BTECH FINAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
An __________ to an information resource is any danger to which a system may be exposed. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅threat
The __________ of an information resource is the harm, loss, or damage that can result if a threat
compromises the resources. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅exposure
An information resource's __________ is the possibility that the system will be harmed by a threat. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅vulnerability
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the increasing vulnerability of organizational information
resources?
a) Increasing skills necessary to be a computer hacker
b) International organized crime taking over cybercrime
c) Lack of management support
d) Smaller, faster, cheaper computers and storage devices
e) Today's interconnected, interdependent, wirelessly networked business environment - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the increasing vulnerability of organizational information
resources?
a) Additional management support
b) Decreasing skills necessary to be a computer hacker
c) International organized crime taking over cybercrime
d) Smaller, faster, cheaper computers and storage devices
e) Today's interconnected, interdependent, wirelessly networked business environment - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a
,Computer crimes typically average_________ of dollars and cause businesses_________ of dollars in
damages. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hundreds of thousands; billions
Careless Internet surfing is_________ and is an_________ mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human
error; unintentional
You leave your laptop at your desk while you go to the restroom. This is_________ and is an_________
mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
You lose the company's USB with your sales spreadsheets on it.This is_________ and is an_________
mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
You open an e-mail from your friend that looks a little odd, but you figure your friend would never send
you anything bad. This is_________ and is an_________ mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human
error; unintentional
You don't lock your computer when you go to the restroom. This is_________ and is an_________
mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
Carelessness using unmanaged devices is _________ and is an _________ mistake. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
You get a new smartphone and throw your old one away without erasing all your data. This is_________
and is an_________ mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
_________ is an attack in which the perpetrator uses social skills to trick or manipulate legitimate
employees into providing confidential company information such as passwords. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅social engineering
You are a nice person, so you hold the door open for the person running in behind you. Since you
needed to use your ID badge to open the door, the person running in behind you is __________; this
is_________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tailgating; an unintentional threat to your organization
,_________ is an unintentional threat. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅social engineering
_________ occurs when an unauthorized individual attempts to gain illegal access to organizational
information. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅espionage
_________ occur(s) when an attacker either threatens to steal, or actually steals, information from a
company and then demands payment for not carrying out a particular act. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅information extortion
_________ is a deliberate act that involves defacing an organization's website, potentially damaging the
organization's image and causing its customers to lose faith. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sabotage
If humans are careless with laptops, this is an_________ error which could cause theft of equipment or
information (an_________ error) . - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unintentional; intentional
Intellectual property is NOT protected under_________ laws. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅privacy
A ________ is an intellectual work that is not based on public information. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅trade secret
A _________ is an official document that grants the holder exclusive rights on an invention or a process
for a specified period of time. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅patent
A _________ is a statutory grant that provides the creators or owners of intellectual property with
ownership of the property for a designated period. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅copyright
Current US laws award patents for_________ years and copyright protection for _________ years. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅20; life+70
You purchased a copy of Microsoft Office and give a copy to a friend so he/she doesn't have to buy it
too.This is _________ and is _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅piracy; illegal
, _________ is a remote attack requiring user action. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅virus
_________ is a remote attack requiring no user action. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DoS
_________ is an attack by a programmer developing a system. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A trojan horse
Hackers would use a botnet to perform a _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DDoS
_________ causes pop-up advertisements to appear on your screen. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅adware
_________ collects personal information about users without their consent. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅spyware
Keystroke loggers and screen scrapers are examples of _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅spyware
_________ is pestware that users your computer as a launch pad for unsolicited e-mail, usually
advertising for products and services. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅spamware
Spam costs US companies_________ of dollars per year. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅billions
If a hacker takes control of equipment such as power grids or nuclear power plants, this is an example of
a(n) _________ attack. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SCADA
_________ refers to malicious acts in which attackers use a target's computer systems to cause physical,
real-world harm or severe disruption, often to carry out a political agenda. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅cyberterrorism
The U.S. government considers the Sony hack _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cyberterrorism
An __________ to an information resource is any danger to which a system may be exposed. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅threat
The __________ of an information resource is the harm, loss, or damage that can result if a threat
compromises the resources. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅exposure
An information resource's __________ is the possibility that the system will be harmed by a threat. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅vulnerability
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the increasing vulnerability of organizational information
resources?
