CIW Exam Review

You opened an e-mail attachment and it launches a virus. The virus takes control of your system and you are unable to run your anti-virus software. Which of the following is the best step for you to take next?

• Plug in your backup drive to try to initiate an immediate backup of important files.

• Call your local authorities to report an identity theft.

• Let the virus run its course.

• Turn off your computer and reboot from a known, clean system disk.

Which of the following strategies is recommended when conducting keyword searches?

• Use nouns instead of verbs for keywords.

• Include at least one preposition such as "the" or "an" in your list of keywords.

• Use as few keywords as possible.

• Use verbs instead of nouns for keywords.

Which of the following is used to help non-technical users collectively classify and find information on a site

• Web feed

• Tagging

• Ajax

• A wiki

Raoul has received a file attachment from a known individual. He has no reason to expect files from this individual. Which of the following is an effective security strategy for Raoul to take?

• Before opening the attachment, use anti-virus software to scan the system's hard disk.

• Make back-up copies of important files so that it is possible to recover them in case of an incident.

• Before opening the attachment, call or send a text or instant message to the individual to verify that he or she meant to send it.

• Open the file attachment and use anti-virus software to scan it.

Which choice lists the information you will need to configure the e-mail client?

• E-mail address, SMTP, IMAP, DNS, user name and password

• Company name, e-mail address, SMTP, POP3, IMAP and DNS

• Company name, SMTP, POP3, user name and password

• E-mail address, SMTP, POP3, user name and password

As a project manager, you have to balance three elements that compose the project triangle. Suppose your customer requests that you add some new requirements to the project when you are halfway through. If you agree to this request, how would it affect other aspects of the project?

• Time to complete project will be reduced.

• Cost of the project will increase.

• Cost of the project will decrease.

• Project scope will decrease.

You are expecting a very important file from a co-worker in a remote office to be sent to you through e-mail. You finally call the co-worker and tell him that you have not received the file. He informs you that he sent the file yesterday, but will send it again immediately. After some time, you still have not received his e-mail message. You contact the Technical Support department and ask them for help. After some investigation, Technical Support finds the e-mail from your coworker with an attachment named salesnumbers.exe in the spam folder of your e- mail client. What is the most likely reason that the e-mail message was filtered out?

• File attachments with an .exe extension may contain malicious code.

• The file name of the attached file exceeds the file name length of the filter policy.

• The attachment's file size exceeds the size limits of the e-mail filter policy.

• Messages from remote offices are blocked on internal e-mail.

The App-A-Day company offers software applications for various topics. When a customer purchases a desired application from the App-A-Day online store, he is directed to a page where he can download the application directly. When the customer is redirected and begins downloading the application, which specific standard protocol is most likely transferring the application?

• HTTP

• FTP

• SMTP

• HTTPS

Digital signatures verify the integrity of the data, verify the identity of the sender, and:

• Provide data confidentiality.

• Enforce non-repudiation.

• Sign digital certificate requests.

• Create certificate requests.

Andrea works as an Administrative Assistant for a small business that uses an SaaS service for accounting, sales orders and customer service information about the business's customers. This product is similar to Salesforce.com and its competitors. Andrea makes sure she saves accurate records about current projects and performs regular backups of the business data stored on the cloud-based service. Which of the following is the primary reason for this practice?

• Andrea is overly cautious because it is well known that cloud-based services are highly secure, highly reliable and always available.

• If there is an interruption in Internet access, the service and records would not be accessible.

• There is a limit on the number of users who are allowed to access the cloud-based service at any one time.

• Data stored online through the cloud-based service is more at risk to security breaches than if it were stored locally.