Data Security and Integrity Quiz

What is encryption?

• The process of converting information into a code or cipher to prevent unauthorized access.

• The process of converting information into a language that only authorized individuals can understand.

• The process of converting information into plain text to prevent unauthorized access.

• The process of converting information into a visual representation to prevent unauthorized access.

What is access control?

What is data validation?

• Process of organizing data into a database

• Process of ensuring data meets certain criteria or standards

• Process of encrypting data for security purposes

• Process of verifying the accuracy of data

What is a security breach?

• Physical damage to computer hardware

• Accidental sharing of confidential information

• Unauthorized modification of software code

• Unauthorized access to confidential or sensitive information, systems, or networks.

What is an encryption method?

• A technique used to convert plaintext into plaintext to secure data and protect it from unauthorized access.

• A method used to convert ciphertext into plaintext to expose data to unauthorized access.

• A process used to convert data into a different format to make it more readable and accessible.

• A technique used to convert plaintext into ciphertext to secure data and protect it from unauthorized access.

What is authentication?

• Process of verifying the identity of a system only.

• Process of verifying the identity of a user or system.

• Process of verifying the identity of a user only.

• Process of verifying the identity of a user and system simultaneously.

What is backup and disaster recovery?

• The process of creating and maintaining copies of data and systems to protect against data loss and ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster.

• The process of transferring data to an external storage device to protect against data loss and ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster.

• The process of encrypting and securing data to protect against data loss and ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster.

• The process of deleting and removing data to prevent data loss and ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster.

What is data integrity?

• Accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data

• Data integrity is the speed at which data is processed

• Data integrity is the process of data collection

• Data integrity refers to the security of data

What is data verification?

• The process of encrypting data

• The process of deleting data

• The process of checking the accuracy and consistency of data.

• The process of organizing data

What are security countermeasures?

• Measures taken to ignore security threats or attacks.

• Measures taken to prevent or mitigate security threats or attacks.

• Measures taken to promote security threats or attacks.

• Measures taken to escalate security threats or attacks.