A+ 1002 Quiz U4

Edward works for a small medical center. The center's data systems were recently hacked. Once the attack was discovered, security specialists found that the compromised files included patient information including names, addresses, and social security numbers.

This information is sensitive because it is considered to be:

• Data owned by the medical center

• A violation of patient/physician confidentiality

• A violation of information access policies

• Personally identifiable information

The type of security threat that uses computers or other networks to accept and pass on viruses is called:

• logic bomb

• phishing

• botnets

• man-in-the-middle

A user would like secure file encryption on their new Windows Vista Enterprise PC. The user informs the technician that they do not wish to spend extra money on a solution. Which of the following is the BEST recommendation for the technician to make to the user?

• Turn on and configure BitLocker

• Turn on and configure Offline Files and Folders

• Turn on and configure ReadyBoost

• Turn on and configure Network Access Protection

Which of the following forms of physical security is most similar to a mantrap?

• Cipher lock

• Entry control roster

• Biometrics

• Turnstile

Which versions of Windows provides full support for BitLocker?

• Windows 7 Professional

• Windows 7 Enterprise

• Windows XP

• Windows Vista Home

You have been asked to set up a wireless network for your boss' home office. He only has two devices on the network and doesn't want to be bothered remembering or managing a complex password. At the same time, your boss does not want the neighbors or other unauthorized users to accidentally connect to his network.

What action could you take to protect the wireless network from unauthorized access while minimizing the need to remember or manage a complex password?

• Disable SSID broadcast

• Install a fingerprint scanner or similar device to force multifactor authentication on the two network devices

• Enable MAC filtering

• Install and configure a DHCP server

You just upgraded five computers with new, larger, hard drives. Now you would like to securely repurpose the hard drives so that they could be reused as needed.

What action should you take to prepare the drives for later use?

• Perform a drive wipe on each disk

• Degauss the drives

• Perform a quick format on each drive

• Run chkdsk on each drive

Which of the following prevention methods are not considered to be digital security?

• ID badge with only photo and name (i.e. no mag stripe or bar code or chip)

• Firewalls

• Biometrics

• Mantrap

• RFID badge

Which of the following Windows features would be used to encrypt a single file or folder?

• BitLocker

• EFS

• NTFS

• Compression

You need to purchase an application that will be used by all 2,500 employees in your computer. Which of the license types shown below would you be most likely to purchase in order be compliant with the software’s end user licensing agreement (EULA)?

• Seat license

• Enterprise license

• Commercial license

• Open source license