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WorksheetsComputerSecurityQ1Review:History
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was an electro-mechanical roto cipher that was used in WWII to create encrypted messages for the Germans.
a)
Roto Cryptor
b)
Enigma Machine
c)
Vanderschpeel
d)
Fahrvergnügen
2.
Who was the first programmer?
a)
Charles Babbage
b)
Alan Turing
c)
Grace Hopper
d)
Ada Lovelace
3.
During what era did Magnetic Tapes come to the forefront of data storage?
a)
WW I
b)
WW II
c)
Cold War
d)
Vietnam War
4.
What governmental agency gave rise to a project that spawned the internet?
a)
Bell Labs
b)
Xerox Parc
c)
ARPA
d)
FEMA
5.
Who's is given credit as being the "Founder of the Internet" as he lead the government agency that spawned the project?
a)
Alan Turing
b)
Robert Metcalf
c)
Charles Babbage
d)
Larry Roberts
6.
This man created the "Ethernet" standards.
a)
Robert Metcalf
b)
Larry Roberts
c)
Charles Babbage
d)
Genghis Khan
7.
This was the first computer security report that detailed the need for security measures that extended beyond the physical security barrier.
a)
Hut 6 Report
b)
IEEE 802.11
c)
Rand Report R609
d)
CIST 0261
8.
This was the first Operating System created from the ground up with security in mind.
a)
Multics
b)
Unix
c)
Linux
d)
Windoze
9.
These two inventions revolutionized the computing industry making devices much smaller and even portable; thus decentralizing computing.
a)
RAM / Vacuum Tubes
b)
PCB / CPU
c)
Transistor / Microprocessors
d)
Vacuum Tubes / Transistors
10.
Which of the following is NOT true about the internet?
a)
Based on "de facto" standards
b)
First global network of networks
c)
Early deployment = high regard for security
d)
Every device contingent on the security of the device it talks to
11.
This person/s was responsible for developing one of the first interpreters to allow for general use programming.
a)
Charles Babbage
b)
Grace Hopper
c)
Kevin Mitnick
d)
Steve Jobs
12.
This group started the original "hacker" culture and even created the first hacker dictionary known as the "Jargon File".
a)
Bletchley Park Rangers
b)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
c)
Walmart Loss Prevention Squad
d)
Tech Model Railroad Club
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