Computer Security Exam
1. The use of cookies allows you to do which of the following?
Remain signed into websites
Store site preferences
Surfacing of local (geotargeted) content
2. Where do you click to adjust cookie settings in Edge? THE 3-DOT
"SETTINGS AND MORE" ICON
3. You can change your Firefox settings to allow you to do which three of the
following?
deny cookie storage requests.
delete stored cookies automatically when you start Firefox.
approve cookies storage requests.
4. This is a Mozilla Firefox screen. Where on the screen would you click to
manage cookie settings? BUTTON 4
5. Select three functions of session cookies?
Determine the web browser being used.
Analyze and measure traffic on a web page.
Determine the start and end of a session.
6. There are a variety of cookie settings that can be adjusted in Google Chrome
including which 3 of the following?
blocking/allowing cookies by default.
deleting cookies.
making exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains.
7. Small text files created by websites you visit that your web browser stores on
your hard disk are called _____. COOKIES
8. After opening the Settings and more menu in Edge (as in the image) where
would you click to adjust cookies? SETTINGS
9. Stored on a user’s hard drive, cookies that collect information about user
preferences, password and username information, IP address, and data on
web-surfing behavior are referred to as _______ cookies. PERSISTENT
10. When you open the options tab in Firefox, where would you click to adjust
cookie settings? PRIVACY & SECURITY
11. One of the risks with cookies is ___. WEBSITES USING COOKIES CAN
COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION AND SELL IT TO THIRD PARTIES
12. You can change your Firefox settings to allow you to do which three of the
following?
delete stored cookies automatically when you start Firefox
approve cookies storage requests
deny cookie storage requests
13. What type of cookie is stored in temporary memory and is lost when the web
browser is closed? SESSION
14. After you have clicked the Privacy tab in Safari, which of the following are
ways to efficiently remove cookies and stored data? CLICK REMOVE ALL
WEBSITE DATA, OR CLICK DETAILS THEN SELECT ONE OR MORE
WEBSITES, THEN CLICK REMOVE.
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19. Persistent cookies store information about which two of the following?
Password and username information AND User preferences
20. The deliberate misuse of computers and networks, _____ use malicious code
to modify the normal operations of a computer or network. CYBERATTACKS
21. Harming or harassing a person or group of people via information technology
and networks in a repeated and deliberate manner is called
CYBERBULLYING
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23. In the Settings area of Google Chrome, where would you click first to adjust
cookie and site data permissions? Open the Advanced menu
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26. Firewall software used to block a user’s access to specific Internet content is
called a(n) _____ filter. Internet filter
27. Which area of the Control Panel screen in Windows allows you to adjust
Parental Controls? 3
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29. Put the following steps in the correct order to set parental controls in Mac OS
X.
30. Put the following steps in the correct order for turning on Parental Controls in
Microsoft Windows.
31. Put the following steps in the correct order for setting restrictions in Mac OS
X.
32. Which two of the following statements are true regarding firewalls?
The Mac OS includes firewall protection.
Having more than one firewall app on your computer may cause
conflicts and other problems.
33. Put the following steps in the correct order for navigating to the Windows
firewall area.
Typical firewall programs or hardware devices filter all information coming
through the Internet to your network or computer system. Which two of the
following are techniques used to minimize the risk of harmful intrusions into
a computer or network? PROXY SERVERS AND PACKET FILTERS
34. Which two of the following are true about script kiddies?
35. The technology that provides a type of firewall protection by hiding internal IP
addresses is called _____. NAT
36. What type of server intercepts all messages between client and server to
prevent a hacker or other intruder from attacking a network? PROXY
37. A category of cyberterrorism that focuses on hacking computer systems for
politically or socially motivated purposes is HACKTIVISM
38. Which three of the following statements are true regarding passwords and
passcodes?
39. A spear-phishing attack is a phishing attack that targets a specific individual.
This is commonly launched with a(n) ___ . E-MAIL VIRUS
40. A cybercriminal uses spyware to record all actions typed on a keyboard. This
type of spyware is called a _____ logger. KEYSTROKE
41. A virus written in a specific language and placed within a document or
spreadsheet is called a MACRO VIRUS
42. Specialized hardware or software that capture packets transmitted over a
network are called packet SNIFFERS
43. Rootkits are typically used to allow hackers to do which three of the
following?
Install rogue files
Create backdoors
Encrypt files
44. Software that illicitly collects information about your Internet surfing habits
and behaviors is called SPYWARE
45. Which of the following three statements are true regarding keystroke loggers?
46. A type of malware that is triggered each time you boot your computer is
called a ROOTKIT
47. Initially, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team determined that
Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities would necessitate replacing the
impacted chips, but in January 2018 Google announced that it developed ___,
a strategy to mitigate the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. RETPOLINE
48. Typically computer viruses must be _____ to attack and do damage to a
digital device. OPENED AND RUN
49. Categorize the following as either virus symptoms or ways to catch a
computer virus (two in each category).
50. Which of the following three statements are true regarding macro viruses?
51. Which of the following three statements are true about Trojan malware?
52. In 2017, WannaCry infected nearly 250,000 computers in one day. This
malware encrypted victims’ data files and demanded payment for a
decryption code. This type of malware is called ransomware
53. According to US-CERT, if you receive a phishing message, which of the
following methods should you use to report the issue?
54. Most e-mail applications, such as Gmail and Outlook, provide robust (spam)
email , Incorrect Unavailable filters to help block unsolicited e-mail messages.
Unfortunately, some spam always seems to get through.
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56. The right of personal privacy concerning the storing, distributing, and
displaying information concerning oneself via the Internet is INTERNET
PRIVACY
Which of the following are among a few U.S. Internet privacy laws/rules of
importance according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)? COPPA AND
the Red Flags Rule
57. A form of protection provided by the laws of the United States for "original
works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, architectural,
cartographic, choreographic, pantomimic, pictorial, graphic, sculptural, and
audiovisual creations is called a COPYRIGHT
