CS 3.02 Study Guide

Which is a method to protect a computer from viruses?

• Add an antivirus application to the computer

• Download software from file sharing torrents

• Never run computer updates

• Open all e-mails in the inbox

Lakeyla works for a company whose partners require access to files on her computer. Why should she use an extranet?

• An extranet provides controlled access to the network

• An extranet provides uncontrolled access to the network

• An extranet provides access of social networking to the partner

• An extranet provides partners access to company financial records

Which might limit Internet connectivity?

• De-encapsulation

• Extranet

• Internet traffic congestion

• T-1 line

Which role creates user accounts on the network?

• Application Role

• Network User

• System Administrator

• User Role

John’s computer was infected by software that attached itself to his computer and began destroying program data. What type of issue did John have?

• Botnet

• Trojan Horse

• Virus

• Worm

Gerald’s company can only transmit data using a modem. Which connection would his company use?

• Wireless

• Dial-Up

• Fiber-Optic

• T-1 Line

After the Target customer account information was stolen from Target store transactions, Matilda found that someone else had obtained a credit card using Matilda’s personal information. This is an example of what?

• Botnet Attack

• Denial-of-Service Attack

• Identity Fraud

• Malware

Michael’s computer was infected by a collection of programs that began to send spam. What type of issue did Michael have?

• Botnet

• Trojan Horse

• Virus

• Worm

Someone flooded a company’s server with data and made the e-commerce website unavailable to users. This is an example of what?

• Botnet Attack

• Denial-of-Service Attack

• Identity Fraud

• Malware

Unlike bandwidth, throughput:

• Ignores the resistance of media

• Increases over time

• Is unaffected by dispersion

• Takes into account network latency