Physical vs Software restrictions

Which of the following is the most memorable and secure password for someone living at 72 Cork Street, Kingstown, St Vincent and Grenadines with a dog called Rover?

• Rover

• Vincent

• TOwn72Kings

• 123456

Which of the following measures is NOT a physical access restriction?

• Guards

• Firewalls

• Fireproof Cabinets

• Biometric systems

When users purchase software, a single-user license agreement permits them to do any of the following EXCEPT:

• install the software on only one computer

• make one copy of the software as backup

• rent or lease the software

• give or sell the software to another individual if the software is removed from the user’s computer first

The process of securing data by enciphering data prior to its transmission to a remote location is called:

• archiving

• backup

• restore

• encryption

The main purpose of a firewall is to:

• prevent fire from damaging a computer system

• prevent fire from damaging backup media such as magnetic tape

• prevent threats from an external network entering an internal network

• detect and destroy viruses on a computer system

All the following are mechanisms to safeguard the integrity of a file EXCEPT ____________.

• overwrite protection

• passwords

• read-only access

• restricted access

Making a file read-only is a file ____________ mechanism.

• integrity

• security

• sharing

• protection

All of the following are mechanisms to secure files EXCEPT ____________.

• use of passwords

• use of firewalls

• use of fireproof storage

• use of fire extinguishers

Which of the following mechanisms relate to the integrity of files?

i Backup systems

ii Encryption

iii Restricted access

iv Use of passwords

v Virus protection

• I, III and V only

• II, III and V only

• I, II, III and IV only

• II, III, IV and V only

Archiving relates to the ____________ of files.

• security

• integrity

• retention

• traceability