CSCI 2600 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Collecting evidence from computer files and disks is called: - ✔✔computer forensics
✔✔An attack in which a botnet overwhelms websites, mail servers, or other Internet
locations with so many requests for service that normal users cannot access the sites or
services is called: - ✔✔denial of service
✔✔Manipulating someone within an organization to gain access to confidential
information is called - ✔✔social engineering
✔✔Determining that a person is who he or she claims to be on a computer is called -
✔✔authentication
✔✔False web sites that seek private and financial information by planting false URLs in
domain name servers are called - ✔✔pharming
✔✔Various crimes in which criminals use the identity of an unknowing, innocent person
is called - ✔✔identity theft
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a benefit of telecommuting? - ✔✔Eliminates the need
to use vacation time.
✔✔Which of the following is a problem with telecommuting? - ✔✔Employers see
resentment for those who have to work at office.
✔✔The practice of moving business processes or services to another country to reduce
costs is called: - ✔✔offshoring
✔✔Which organization sets rules and decides cases about worker-employee
relationship? - ✔✔The National Labor Relations Board
✔✔Which of the following is considered 'gig work'? - ✔✔Jobs which workers work the
hours they choose and they are paid by the job.
✔✔Which organization advocated a government ban on all computer at-home work? -
✔✔The AFL-CIO
✔✔Jobs that have been drastically reduced or basically eliminated by computer
technology include all of the following except: - ✔✔entertainment and sports industry
✔✔A major impact of offshoring includes: - ✔✔Job loss in the original company
, ✔✔Which of the following is NOT a reason for monitoring employee communications? -
✔✔To determine an employee's social affiliations
✔✔A main complaint about employer's use of GPS equipment for monitoring employee
location is: - ✔✔Loss of privacy
✔✔Most of the delay in the opening of the Denver International Airport was because of
problems with - ✔✔the baggage handling system
✔✔One of the sources of failure common to BOTH the Therac-25 and the Ariane 5
rocket was - ✔✔reuse of software from previous versions of the systems
✔✔The Ariane 5 rocket failed because - ✔✔software error
✔✔What was the cause of a problem when credit bureau records incorrectly listed
thousands of New England residents as not having paid their local property taxes? -
✔✔input error
✔✔_____ tries to find flaws in a system. - ✔✔IV&V team
✔✔____ is an iterative methodology popular among developers of systems in retail,
banking, online services, and throughout the software industry. - ✔✔agile
✔✔Which government organization regulates medical devices? - ✔✔The Food and
Drug Administration
✔✔Characteristics of good user interfaces include allow of the following except - ✔✔no
error messages
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a reason for computer failures? - ✔✔redundancy and
self-checking
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a principle for producing good systems? -
✔✔Overestimate the costs and time a project will take
✔✔In one application of a voice-recognition system, the system failed to recognize
female speakers. A likely reason was - ✔✔The program was primarily developed and
tested by men
✔✔Software designers should include users in the design stages. - ✔✔True
✔✔Professional ethics requires professionals maintain their skills. - ✔✔True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Collecting evidence from computer files and disks is called: - ✔✔computer forensics
✔✔An attack in which a botnet overwhelms websites, mail servers, or other Internet
locations with so many requests for service that normal users cannot access the sites or
services is called: - ✔✔denial of service
✔✔Manipulating someone within an organization to gain access to confidential
information is called - ✔✔social engineering
✔✔Determining that a person is who he or she claims to be on a computer is called -
✔✔authentication
✔✔False web sites that seek private and financial information by planting false URLs in
domain name servers are called - ✔✔pharming
✔✔Various crimes in which criminals use the identity of an unknowing, innocent person
is called - ✔✔identity theft
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a benefit of telecommuting? - ✔✔Eliminates the need
to use vacation time.
✔✔Which of the following is a problem with telecommuting? - ✔✔Employers see
resentment for those who have to work at office.
✔✔The practice of moving business processes or services to another country to reduce
costs is called: - ✔✔offshoring
✔✔Which organization sets rules and decides cases about worker-employee
relationship? - ✔✔The National Labor Relations Board
✔✔Which of the following is considered 'gig work'? - ✔✔Jobs which workers work the
hours they choose and they are paid by the job.
✔✔Which organization advocated a government ban on all computer at-home work? -
✔✔The AFL-CIO
✔✔Jobs that have been drastically reduced or basically eliminated by computer
technology include all of the following except: - ✔✔entertainment and sports industry
✔✔A major impact of offshoring includes: - ✔✔Job loss in the original company
, ✔✔Which of the following is NOT a reason for monitoring employee communications? -
✔✔To determine an employee's social affiliations
✔✔A main complaint about employer's use of GPS equipment for monitoring employee
location is: - ✔✔Loss of privacy
✔✔Most of the delay in the opening of the Denver International Airport was because of
problems with - ✔✔the baggage handling system
✔✔One of the sources of failure common to BOTH the Therac-25 and the Ariane 5
rocket was - ✔✔reuse of software from previous versions of the systems
✔✔The Ariane 5 rocket failed because - ✔✔software error
✔✔What was the cause of a problem when credit bureau records incorrectly listed
thousands of New England residents as not having paid their local property taxes? -
✔✔input error
✔✔_____ tries to find flaws in a system. - ✔✔IV&V team
✔✔____ is an iterative methodology popular among developers of systems in retail,
banking, online services, and throughout the software industry. - ✔✔agile
✔✔Which government organization regulates medical devices? - ✔✔The Food and
Drug Administration
✔✔Characteristics of good user interfaces include allow of the following except - ✔✔no
error messages
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a reason for computer failures? - ✔✔redundancy and
self-checking
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a principle for producing good systems? -
✔✔Overestimate the costs and time a project will take
✔✔In one application of a voice-recognition system, the system failed to recognize
female speakers. A likely reason was - ✔✔The program was primarily developed and
tested by men
✔✔Software designers should include users in the design stages. - ✔✔True
✔✔Professional ethics requires professionals maintain their skills. - ✔✔True
