CYBERSECURITY| WGU D431 DQ O1
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)-CORRECT ANSWERS- A high-speed
connection technology that uses fixed-length, 53-byte packets called calls.
2. Authenticate- CORRECT ANSWERS-To verify the identity of a person, or
to
verify evidence.
, 3. Base transceiver station (BTS)
The part of the cell network responsible for communications between the mobile
phone and the network switching system.
4. American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)-verriffied
answers- A set of codes defining all the various keystrokes you could make,
including letters, numbers, characters, and even the spacebar and return keys.
5. Anonymous remailing
The process of sending an email message to an anonymizer.-CORRECT
ANSWERS- The anonymizer strips identifying information from an email
message
before forwarding it with the anonymous mailing computer's IP address
6. Anti-forensics -CORRECT ANSWERS-The actions that perpetrators take to
,conceal their locations, activities, or identities.
7. Asymmetric cryptography
Cryptography wherein two keys are used: one to encrypt the message and another
to decrypt it.
8. Basic input/output system (BIOS)-CORRECT ANSWERS - The basic
instructions stored on a chip for booting up the computer. 9. Bit-level information
Information at the level of actual 1s and 0s stored in memory or on the storage
device.
10. Block cipher -CORRECT ANSWERS-A form of cryptography that encrypts
data in blocks; 64-bit blocks are quite common, although some algorithms (like
AES) use larger blocks.
11. Bootstrap environment A special program, such as U-
Boot or RedBoot, that is stored in a special section of the flash memory.
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12. Brute-force attack-CORRECT ANSWERS- An attack in which the attacker
tries to decrypt a message by simply applying every possible key in the keyspace.
13. Business continuity plan (BCP)-CORRECT ANSWERS- A plan for
maintaining minimal operations until the business can return to full normal
operations.
14. Business impact analysis (BIA)-CORRECT ANSWERS- An analysis of how
specific incidents might impact the business operations.