WorksheetsCS Final Exam Answer Sheet
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
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
Which of the following do the sender and the receiver of encrypted text use to decipher and read information?
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Key
Secure code
HTTPS
What is the surest way to prevent the loss of important information on your mobile device if it is lost, stolen, destroyed, or there is a natural disaster?
Configure your device to remotely backup important data to the Cloud.
Don't put important information on your mobile device.
Only use apps, such as email apps, that store data on the app provider's servers.
Configure your device to backup important data to your personal computer.
You have configured your Windows systems to automatically backup user data every night at midnight. You also take a system image backup once a month.
In addition, which of the following would MOST likely ensure that you are protected against data loss? (Select Two).
Configure System Maintenance to automatically defragment system hard drives every night.
Write-protect all backup media.
Store a copy of all backups off-site.
Restrict restoration privileges to system administrators.
Regularly test restoration procedures.
Christopher is surfing the web and sees an amazing offer for a product he's interested in. He clicks the link and begins the process of purchasing the item. While he is proceeding with the purchase, he notices that the address bar is a maroon color.
Should he proceed with putting in private information and purchasing the item from this site?
No, the maroon color indicates an invalid certificate.
No, he needs to create a user account first.
Yes, maroon means a pending certificate.
Yes, maroon is a trusted certificate.
