Domain 2

Question 1

Disclosure of this type of material can cause exceptionally grave damage to national security

Answer 1

top secret

Question 2

Disclosures of this type of material can cause serious damage to national security

Answer 2

secret

Question 3

Disclosure of this material can cause damage to national security

Answer 3

confidential

Question 4

Is read only memory (ROM) nonvolatile?

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

___ memory is the fastest system memory

Answer 5

cached

Question 6

The fastest portion of the CPU cache is the ___ file

Answer 6

register

it contains multiple registers

Question 7

The second fastest form of cache memory is ____

Answer 7

level 1 cache, located on the CPU itself

Question 8

_____ cache is connected to the outside of the CPU

Answer 8

Level 2

Question 9

BIOS is stored on ROM or RAM?

Answer 9

ROM

Question 10

Fast expensive memory that uses small latches called ‘flip flops’ to store bits

Answer 10

SRAM (static RAM)

Question 11

Stores bits in small capacitors like small batteries and is slow and cheaper than SRAM

Answer 11

DRAM (dynamic RAM)

Question 12

DRAM or SRAM does not require refreshing and maintains integrity as long as power is supplied?

Answer 12

DRAM

Question 13

____ can be written once, typically at factor

Answer 13

PROM (programmable read only memory)

Question 14

____ and ____ may be ‘flashed’ or erased and written multiple times

Answer 14

EPROM and EEPROM

Question 15

This device is programmed after it leaves the factory

Answer 15

PLD (programmable logic device)

Question 16

Flash memory is a type of ___. The difference between ___ is that any byte of EEPROM may be written while flash drives are written by large sectors

Answer 16

EEPROM

Question 17

A ____ is a combination of flash memory (EEPROM) and DRAM

Answer 17

SSD

Question 18

True of False

Degaussing data on a SSD has no effect

Answer 18

True

Question 19

This command improves garbage collection by marking data as ‘invalid’. It helps improve performance

Answer 19

TRIM

Question 20

The two options for destroying data on a SSD is:

Answer 20

ATA Secure Erase and destruction. Destruction is the best for SSDs that are physically damaged

Question 21

True or False

Destroying objects is more secure than overwriting them

Answer 21

True

Question 22

A data owner’s acceptance of a system certification and residual risk

Answer 22

accreditation

Question 23

A RMF from Carnegie Mellon that describes a 3 phase process for managing risk.

phase 1: identifies staff knowledge, assets, and threats

phase 2: identifies vulnerabilities and evaluates safeguards

phase 3: conducts the risk analysis and develops the risk mitigation strategy

Answer 23

OCTAVE (Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation)

Question 24

A RMF from Carnegie Mellon that describes a 3 phase process for managing risk.

phase 1: identifies staff knowledge, assets, and threats

phase 2: identifies vulnerabilities and evaluates safeguards

phase 3: conducts the risk analysis and develops the risk mitigation strategy

Answer 24

OCTAVE (Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation)

Question 25

A control framework for employing information security governance best practices within an organization

Answer 25

COBIT

Question 26

A framework for providing best practices within an organization

Answer 26

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)

Question 27

Process of determining which portions of a standard will be employed by an organization

Answer 27

scoping

Question 28

The process of customizing a standard for an organization

Answer 28

tailoring

Question 29

True of False?

End to end encryption provides anoynomity

Answer 29

False

Question 30

True or False

Link encryption is weak because data is unencrypted at each node

Answer 30

True

Question 31

state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people

Answer 31

privacy

Question 32

Cycle that data goes through from creation to destruction

Answer 32

information lifecycle

Question 33

Information lifecycle stages

Answer 33

Creation
Store
Use
Share
Archive
Destroy