a) Increasing skills necessary to be a computer hacker
b) International organized crime taking over cybercrime
c) Lack of management support
d) Smaller, faster, cheaper computers and storage devices
e) Today's interconnected, interdependent, wirelessly networked business environment - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the increasing vulnerability of organizational information
resources?
a) Additional management support
b) Decreasing skills necessary to be a computer hacker
c) International organized crime taking over cybercrime
d) Smaller, faster, cheaper computers and storage devices
e) Today's interconnected, interdependent, wirelessly networked business environment - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a
,Computer crimes typically average_________ of dollars and cause businesses_________ of dollars in
damages. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hundreds of thousands; billions
Careless Internet surfing is_________ and is an_________ mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human
error; unintentional
You leave your laptop at your desk while you go to the restroom. This is_________ and is an_________
mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
You lose the company's USB with your sales spreadsheets on it.This is_________ and is an_________
mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
You open an e-mail from your friend that looks a little odd, but you figure your friend would never send
you anything bad. This is_________ and is an_________ mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human
error; unintentional
You don't lock your computer when you go to the restroom. This is_________ and is an_________
mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
Carelessness using unmanaged devices is _________ and is an _________ mistake. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
You get a new smartphone and throw your old one away without erasing all your data. This is_________
and is an_________ mistake. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a human error; unintentional
_________ is an attack in which the perpetrator uses social skills to trick or manipulate legitimate
employees into providing confidential company information such as passwords. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅social engineering
You are a nice person, so you hold the door open for the person running in behind you. Since you
needed to use your ID badge to open the door, the person running in behind you is __________; this
is_________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tailgating; an unintentional threat to your organization
,_________ is an unintentional threat. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅social engineering
_________ occurs when an unauthorized individual attempts to gain illegal access to organizational
information. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅espionage
_________ occur(s) when an attacker either threatens to steal, or actually steals, information from a
company and then demands payment for not carrying out a particular act. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅information extortion
_________ is a deliberate act that involves defacing an organization's website, potentially damaging the
organization's image and causing its customers to lose faith. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sabotage
If humans are careless with laptops, this is an_________ error which could cause theft of equipment or
information (an_________ error) . - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unintentional; intentional
Intellectual property is NOT protected under_________ laws. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅privacy
A ________ is an intellectual work that is not based on public information. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅trade secret
A _________ is an official document that grants the holder exclusive rights on an invention or a process
for a specified period of time. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅patent
A _________ is a statutory grant that provides the creators or owners of intellectual property with
ownership of the property for a designated period. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅copyright
Current US laws award patents for_________ years and copyright protection for _________ years. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅20; life+70
You purchased a copy of Microsoft Office and give a copy to a friend so he/she doesn't have to buy it
too.This is _________ and is _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅piracy; illegal
, _________ is a remote attack requiring user action. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅virus
_________ is a remote attack requiring no user action. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DoS
_________ is an attack by a programmer developing a system. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A trojan horse
Hackers would use a botnet to perform a _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DDoS
_________ causes pop-up advertisements to appear on your screen. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅adware
_________ collects personal information about users without their consent. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅spyware
Keystroke loggers and screen scrapers are examples of _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅spyware
_________ is pestware that users your computer as a launch pad for unsolicited e-mail, usually
advertising for products and services. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅spamware
Spam costs US companies_________ of dollars per year. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅billions
If a hacker takes control of equipment such as power grids or nuclear power plants, this is an example of
a(n) _________ attack. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SCADA
_________ refers to malicious acts in which attackers use a target's computer systems to cause physical,
real-world harm or severe disruption, often to carry out a political agenda. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅cyberterrorism
The U.S. government considers the Sony hack _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cyberterrorism
