Chapter 9- Computer Concepts

________ floods a computer with requests until it shuts down and refuses to answer any requests for information.

A DDoS attack

Which type of virus was the famous Michelangelo virus?

A time bomb

________ viruses are often transmitted by a flash drive left in a USB port.

Boot-sector

CAPTCHA stands for ________.

Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

Which of the following statements about cookies is NOT true?

Cookies obtain your personal information by searching your hard drive.

Which of the following is formally defined as any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer?

Cybercrime

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the ________.

FBI and National White Collar Crime Center

A denial-of-service attack can be used to deny hackers access to a computer system.

False

A stealth virus is designed to infect multiple file types to fool the antivirus software.

False

All viruses cause serious destruction of computer data.

False

An encryption virus replicates itself onto a hard drive's master boot record.

False

Currently, there are no antivirus programs for mobile devices.

False

The terms virus and worm actually mean the same thing.

False

You should use the same password for each system or website you need to access.

False

Which of the following classifications of viruses can change its own code to avoid detection?

Polymorphic

________ is a program that gathers information about your surfing habits without your knowledge.

Spyware

A macro virus is a virus that is attached to a file such as a Word document or Excel workbook.

True

A time bomb virus can be triggered on a certain date.

True

A virus signature is a portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus.

True

A worm does NOT require human interaction to spread to other computers.

True

A zombie is another person's computer controlled by a hacker.

True

Creating and spreading online viruses is a cybercrime.

True

Ethical hackers are also known as white-hat hackers.

True

To create a secure password, you should use a mixture of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and symbols.

True

________ hackers break into systems for non-malicious reasons such as to test system security vulnerabilities.

White-hat

You can block logical ports from invaders and make your computer invisible to others on the Internet by installing ________.

a firewall

Creating and distributing ________ is one of the most widespread types of cybercrimes.

computer viruses

Using your computer for non-work activities while you are being paid to work is known as ________.

cyberloafing

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

engineering

A ________ is named after a housing construction feature that slows the spread of fires from house to house.

firewall

Adware and spyware are referred to collectively as ________.

grayware

All of the following are ways that can infect your computer with a virus EXCEPT ________.

installing a manufacturer's printer driver

A packet sniffer is a program that can enable a hacker to do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

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

Configuring a firewall to ignore all incoming packets that request access to a specific port is known as ________.

logical port blocking

A ________ is a virus that is attached to documents such as Word or Excel files.

macro virus

FBI-related scams involve ________.

people pretending to represent official organizations

When malicious code is planted on your computer and alters your browser's ability to find web addresses, it is known as ________.

pharming

Which of the following is NOT a virus category?

pharming

With regard to computer protection, quarantining is defined as ________.

placing a found virus in a secure are on the hard drive

A ________ allows a hacker to gain access to your computer and take almost complete control of it without your knowledge.

rootkit

All of the following were top cybercrimes reported to the IC3 in 2012 EXCEPT ________.

theft of services

A ________ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date.

time bomb

Rules for creating passwords include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

use a dictionary to find a lengthy word that is easy to remember

A(n) ________ is the portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus.

virus signature

A(n) ________ takes advantage of file transport methods to spread on its own.

worm