Chapter 9 – College
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All of the following are top cyber crimes reported to the IC3 in 2012
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Identify theft Non-auction scam Advance fee fraud
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Which of the following is formaly defined as any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer?
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Cybercrime
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The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the _______.
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FBI and National White Collar Crime Center
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FBI-related scams involve_______.
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people pretending to represent official gesture
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Creating and distributing _________ is one of the most widespread types of cybercrimes.
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computer viruses
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What are virus categories?
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Worm Logic bomb Macro
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Which type of virus was the famous Michelangelo virus?
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a time bomb
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A(n)______ takes advantage of file transport methods to spread on its own.
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worm
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A _______ is a virus that is attached to documents such as Word or Excel files
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macro virus
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Which of the following classifications of viruses can change its own code to avoid detection?
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polymorphic
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With regard to computer protection, quarantining is defined as _________.
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placing a found virus in a secure area on the hard drive
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A(n) _______ is the portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus.
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virus signature
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_______ hackers break into systems for non-malicious reasons such as to test system security vulnerabilities.
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white-hat
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A _______ allows a hacker to gain access to your computer and take almost control of it without you knowledge
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rootkit
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You can block logical ports from invaders and make your computer invisible to others on the internet by installing _______.
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a firewall
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Configuring a firewall to ignore all incoming packets that request access to a specific port is know as ______.
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logical port blocking
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Rules for creating passwords include all of the following:
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Keep your password a secret Change your password frequently Use letters, numbers, and symbols in your passwords
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CAPTCHA stands for ______.
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Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
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FBI-related scams involve ________.
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people pretending to represent official organizations
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Adware and spyware are referred to collectively as ________.
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grayware
