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NOS-110 Final Review Quizzes (Chapter 2,8,9,10,11) Correct answers 2024/2025
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NOS-110 Final Review Quizzes (Chapter 2,8,9,10,11) Correct answers 2024/2025
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NOS-110 Final Review Quizzes (Chapter
2,8,9,10,11)
adware ANS✔✔ What type of malware is spyware that collects information about the user's browsing habits in order to
display advertisements in the browser targeted to that user
false ANS✔✔ FileVault, a feature of some editions of Windows, allows you to encrypt an entire drive
true ANS✔✔ Windows will warn you if you try to log on with the Caps Lock key turned on.
botnet ANS✔✔ What term describes a group of networked computers infected with malware that forward information
to other computers?
proxy service ANS✔✔ Also called an application-layer gateway, this software will watch for application-specific traffic,
acting as a stand-in for internal computers
false ANS✔✔ We recommend that you block first-party cookies and allow third-party cookies.
browser hijacking ANS✔✔ What type of threat points your browser's home page to a website you did not chose, and
may even keep you from changing the default home page for the browser?
false ANS✔✔ Windows EFS encrypts entire drives
Sneakernet ANS✔✔ What is the oldest malware vector?
VPN (Virtual Private Network) ANS✔✔ Combine this technology with a firewall for a very safe way to connect two
private networks over the Internet
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zombie ANS✔✔ What term is used for a computer that belongs to a group of networked computers, all working
mindlessly to serve the person who installed the program on the computers?
brute-force ANS✔✔ What term describes a password cracker that tries a huge number of possible passwords?
false ANS✔✔ You must use data wiping software on a hard drive before installing a new operating system
rootkit ANS✔✔ Once installed, this type of malware becomes a vector giving other malware administrative access to a
computer
vector ANS✔✔ What is the generic term for a mode or method of malware infection?
false ANS✔✔ A Windows computer that is a member of a domain will have a local account named Administrator that
you can access when your computer starts up in Safe Mode.
personal firewall ANS✔✔ It is a good idea to install or enable one of these on your computer, even if your network has
similar protection between it and other networks.
sudden computer slowdown ANS✔✔ Which of the following is among the symptoms of a possible malware infection?
false ANS✔✔ Cookies are always a threat
firewall ANS✔✔ This software or hardware device examines network traffic and allows or rejects traffic into a network
or computer based on predefined rules
spam filter ANS✔✔ This type of software protects against unsolicited e-mail, filtering out those that have certain
characteristics
spim ANS✔✔ What term describes unsolicited instant messages?
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false ANS✔✔ HTTPS uses a private key to encrypt data between a client and an e-commerce server
administrator ANS✔✔ Your computer has been showing signs of a malware infection, and today it started up in Safe
Mode. Because your computer is not a member of an Active Directory domain, what all-powerful built-in account can
you log on with?
true ANS✔✔ FileVault is a data encryption feature in OS X.
true ANS✔✔ When you access a Web page to pay for an online purchase, it should show HTTPS as the protocol in the
address line
worm ANS✔✔ What type of malware replicates itself on a computer or throughout a network?
zero-day exploit ANS✔✔ What term describes malware that takes advantage of a vulnerability in an operating system or
application that is (as yet) unknown to the publisher, leaving systems using that software vulnerable until the
vulnerability is detected and patched?
UAC (User Account Control) ANS✔✔ You attempt to install software in Windows; and although you are logged on with a
computer administrator type of account, your screen turns grey and you receive a message asking if you want to allow
the program to make changes to the computer. What Windows feature is at work here?
Social Engineering ANS✔✔ An e-mail containing enticements (often appealing to human weaknesses) to open
attachments is a form of what type of threat?
hoax ANS✔✔ You receive an e-mail message from a friend claiming that she is in another country, in trouble, and
urgently needs money wired to her. You call the friend, and discover that she is safe at home and did not know about
the message. This scenario is an example of a/an ___
antivirus ANS✔✔ What type of security software can you use to both protect from malware infections and also to scan
disk space and RAM looking for installed malware?
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