Question 1

Using fake names, nicknames, free email, and public computers ensures that one is perfectly anonymous on the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural laws and rights does 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 is a framework based on the central tenet that states, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." 
A)  Natural laws and rights does 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 is a framework based on the central tenet that states, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

Question 3

A drawback of online anonymity is that it ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  protects whistleblowers and oppressive governments 
B)  increases inhibitions in online communication 
C)  increases accountability of users 
D)  protects spammers and imposters 
A)  protects whistleblowers and oppressive governments 
B)  increases inhibitions in online communication 
C)  increases accountability of users 
D)  protects spammers and imposters

Question 4

________ is a gateway service that permits users to log in once, with one specific user ID and password, to gain access to multiple software applications.

Accepted Answer

A)  Single sign-on 
B)  Canonical account 
C)  Pre-shared key 
D)  Shadow password 
A)  Single sign-on 
B)  Canonical account 
C)  Pre-shared key 
D)  Shadow password

Question 5

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 emails 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 emails 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 6

Which of the following is a reason why employers adopt surveillance technologies to track online communications?

Accepted Answer

A)  to increase employee productivity 
B)  to enable efficient data mining 
C)  to prevent data redundancy 
D)  to facilitate faster communication 
A)  to increase employee productivity 
B)  to enable efficient data mining 
C)  to prevent data redundancy 
D)  to facilitate faster communication

Question 7

All ethical actions are legal, but not all legal actions are ethical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A proxy is an intermediary server that r

Question 9

Which of the following administrative control actions helps enforce access controls in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The organization requires appropriate approvals for requests to establish accounts. 
B)  The organization defines the security policy that determines what events require human review. 
C)  The organization defines the information to be encrypted or stored offline in a secure location. 
D)  The organization separates duties of individuals as necessary to prevent malevolent activity without collusion. 
A)  The organization requires appropriate approvals for requests to establish accounts. 
B)  The organization defines the security policy that determines what events require human review. 
C)  The organization defines the information to be encrypted or stored offline in a secure location. 
D)  The organization separates duties of individuals as necessary to prevent malevolent activity without collusion.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which of the following is an advantage of online anonymity?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases individuals' accountability and makes them feel responsible for their own actions. 
B)  It helps in the prosecution of spammers, astroturfers, and other cyber criminals. 
C)  It helps people participate in face-to-face meetings where they reveal personal details without fear of disclosure. 
D)  It protects corporate whistleblowers and political activists in oppressive regimes. 
A)  It increases individuals' accountability and makes them feel responsible for their own actions. 
B)  It helps in the prosecution of spammers, astroturfers, and other cyber criminals. 
C)  It helps people participate in face-to-face meetings where they reveal personal details without fear of disclosure. 
D)  It protects corporate whistleblowers and political activists in oppressive regimes.

Question 12

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 email communications, etc. Data gathered from the monitoring activity is sent to a remotely located hacker. Which of the following 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 13

Discuss social engineering and explain why humans are soft targets for social engineers.

Accepted Answer

Social engineering is the art of manipul

Question 14

Margaret O'Connor is an upcoming poet from Georgia who recently updated her blog with her piece of writing titled, "Shadows." One of her readers copied her piece onto his own blog and passed it off as his original work. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  online identity theft 
B)  embezzlement 
C)  shadowing 
D)  plagiarism 
A)  online identity theft 
B)  embezzlement 
C)  shadowing 
D)  plagiarism

Question 15

________ refers to an attack in which computers in a botnet are directed to flood a single website server with rapid-fire page requests, causing it to slow down or crash.

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributed denial of service 
B)  Social engineering 
C)  Keylogging 
D)  Phishing 
A)  Distributed denial of service 
B)  Social engineering 
C)  Keylogging 
D)  Phishing

Question 16

What is the purpose of using surveillance technologies in organizations? How do they help in protecting information and monitoring productivity?

