Exam 5: Digital Security, Ethics, and Privacy

Which of the following terms is used to describe a program that copies itself repeatedly, using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network?

Which of the following does your company use to track your time and attendance?

Which of the following can transmit germs?

Which of the following does your financial service institution use to secure the transactions you make using their phone banking service?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. a. digital signature b. digital certificate c. CA d. digital security risk e. firewall f. botnet g. zombie h. clickjacking i. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) j. DoS attack k. AUP l. iris recognition system m. web filtering software n. password o. script kiddie p. ciphertext q. plaintext r. bot s. piracy t. copyright -Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer or mobile device hardware.

Which of the following best describes the term, cybercrime?

Digital signatures often are used to ensure that an imposter is not participating in an Internet transaction.

The PATRIOT Act gives law enforcement the right to monitor people's activities, including web and email habits.

Which of the following does your new smartphone use to unlock the device?

A perpetrator is using a botnet. Which of the following is the least likely use of his botnet?

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

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 does your daughter's daycare use to verify the identity of parents who pick up their children?

Which kind of license is a legal agreement that allows multiple users to access the software on the server simultaneously?

Both Windows and Mac operating systems include firewall capabilities.

Your browsing history is a list of all websites you have visited over a period of time.

Many businesses use spyware to limit employees' web access.

Some operating systems and email programs allow you to encrypt the contents of files and messages that are stored on your computer.

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

-Many websites, like that in the accompanying figure, require a user to enter a private combination of characters associated with a user name that allows access to certain computer resources. What is the term for this combination of characters?