CSCI 101 - Chapter 9

Which type of virus was the famous Michelangelo virus? A worm A time bomb A script virus An e-mail virus

A time bomb

Which of the following statements about cookies is NOT true? Cookies obtain your personal information by searching your hard drive. Cookies are text files. Cookies help companies determine the traffic flow through their website. Some companies sell the personal information found in cookies to other companies.

Cookies obtain your personal information by searching your hard drive.

Which of the following classifications of viruses can change its own code to avoid detection? Stealth Multipartite Polymorphic Worm

Polymorphic

You can block logical ports from invaders and make your computer invisible to others on the Internet by installing ________. a packet sniffer a firewall a packet filter antivirus software

a firewall

Social ________ is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information. engineering theft pretexting pharming

engineering

Viruses, adware, and spyware are referred to collectively as ________. bloatware grayware alertware firmware

grayware

Rules for creating passwords include all of the following EXCEPT ________. keep your password a secret change your password frequently keep a master password that is the same for all of your accounts use letters, numbers, and symbols in your passwords

keep a master password that is the same for all of your accounts

A packet analyzer is a program that can enable a hacker to do all of the following EXCEPT ________. use your debit card information to purchase items illegally assume your identity steal your logons and passwords for various accounts launch a denial of service (DoS) attack on your computer

launch a denial of service (DoS) attack on your computer

All of the following are top cybercrimes reported to the IC3 EXCEPT ________. identity theft non-auction scam advance fee fraud malware fraud

malware fraud

A ________ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date. worm macro logic bomb time bomb

time bomb