Quiz #11

What do the letters of the C-I-A triad stand for?

confidentiality, integrity, availability

Which of the following describes the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)?

A U.S. standards organization whose goal is to empower its members and constituents to strengthen the U.S. marketplace position in the global economy, while helping to ensure the safety and health of consumers and the protection of the environment

What is the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)?

A federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce whose mission is to "promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life"

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was formed in 1918 with the merger of five engineering societies and three government agencies, which collectively formed the American Engineering Standards Committee (AESC).

False

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the predominant organization for developing and publishing international standards for technologies related to electrical and electronic devices and processes.

False

The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) developed Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

False

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was formed in 1946. It is a nongovernmental international organization whose goal is to develop and publish international standards.

False

The hertz is a measure of magnetic flux.

False

________ is an international security standard that documents a comprehensive set of controls that represent information systems best practices.

ISO 17799

The _____________ is the preeminent organization for developing and publishing international standards for technologies related to electrical and electronic devices and processes.

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Today, _________ standards address a wide variety of topics, including power generation, commercial and consumer electrical appliances, semiconductors, solar energy, and telecommunications. The organization was also instrumental in the development of standards for electrical measurements, including the gauss, hertz, and weber.

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

The ________ provides oversight for architecture for Internet protocols and procedures, processes used to create standards, editorial and publication procedures for Requests for Comments (RFCs), and confirmation of Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) chair and technical area directors. It also provides much of the high-level management and validation of the processes of conducting IETF business.

Internet Architecture Board (IAB)

The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards family relate to information security.

True

The IEEE 802 group of standards defines how different types of local area network (LAN) and metropolitan area network (MAN) protocols work.

True

The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model is an internationally accepted framework of standards that govern how separate computer systems communicate using networks.

True

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an international standard for handling transactions involving payment cards.

True

The gauss is a measurement of a magnetic field.

True

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Common Gateway Interface (CGI), and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) are standards developed or endorsed by the ____________.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)