WGU C840 Digital Forensics Practice Assessment
Questions and Answers
1. Which tool should the IT staff use to gather digital evidence about this
security vulnerability? - ✔️
✔️ ✔️ Sniffer
2. A police detective investigating a threat traces the source to a house. The
couple at the house shows the detective the only computer the family
owns, which is in their son's bedroom. The couple states that their son is
presently in class at a local middle school. How should the detective legally
gain access to the computer? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️Obtain consent to search from the
parents
3. How should a forensic scientist obtain the network configuration from a
Windows PC before seizing it from a crime scene? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ By using the
ipconfig command from a command prompt on the computer
4. The human resources manager of a small accounting firm believes he may
have been a victim of a phishing scam. The manager clicked on a link in an
email message that asked him to verify the logon credentials for the firm's
online bank account. - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Browser cache
5. After a company's single-purpose, dedicated messaging server is hacked by
a cybercriminal, a forensics expert is hired to investigate the crime and
collect evidence. Which digital evidence should be collected? -
✔️ ✔️ ✔F️ irewall logs
6. Thomas received an email stating that he needed to follow a link and verify
his bank account information to ensure it was secure. Shortly after following
the instructions, Thomas noticed money was missing from his account.
, Which digital evidence should be considered to determine how Thomas'
account information was compromised? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔E️ mail messages
7. The chief executive officer (CEO) of a small computer company has
identified a potential hacking attack from an outside competitor. Which
type of evidence should a forensics investigator use to identify the source of
the hack? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Network transaction logs
8. A forensic scientist arrives at a crime scene to begin collecting evidence.
What is the first thing the forensic scientist should do? -
✔️ ✔️ ✔P ️ hotograph all evidence in its original place
9. Which method of copying digital evidence ensures proper evidence
collection? - ✔️
✔️✔️Make the copy at the bit-level
10.A computer involved in a crime is infected with malware. The computer is
on and connected to the company's network. The forensic investigator
arrives at the scene. Which action should be the investigator's first step? -
✔️ ✔️ ✔U ️ nplug the computer's Ethernet cable.
11.What are the three basic tasks that a systems forensic specialist must keep
in mind when handling evidence during a cybercrime investigation? Answer
options may be used more than once or not at all. Select your answers from
the pull-down list. - ✔️
✔️ ✔️ Find evidence, Preserve evidence, Prepare
evidence
12.How do forensic specialists show that digital evidence was handled in a
protected, secure manner during the process of collecting and analyzing the
evidence? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔C️ hain of custody
Questions and Answers
1. Which tool should the IT staff use to gather digital evidence about this
security vulnerability? - ✔️
✔️ ✔️ Sniffer
2. A police detective investigating a threat traces the source to a house. The
couple at the house shows the detective the only computer the family
owns, which is in their son's bedroom. The couple states that their son is
presently in class at a local middle school. How should the detective legally
gain access to the computer? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️Obtain consent to search from the
parents
3. How should a forensic scientist obtain the network configuration from a
Windows PC before seizing it from a crime scene? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ By using the
ipconfig command from a command prompt on the computer
4. The human resources manager of a small accounting firm believes he may
have been a victim of a phishing scam. The manager clicked on a link in an
email message that asked him to verify the logon credentials for the firm's
online bank account. - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Browser cache
5. After a company's single-purpose, dedicated messaging server is hacked by
a cybercriminal, a forensics expert is hired to investigate the crime and
collect evidence. Which digital evidence should be collected? -
✔️ ✔️ ✔F️ irewall logs
6. Thomas received an email stating that he needed to follow a link and verify
his bank account information to ensure it was secure. Shortly after following
the instructions, Thomas noticed money was missing from his account.
, Which digital evidence should be considered to determine how Thomas'
account information was compromised? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔E️ mail messages
7. The chief executive officer (CEO) of a small computer company has
identified a potential hacking attack from an outside competitor. Which
type of evidence should a forensics investigator use to identify the source of
the hack? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Network transaction logs
8. A forensic scientist arrives at a crime scene to begin collecting evidence.
What is the first thing the forensic scientist should do? -
✔️ ✔️ ✔P ️ hotograph all evidence in its original place
9. Which method of copying digital evidence ensures proper evidence
collection? - ✔️
✔️✔️Make the copy at the bit-level
10.A computer involved in a crime is infected with malware. The computer is
on and connected to the company's network. The forensic investigator
arrives at the scene. Which action should be the investigator's first step? -
✔️ ✔️ ✔U ️ nplug the computer's Ethernet cable.
11.What are the three basic tasks that a systems forensic specialist must keep
in mind when handling evidence during a cybercrime investigation? Answer
options may be used more than once or not at all. Select your answers from
the pull-down list. - ✔️
✔️ ✔️ Find evidence, Preserve evidence, Prepare
evidence
12.How do forensic specialists show that digital evidence was handled in a
protected, secure manner during the process of collecting and analyzing the
evidence? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔C️ hain of custody
