Week 3 - Computer Security/Internet

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1. A worm is designed to enter a computer through the network and then take advantage of a vulnerability in an application or an operating system on the host computer and search for another computer connected to the first to infect.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 2. IMAP users can read their email on different devices.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 3. There are two (2) types of viruses, file-based and fileless based.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 4. Web servers distribute HTML documents based on a set of standards, or protocols, known as the Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP).

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 5. With blocked top-level domain lists, email from entire countries or regions can be blocked and treated as spam.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 6. Most users actually receive only a small amount of spam in their local email inbox. The majority is blocked before it even reaches the user.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 7. Data backups only protect data against computer attacks.

• True

• False

It is recommended that a copy of a data backup be stored at an off-site location.

• True

• False

Email attachments are documents sent separately from emails and combined with the email in the receiving computer.

• True

• False

Malware usually enters a computer system with the user’s knowledge.

• True

• False