PIT Ch. 33 Issues for Computer Users Review

Businesses cannot gather information about people from public record because the government keeps such records confidential.

• True

• False

If a company gathers information about you, it may sell that information to another organization, such as a marketing company.

• True

• False

Companies that place GUIDs in their products generally say so openly.

• True

• False

If you wish, you can set your browser to reject cookies or warn you about them.

• True

• False

A computer crime is any act that violates a law and involves a computer.

• True

• False

Companies sometimes refuse to announce that they have been the victim of a computer crime because the bad publicity might cause them to lose customers.

• True

• False

Spoofing is the same as phishing.

• True

• False

More than half of all software in use today is pirated software.

• True

• False

When you add someone as a "friend" in Facebook, they don't see everything you post.

• True

• False

Once you find a good password, you should never change it.

• True

• False