Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital Data and Devices

Which of the following is formally defined as any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer?

• Social networking

• Cybercrime

• Phishing

• Hacking

Which of the following is NOT a virus category?

• Worm

• Logic bomb

• Macro

• Pharming

All of the following activities may infect your computer with a virus EXCEPT

• sharing flash drives

• downloading video files from peer-to-peer sites

• downloading or running an e-mail attachment file

• printing a document

 A ________ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date.

• worm

• macro

• logic bomb

• time bomb

Which of the following classifications of viruses can change its own code to avoid detection?

• Stealth

• Multipartite

• Polymorphic

• Worm

Regarding computer protection, quarantining is defined as ________.

• updating your antivirus software

• placing a found virus in a secure area on the hard drive

• repairing an infected file

• deleting an infected file

________ hackers break into systems legally for non-malicious reasons such as to test system security vulnerabilities.

• Black-hat

• Grey-hat

• White-hat

• Green-hat

A packet analyzer is a program that can enable a hacker to do all of the following EXCEPT

• use your debit card information to purchase items illegally

• assume your identity

• steal your logons and passwords for various accounts

• launch a denial of service (DoS) attack on your computer

A ________ allows a hacker to gain access to your computer and take almost complete control of it without your knowledge.

• denial of service (DoS)

• zombie

• logic bomb

• rootkit

You can block logical ports from invaders and make your computer invisible to others on the Internet by installing ________.

• a packet sniffer

• a firewall

• a packet filter

• antivirus software