WNSF - Safe Home Computing: Questions With
Accurate Solutions
Which of the following are common intruder practices? Right Ans - A and C
only
When you send email, browse a web site, or chat online with someone, the
conversation between you and that person goes directly from your computer
to his or her computer. Right Ans - False
ARPAnet was the precursor to today's Internet. Right Ans - True
Which of the following is NOT part of the DURCH tests? Right Ans - The
Compliance test
Once a virus has been removed by your anti-virus program, all traces of it are
gone from your computer. Right Ans - False
The firewall determines if network traffic should continue on to its
destination or be stopped. Right Ans - True
High-speed connections (cable and DSL) are the only two connections
intruders attack. Right Ans - False
Heuristic tests help you to keep up with new viruses that haven't been defined
yet. Right Ans - True
Which of the following defines a strong password? Right Ans - All of the
Above
You should complement your firewall program by installing a hardware
firewall. Right Ans - True
Intruders use virus signatures to fabricate where an e-mail came from.
Right Ans - False
An access control list (or ACL) __________. Right Ans - defines who can
perform actions on a file or folder
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