CS Final Exam Answer Sheet

What is the best countermeasure against social engineering?

• Acceptable use policy

• User awareness training

• Strong passwords

• Access auditing

Anna, a user, downloaded a free pdf editing application from the internet. Now the laptop constantly displays desktop popups and several applications won't start.

Anna was the victim of which of the following?

• Trojan horse

• Social engineering

• Worm

• Spyware

A user is unable to read their computer files. A pop-up explains that the files have been encrypted and gives

instructions on how to purchase a decryption key. Which of the following BEST describes this malware?

• Trojan horse

• Ransomware

• Spyware

• Social engineering

Why is it better to use a credit card than a debit card for online purchases?

• Credit cards have better interest rates

• Credit cards keep track of all your transactions

• Credit cards have better fraud protection

• Debit cards require you to pay additional fees

Unwanted, unsolicited emails containing advertisements, political rhetoric, hoaxes, or scams are collectively

known as_______

• Spam

• Illegal messages

• Bloatware

• Cookies

Which of the following security measures is a form of biometrics?

• Chassis intrusion detection

• BIOS password

• Fingerprint scanner

• TPM

Which of the following components of a successful access control framework is the process of proving that you are who you say you are?

• Authentication

• Access control

• Accounting

• Authorization

An IT department discovered that the users were not periodically changing their passwords. Which of the

following password policies should they require of their users?

• Password complexity

• Password length

• Password age

• Password reuse policy

The password policy below incolporates the following:

• Passwords must include at least one capital letter

• Passwords must include a mix of letters and numbers

• Passwords must be different from the past eight passwords

• Passwords must contain at least one non-alphanumeric character

Which of the following password best practices are being used? (Select two).

• Password age

• Password history

• Password complexity

• Password lockout

• Password length

A user has opened a web browser and accessed a website where they are creating an account. The registration page is asking the user for their username (email address) and a password. The user looks at the URL and the protocol being used is HTTP. Which of the following describes how the data will be transmitted from the webpage to the webserver?

• AES encrypted message

• Cipher text

• Plain text

• WPA2 encryption

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