Accepted Answer

Surveillance technologies to monitor ema

Question 17

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 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 is maintained on isolated systems 
D)  when information is converted to code form using mathematical equations

Question 18

Which of the following methods is often used for phishing purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  posting harmless videos on websites 
B)  monitoring a user's keystrokes 
C)  soliciting personal information through emails 
D)  infecting computers with self-replicating programs that slow down the systems 
A)  posting harmless videos on websites 
B)  monitoring a user's keystrokes 
C)  soliciting personal information through emails 
D)  infecting computers with self-replicating programs that slow down the systems

Question 19

Which of the following is a provision of the State Security Breach Notification Laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  They require organizations to inform state residents if sensitive data are released. 
B)  They require companies to provide "opt out" choices before transferring personal data to third parties. 
C)  They prohibit businesses from sending misleading or deceptive commercial emails to representatives of the state. 
D)  They include provisions to protect the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information. 
A)  They require organizations to inform state residents if sensitive data are released. 
B)  They require companies to provide "opt out" choices before transferring personal data to third parties. 
C)  They prohibit businesses from sending misleading or deceptive commercial emails to representatives of the state. 
D)  They include provisions to protect the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information.

Question 20

Write a brief note on encryption of digital information.

Accepted Answer

A powerful technical control that protec

Using fake names, nicknames, free email, and public computers ensures that one is perfectly anonymous on the Internet.

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

A drawback of online anonymity is that it ________.

________ is a gateway service that permits users to log in once, with one specific user ID and password, to gain access to multiple software applications.

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

Which of the following is a reason why employers adopt surveillance technologies to track online communications?

All ethical actions are legal, but not all legal actions are ethical.

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

Which of the following administrative control actions helps enforce access controls in an organization?

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

Which of the following is an advantage of online anonymity?

Discuss social engineering and explain why humans are soft targets for social engineers.

Margaret O'Connor is an upcoming poet from Georgia who recently updated her blog with her piece of writing titled, "Shadows." One of her readers copied her piece onto his own blog and passed it off as his original work. This is an example of ________.

________ refers to an attack in which computers in a botnet are directed to flood a single website server with rapid-fire page requests, causing it to slow down or crash.

What is the purpose of using surveillance technologies in organizations? How do they help in protecting information and monitoring productivity?

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

Which of the following methods is often used for phishing purposes?

Which of the following is a provision of the State Security Breach Notification Laws?

Write a brief note on encryption of digital information.

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Exam 10: Ethics, Privacy, and Security

Using fake names, nicknames, free email, and public computers ensures that one is perfectly anonymous on the Internet.

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

A drawback of online anonymity is that it ________.

________ is a gateway service that permits users to log in once, with one specific user ID and password, to gain access to multiple software applications.

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

Which of the following is a reason why employers adopt surveillance technologies to track online communications?

All ethical actions are legal, but not all legal actions are ethical.

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

Which of the following administrative control actions helps enforce access controls in an organization?

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

Which of the following is an advantage of online anonymity?

Discuss social engineering and explain why humans are soft targets for social engineers.

Margaret O'Connor is an upcoming poet from Georgia who recently updated her blog with her piece of writing titled, "Shadows." One of her readers copied her piece onto his own blog and passed it off as his original work. This is an example of ________.

________ refers to an attack in which computers in a botnet are directed to flood a single website server with rapid-fire page requests, causing it to slow down or crash.

What is the purpose of using surveillance technologies in organizations? How do they help in protecting information and monitoring productivity?

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

Which of the following methods is often used for phishing purposes?

Which of the following is a provision of the State Security Breach Notification Laws?

Write a brief note on encryption of digital information.

Information Systems and People

Information Systems and Strategy

Information and Communications Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture

Databases and DataWarehouses

Information Systems for the Enterprise

The Web, E-Commerce, and M-Commerce

Business Intelligence and Decision Making

Collaborating with Technology

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Systems Development and Procurement

Project Management and Strategic Planning

Filters