Fill in the Blank Questions
96.
A computer virus is a _____ that was written with malicious intent to cause
annoyance or damage.
97.
The Stuxnet worm was transported from computer to computer using a
_____ and was designed to attack Iran’s nuclear fuel enrichment
centrifuges.
98.
A Trojan horse is a type of _____ that does not replicate itself.
99.
Key logger software is a program that, when installed on a computer,
records every _____ and ____.
100.
_____ denial-of-service attacks are from multiple computers that flood a
server or network with so many requests for service that it slows down or
crashes.
101.
A _____ is a computer program that runs automatically and which can
perform all kinds of tasks, both good and bad.
102.
_____ comprise a level of the bot underground society where they assemble
battalions of bot-infected computers and sell this network of bots or botnet
to fraudsters.
103.
A rootkit is a _____ type of program that is activated when one starts a
computer.
104.
A _____ is software that gives a person administrator rights to a computer or
network and its purpose is to allow the person to conceal processes, files,
or system data from the operating system.
105.
_____ refers to replacing a Web site with a substitute that is neither
attractive nor complimentary or converting the site to a mostly blank screen
with an abusive or obscene message.
106.
Richard A. Clarke, government security expert, defines _____ as “actions by
a nation-state to penetrate another nation’s computers or networks for the
purposes of causing damage or disruption.”
107.
The thrill-seeker hackers used to be called _____ hackers.
108.
White-hat hackers are also known as _____ testers.
109.
_____ refers to conning one’s way into acquiring information that one has no
right to.
110.
_____ are a group of hackers, similar to the hacktivists, who are politically
motivated, but whose agenda is more sinister.
111.
_____ are people who would like to be hackers, but because of very little
technical expertise, they download click-and-point software that
automatically does the hacking for them.
112.
A forensic image copy is also known as a(n) ____.
113.
EnCase and FTK are examples of _____ software.
114.
_____ refers to space that is marked as available for storage.
115.
A file deleted from a hard disk goes into the _____ from which it can be
recovered later.
116.
Solid-state hard drives (SSDs) are based on _____ memory and do not
function in the same way as magnetic hard drives.
117.
Operating systems control _____ memory, which refers to hard disk space
that is used when RAM is full.
118.
The _____ option helps a person rearrange data on one’s hard disk and
overwrite deleted files.
119.
Microsoft Office lets a person protect files in a way that when someone
tries to open a file, a pop-up window asks the person for a ____.
120.
Encryption scrambles the contents of a file so that one cannot read it
without the right ______.
121.
A dollar bill has a watermark image which is hidden inside the other
markings on the bill. This process of hiding information is known as ____.
122.
_____ is a hardware/software combination tool which is a USB flash drive
that stores, launches, and runs software on any computer.
123.
In a _____ role, digital forensic experts educate people on what to do and
not to do with computer resources and the reasons behind them.
124.
In a _____ role, digital forensic experts track what employees have been
doing with company resources.
125.
The _____ Act requires companies to implement extensive and detailed
policies to prevent illegal activity within the company and respond in a
timely manner to investigate illegal activity.
