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Question 21

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Trash collection,also known as ____,is an evening pastime for those who enjoy perusing anything and everything thrown out by system users.

A) dumpster diving
B) digital recycling
C) dumpster surfing
D) trash surfing

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Question 22

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Errors can occur when data values are incorrectly stored because the field isn't large enough to hold the numeric value stored there.This issue is an example of a(n) ____.

A) unintentional attack
B) malicious attack
C) denial-of-service attack
D) trap door attack

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Question 23

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What configuration has the highest level of risk?

Generally,____ antivirus software compares file sizes (checking for added code when none is expected) ,looks for replicating instructions,and searches for unusual file activity.

An entire system that is backed up once a week and only backs up files daily that are changed on that day is known as a(n) ____ backup.

A continuing series of security awareness and ethics communications to computer users is more effective than a single announcement.

Partial network encryption,also called communications encryption,is the most extreme form of encryption.

A gap in system security in always indicative of malicious activity.

In public/private key encryption,the private key is a pair of two prime numbers chosen by the person who wants to receive a private message.

Wiretapping involves the capability of authorized users to search through storage,directories,or files for private information.

One major disadvantage of encryption is that ____.

Default passwords pose unique vulnerabilities because they are widely known among system attackers but are a necessary tool for vendors.

____ is a form of social engineering whereby an intruder pretends to be a legitimate entity and contacts unwary users asking them to reconfirm their personal and/or financial information.

____ peruse data packets as they pass by,examine each one for specific information,and log copies of interesting packets for more detailed examination.

A ____ combines into one program the characteristics of other attacks.

It will take a computer ____ to crack a password with a length of three characters if the computer tries one million values per second.

The IEEE and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)issued a standard of ethics for the global computing community in 1977.

The object used by the Kerberos protocol to provide client verification is known as a ____.

Using ____,a firewall reviews the header information for incoming and outgoing Internet packets to verify that the source address,destination address,and protocol are all correct.

What strategy contributes most to system recovery?