quiz6

Question 1

____ can tell more about a person than all other kinds of electronic surveillance.

Answer 1

Data mining

Question 2

Twitter is a ____ site.

Answer 2

microblogging

Question 3

In a practice called ____, someone may manipulate people into performing actions or divulging confidential information on the Internet.

Answer 3

social engineering

Question 4

A(n) ____ certificate confirms your credentials when conducting business or other transactions on the web.

Answer 4

SSL

Question 5

The biggest challenge posed by Big Data is ____.

Answer 5

developing software to analyze the massive amount of data

Question 6

Receiving a fraudulent email that closely resembles a legitimate website, such as one from your bank, is known as a(n) ____ attack.

Answer 6

phishing

Question 7

Criminals collect items such as credit card numbers without the user’s knowledge through the use of ____.

Answer 7

spyware

Question 8

Through the use of ____, governments can keep an eye on criminals and monitor regions in their own countries.

Answer 8

satellite imagery

Question 9

Which of the following is one realistic way to promote Internet security?

Answer 9

Select strong passwords and change them regularly.

Question 10

You can protect yourself from identity theft by using ____ when transmitting information over network connections.

Answer 10

encrytion

Question 11

In the United States, the fundamental law that specifies what kinds of information the government can keep about its citizens and the rights of citizens to know what’s kept about them is the ____.

Answer 11

Privacy Act of 1974

Question 12

An important function of a firewall is to protect all the ____ of a network or computer from undesirable data.

Answer 12

ports

Question 13

Of the following, ____ is considered the most invasive.

Answer 13

network behavioral targeting

Question 14

A common form of authentication is a ____.

Answer 14

password

Question 15

Software companies rely on ____ to “fix” problems in their programs related to bugs and flaws.

Answer 15

updates

Question 16

____ permissions provide registered users with access to the files they need, while restricting access to private resources.

Answer 16

User

Question 17

The ____ was established to secure and monitor security risks to U.S. networks and the Internet.

Answer 17

US-CERT

Question 18

An email with a subject heading “Urgent Security Update” that requests a username and password followed by a link to “re-login and resolve the issue” is a good example of a ____ scam.

Answer 18

phishing

Question 19

A challenge for companies such as Google and Facebook is building software that can ____ over the next few years.

Answer 19

analyze large amounts of data

Question 20

____ is a form of traffic shaping.

Answer 20

Throttling

Question 21

A company called ____ provides digital certifications for web transactions.

Answer 21

VeriSign

Question 22

In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the services of a(n) ____ can be halted.

Answer 22

Internet server

Question 23

When using a public Wi-Fi network, when is it safe to send private information over the network?

Answer 23

never

Question 24

An individual who illegally downloads copyright-protected software is referred to as a ____.

Answer 24

pirate

Question 25

All of the following are examples of malware EXCEPT ____.

Answer 25

updates

Question 26

Of the following, ____ contains the most information about citizens of the United States.

Answer 26

LexisNexis

Question 27

An item such as a smart card is an example of the ____ form of authentication.

Answer 27

something you have

Question 28

____ favor(s) an Internet that is open, with packets unexamined and unfiltered.

Answer 28

Network neutrality

Question 29

When starting a new job, you may need to sign a(n) ____ that defines acceptable and unacceptable uses of computer and network resources.

Answer 29

network usage policy

Question 30

A ____ may be used to filter data that may be undesirable.

Answer 30

firewall

Question 31

A ____ allows hackers to gain access to important code or information in a software program.

Answer 31

security hole

Question 32

The https:// protocol in a URL indicates the use of a(n) ____ by the website.

Answer 32

SSL conection

Question 33

Citizens of free and democratic nations expect, at the least, privacy ____.

Answer 33

within the home

Question 34

The Total Information Awareness tracking information system was created by ____.

Answer 34

the U.S. federal government

Question 35

MATRIX technology ____.

Answer 35

is still implemented by some states

Question 36

____ is currently dampening the ability of government surveillance to grow.

Answer 36

Lack of funding and personnel