Security in Computing

Firewalls are to protect against

• (A) Virus Attacks

• (B) Fire Attacks

• (C) Data Driven Attacks

• (D) Unauthorized Attacks

Identify the term which denotes that only authorized users are capable of accessing the information

• Confidentiality

• Availability

• Integrity

• Non-Repudiation

State whether True or False: Data encryption is primarily used to ensure confidentiality.

• True

• False

• Cannot be interpreted

• None

Which software is mainly used to help users detect viruses and avoid them?

• Antivirus

• Adware

• Malware

• None of the above

Which happens first authorization or authentication

• Authorization

• Authentication

• Both are the same

• None of the mentioned above

Which of the following is a secret numeric password used for authentication?

• security token

• digital certificate

• digital signature

• Pin

What type of electronic document contains a public key?

• digital certificate

• biometrics

• PIN

• PAN

What item, about the size of a credit card, allows access to a network and its resources?

• digital certificate

• smart card

• security token

• biometric

What type of authentication method identifies and recognizes people based on physical traits such as fingerprints?

• digital certificates

• WEP

• biometrics

• RADIUS

What authentication type is the default for Active Directory?

• Kerberos

• X.509

• Digital Sinature

• None of the above