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Unsolicited e-mail is called what?
A
Junk mail
B
Spam
C
Extra mail
D
None of the above
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Unsolicited e-mail is called what?
Junk mail
Spam
Extra mail
None of the above
Cookies are used to do which of the following?
Store your ID and password for subsequent logons to the site
Store contents of electronic shopping carts
To track web activity
All of the above and more
Cyber slacking consists of what activities?
All of the above
Visiting "inappropriate" web sites
Visiting news sites
Chatting online with others about non-work topics
Companies can gather information about employees and potential employees fromwhich of the following places?
All of the above
Job applications
Credit reports
Companies that track Web surfers
A technique used to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, often bye-mail, is called?
All of the above
Phishing
Carding
Brand spoofing
Which of the following is not a common approach to phishing?
All of the above are uncommon approaches to phishing
Send an official-looking e-mail asking for confidential information
Ask people to fill out and return a fake letter using postal mail
Ask people to click a link in an e-mail to open a submission form on a web page
What might identity thieves do with your identity?
All of the above
Apply for and use credit cards
Apply for a loan
Change their identity
E-mail messages may be stored on which of the following computers?
All of the above
Senders computer
Senders server
Recipients server
Which of the following records logons and deletions?
Screen captures
Key logger
Packet sniffer
Log analysis tools
Which of the following captures screen images?
Screen capture software
Key logger
Packet sniffer
Log analysis tools
Which of the following is not a dimension of privacy?
All of the above are dimensions of privacy
Need for personal space
Need to feel in control of our possessions
Need to feel in control of our personal information
When you purchase copyrighted software, what actually are you paying for?
All of the above
The cost of the CDs, manuals, and development of the software
The cost of the CDs, manuals, and a share of the cost of the software development
A share of the cost of software development
Which of the following applies to the implementation of an idea?
Denial-of-service attack
Copyright
Intellectual property
Patent
Which is the most important component of IT?
Computers
Information
People
Information technology
Which item can a password be used to protect?
All of the above
Network
File
Folder
Which of the following are ways to prove access rights?
All of the above
What you know, like a password
What you have, like an ATM card
What you look like
Which of the following is a characteristic of a firewall?
All of the above
Examines each message as it seeks entrance to the network
Blocks messages without the correct markings from entering the network
Detects computers communicating with the Internet without approval