TEST BANK: NETWORKS AND DIGITAL SECURITY

Evelyn is responsible for managing her company's IT infrastructure. She decides to host the company's intranet on the same servers that are used to host its public webpages.

• True

• False

Mason is trying to find out where a website visitor is located by checking their IP address. In many cases, can Mason determine the visitor's location from the IP address?

• True

• False

Noah is setting up a home office and wants to connect his computer to the internet. He learns that a communications device connects the sending device to transmission media. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

Liam manages the company server while Zoe and Daniel use client computers. On this client/server network, Zoe and Daniel often do not have equal permissions as Liam.

• True

• False

Lily connects her laptop and smartphone using a Wi-Fi router at home. Is this setup considered a network, which is a system of two or more devices linked by wires, cables or a telecommunications system?

• True

• False

Benjamin is considering whether to keep his Internet connection open, even when he's not using it, so that he doesn't miss any updates or patches to his apps. Should he do this?

• Yes

• No

Emma downloads a seemingly harmless app on her computer. Unknown to her, the app installs a rootkit that hides itself and allows someone from a remote location to take full control of her device. Is it true that a rootkit is a program that hides in a computer or mobile device and allows someone from a remote location to take full control?

• True

• False

Emma works at a company and is tasked with sifting through Big Data to find information that an attacker could use to pretend to be another person. This process is known as data mining.

• True

• False

Mason downloads a program from the internet that claims to be a useful tool. After installing it, he notices that the program uses resources, causes his computer to shut down and copies itself repeatedly. Is this program a Trojan horse?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Unlike viruses, a Trojan horse virus does not replicate itself. 

Kai creates a digital artwork and shares it online. Someone claims that copyright does not protect Kai's work because it can be easily redistributed or altered. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False