CIS150 chapters 5, 11 – Flashcards

Both Windows and Mac operating systems include firewall capabilities.

Many companies use access controls to minimize the chance that a perpetrator may intentionally access or an employee may accidentally access confidential information on a computer, mobile device, or network.

Biometric objects are entirely foolproof.

Websites often collect data about you so that they can customize advertisements and send you personalized email messages.

Your browsing history is a list of all websites you have visited over a period of time.

To remove spyware, users need to obtain a special program that can detect and delete it.

FOIA enables public access to most government records.

HIPAA protects individuals against the wrongful disclosure of their health information.

The PATRIOT Act gives law enforcement the right to monitor people's activities, including web and email habits.

It is illegal for employers to use software programs that monitor employees.

Which of the following is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data?

Which of the following identifies the quality of data in a database?

Which of the following refers to the procedures that keep data current?

Which of the following is a request for specific data from a database?

Which of the following, with regard to the entire database, should be made on a regular basis?

In a database which of the following is a connection within the data?

SQL stands for which of the following?

In a database, what is the smallest unit of data a user accesses?

In your school's database, in which of the following is all of the information about a particular student stored?

Which of the following statements best describes a form?

type of malware that is spread when you distribute infected files, especially as e-mail attachments.

a slowed down wi-fi connection can be the result of this

type of malware that spreads without human interaction, sending itself out to everyone in your address book

scam that looks like a genuine message or web site, but ties to get you to revel sensitive information

type of malware that collects bits of data, life your surfing habits

used by commercial web site vendors to identify users and customize web pages

common forms include computer viruses, trojan horses, and worms

displays unwanted advertisements in banners or pop-up windows on your computer

software secretly installed on networked computers that tracks and transmits personal data without your knowledge or permission

computer taken over by hackers to perform malicious tasks across a network

type of power supply/battery backup device that can prevent some forms of data loss

type of hacker who intends serious harm though espionage, theft, or disruption of a network

type of hacker who wants to shoe off their skills and doesn't intend any serious damage

using automated attack tools like viruses and worms to deliberately disrupt computers and networks to affect the most people

events that account for almost half of total catastrophic data losses