D)  when information is converted to code form using mathematical equations

Question 13

What is a proxy server? What function does it serve?

Accepted Answer

A proxy is an intermediary server that r

Question 14

Discuss the pros and cons of anonymity in the online world.

Accepted Answer

Anonymity in the online world has severa

Question 15

What is the step involved in risk management after vulnerabilities of the organizations have been examined?

Accepted Answer

A)  determination of the source of threats 
B)  assessment of threats 
C)  evaluation of controls that fill in security gaps 
D)  finalization of broadly defined goals 
A)  determination of the source of threats 
B)  assessment of threats 
C)  evaluation of controls that fill in security gaps 
D)  finalization of broadly defined goals

Question 16

Which of the following is an element of privacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to be left alone 
B)  the right to view, correct, and edit private, protected information 
C)  the right to withhold information 
D)  the right to demand information 
A)  the right to be left alone 
B)  the right to view, correct, and edit private, protected information 
C)  the right to withhold information 
D)  the right to demand information

Question 17

________ is a process which transforms data using mathematical formulas, so that no one can read the data unless they know the key to unscrambling.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wear leveling 
B)  Write amplification 
C)  Decipherment 
D)  Encryption 
A)  Wear leveling 
B)  Write amplification 
C)  Decipherment 
D)  Encryption

Question 18

Social engineering refers to extracting confidential information from information systems through legal procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One way to identify a threat in an incident response plan is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prosecute the offender for security risk 
B)  improve systems efficiency 
C)  communicate with crisis management team 
D)  preserve evidence of security breach 
A)  prosecute the offender for security risk 
B)  improve systems efficiency 
C)  communicate with crisis management team 
D)  preserve evidence of security breach

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of natural laws and rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural laws and rights do not consider the actual consequences of an action when judging its morality. 
B)  Natural laws and rights is an ethical framework that takes into account the effects of an action, weighing its good effects against its harmful ones. 
C)  Natural laws and rights involves judging what action would create the greatest good for the greatest number of people. 
D)  Natural laws and rights are based on the central tenet that states, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." 
A)  Natural laws and rights do not consider the actual consequences of an action when judging its morality. 
B)  Natural laws and rights is an ethical framework that takes into account the effects of an action, weighing its good effects against its harmful ones. 
C)  Natural laws and rights involves judging what action would create the greatest good for the greatest number of people. 
D)  Natural laws and rights are based on the central tenet that states, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

As technologies develop, digital rights management offers IP holders the benefit of ________.

Which of the following functions does a firewall perform?

________ is a widely accepted ethical system that considers the greatest good for the greatest number and weighs consequences of an action, weighing its good effects against its harmful ones.

In Internet terminology, a worm refers to a(n)________.

Which of the following principles is consistent with the natural laws and rights ethical framework?

Which of the following systems are used to combat spam?

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Privacy Act of 1974?

________ refers to a system of moral principles that human beings use to judge right and wrong and to develop rules of conduct.

Lora Jones is a security expert hired by a Manhattan-based law firm to perform a formal risk assessment of the firm's data assets. Which of the following steps should she undertake first in order to assess the firm's readiness to face any potential security breaches?

Phishing attacks tend to start with an e-mail luring users to click on a link.

Under which of the following circumstances is information privacy most difficult to achieve?

What is a proxy server? What function does it serve?

Discuss the pros and cons of anonymity in the online world.

What is the step involved in risk management after vulnerabilities of the organizations have been examined?

Which of the following is an element of privacy?

________ is a process which transforms data using mathematical formulas, so that no one can read the data unless they know the key to unscrambling.

Social engineering refers to extracting confidential information from information systems through legal procedures.

One way to identify a threat in an incident response plan is to ________.

Which of the following statements is true of natural laws and rights?

Information Systems and People

Systems Development and Procurement

Project Management and Strategic Planning

Information Systems and Strategy

Information and Communications Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture

Managing Information Resources with Databases

Information Systems for the Enterprise

The Web and E-Commerce

Business Intelligence and Decision Support

Collaborating with Technology

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

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Exam 10: Ethics, Privacy, and Security

As technologies develop, digital rights management offers IP holders the benefit of ________.

Which of the following functions does a firewall perform?

________ is a widely accepted ethical system that considers the greatest good for the greatest number and weighs consequences of an action, weighing its good effects against its harmful ones.

In Internet terminology, a worm refers to a(n)________.

Which of the following principles is consistent with the natural laws and rights ethical framework?

Which of the following systems are used to combat spam?

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Privacy Act of 1974?

________ refers to a system of moral principles that human beings use to judge right and wrong and to develop rules of conduct.

Lora Jones is a security expert hired by a Manhattan-based law firm to perform a formal risk assessment of the firm's data assets. Which of the following steps should she undertake first in order to assess the firm's readiness to face any potential security breaches?

Phishing attacks tend to start with an e-mail luring users to click on a link.

Under which of the following circumstances is information privacy most difficult to achieve?

What is a proxy server? What function does it serve?

Discuss the pros and cons of anonymity in the online world.

What is the step involved in risk management after vulnerabilities of the organizations have been examined?

Which of the following is an element of privacy?

________ is a process which transforms data using mathematical formulas, so that no one can read the data unless they know the key to unscrambling.

Social engineering refers to extracting confidential information from information systems through legal procedures.

One way to identify a threat in an incident response plan is to ________.

Which of the following statements is true of natural laws and rights?

Information Systems and People

Systems Development and Procurement

Project Management and Strategic Planning

Information Systems and Strategy

Information and Communications Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture

Managing Information Resources with Databases

Information Systems for the Enterprise

The Web and E-Commerce

Business Intelligence and Decision Support

Collaborating with Technology

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Filters