FULL TEST BANK FOR PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SECURITY, 7TH EDITI
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ON MODULE 1-12
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Moduleb1bIntroductionbtobInformationbSecuritybTru
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1. Duringbthebearlybyearsbofbcomputing,bthebprimarybthreatsbtobsecuritybwerebphysicalbtheftbofbequipment,bespionagebagainstbt
hebproductsbofbthebsystems,bandbsabotage.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: H1:bIntroductionbtobInformationbSecurity
p.b2
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.2b-
bDiscussbthebhistorybof bcomputerbsecuritybandbexplainbhowbitbevolvedbintobInformatio
nbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 3/2/2017b3:48bPM
2. Networkbsecuritybfocusesbonbthebprotectionbofbphysicalbitems,bobjects,borbareasbfrombunauthorizedbaccessbandb
misuse.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: H1:bWhatbisbSecurity?
p.b8
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 12/4/2016b1:54bPM
3. Whenbabcomputerbisbthebsubjectbofbanbattack,bitbisbthebentitybbeingbattacked.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b10
H1:bWhatbisbSecurity?
H2:bKeybInformationbSecuritybConcepts
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
4. Thebvaluebofbinformationbcomesbfrombthebcharacteristicsbitbpossesses.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b11
H1:bWhatbisbSecurity?
H2:bCriticalbCharacteristicsbofbInformation
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
5. E-mailbspoofingbinvolvesbsendingbanbe-mailbmessagebwithbabharmfulbattachment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b13
H1:bWhatbisbSecurity?
H2:bCriticalbCharacteristicsbofbInformation
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 12/4/2016b2:02bPM
6. Thebpossessionbofbinformationbisbthebqualityborbstatebofbhavingbvaluebforbsomebpurposeborbend.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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,Name: Class: Date:
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b13
H1:bWhatbisbSecurity?
H2:bCriticalbCharacteristicsbofbInformation
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
7. Abbreachbofbpossessionbmaybnotbalwaysbresultbinbabbreachbofbconfidentiality.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b14
H1:bWhatbisbSecurity?
H2:bCriticalbCharacteristicsbofbInformation
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 3/8/2017b11:50bAM
8. Hardwarebisboftenbthebmostbvaluablebassetbpossessedbbybanborganization,bandbitbisbthebmainbtargetbofbintentionalbattacks.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b16
H1:bComponentsbofbAnbInformationbSystembH2
:bData
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 3/8/2017b11:50bAM
9. Informationbsecuritybcanbbebanbabsolute.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b17
H1:bSecuritybandbThebOrganization
H2:bBalancingbInformationbSecuritybandbAccess
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
10. Tobachievebbalance—thatbis,btoboperatebanbinformationbsystembthatbsatisfiesbthebuserbandbthebsecuritybprofessional—
thebsecurityblevelbmustballowbreasonablebaccess,byetbprotectbagainstbthreats.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b17
H1:bSecuritybandbThebOrganization
H2:bBalancingbInformationbSecuritybandbAccess
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 3/8/2017b5:20bPM
11. Thebbottom-upbapproachbtobinformationbsecuritybhasbabhigherbprobabilitybofbsuccessbthanbthebtop-downbapproach.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p.b18
H1:bSecuritybandbThebOrganization
H2:bApproachesbtobInformationbSecuritybImplementation
QUESTIONbTYPE: Trueb/bFalse
HASbVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES: POIS.WHMA.22.01.3b-
bDefinebkeybtermsbandbcriticalbconceptsbof binformationbsecurity
DATEbCREATED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
DATEbMODIFIED: 9/14/2016b10:29bAM
12. Usingbabmethodologybwillbusuallybhavebnobeffectbonbthebprobabilitybofbsuccess.
a. True
b. False
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