Domain 2: Study Essentials

Question 1

What is RAM?

Answer 1

Random Access Memory, volatile hardware memory that loses integrity after loss of power.

Question 2

What is Remanence?

Answer 2

Data that persists beyond non-invasive means to delete it.

Question 3

What is a Reference Monitor?

Answer 3

Mediates all access between subjects and objects.

Question 4

What is ROM?

Answer 4

Read Only Memory, non-volatile memory that maintains integrity after loss of power.

Question 5

What is Scoping?

Answer 5

The process of determining which portions of a standard will be employed by an organization.

Question 6

What is SSD?

Answer 6

Solid State Drive, a combination of flash memory (EEPROM) and DRAM.

Question 7

What is Tailoring?

Answer 7

The process of customizing a standard for an organization.

Question 8

What are the Military and Government Data Classifications?

Answer 8

Military and governmental entities usually classify data using five main classification levels, listed from highest sensitivity level to lowest:

1. Top Secret: Disclosure would cause exceptionally grave danger to national security.
2. Secret: Disclosure would cause serious damage to national security.
3. Confidential: Disclosure would cause damage to national security.
4. Sensitive but Unclassified: Disclosure might harm national security.
5. Unclassified: Any information that can generally be distributed to the public without any threat to national interest.

Question 9

What are the Private Sector Data Classifications?

Answer 9

Organizations in the private sector can generally classify their data using four main classification levels, listed from highest sensitivity level (1) to lowest (4):

1. Confidential
2. Private
3. Sensitive
4. Public

Question 10

What are the five phases of information life cycle?

Answer 10

For most organizations, the five phases of the information life cycle are as follows:

1. Create/receive
2. Distribute
3. Use
4. Maintain
5. Dispose/store