What is the function of the Domain Name System (DNS)?

To translate domain names into IP addresses

Which of the following activities poses the greatest personal cybersecurity risk?

Making a purchase by emailing your credit card number

Which of the following is considered an unethical use of computer resources?

Searching online for the answers to quizzes

What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack?

Flooding a website's server with millions of requests

Which of the following is a benefit of shopping online?

Users see reviews and determine if item is satisfactory

What is the purpose of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?

To criminalize circumventing blocks to copyright controls

What is the bitrate of a system?

Number of bits that can be sent in a fixed amount of time

What is the Internet Protocol (IP)?

It assigns a unique address to every device on the Internet

What is the latency of a system?

Time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to receiver

Which best explains what happens when a new device is connected to the Internet?

An Internet Protocol (IP) address is assigned to the device.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to indicate a phishing attack?

Email to call the number on your card to verify transaction.

How is the bandwidth of a network measured?

Bitrate. Higher bitrate means higher bandwidth.

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1
What is the function of the Domain Name System (DNS)?
To assign a unique domain name to every computer
To sell website names to web developers
To translate domain names into IP addresses
To insure each IP address has one corresponding domain name
2
Which of the following activities poses the greatest personal cybersecurity risk?
Making an online purchase that uses public key encryption
Paying a bill using a secure online payment system
Using a website that uses HTTPS for secure communication
Making a purchase by emailing your credit card number
3
Which of the following is considered an unethical use of computer resources?
Downloading file sharing software on your home computer
Searching online for the answers to quizzes
Purchasing an app from an app store and downloading it
Searching online for an electronic version of a textbook
4
What information is contained in a packet?
III
IV
II
I
5
What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack?
Attempt to access private information in a private database
Attempt by a government to deny Internet access to citizens
Flooding a website's server with millions of requests
Attempt to deny service by posting malicious material
6
Which of the following is a benefit of shopping online?
Users can try out an item before they buy it
Users see reviews and determine if item is satisfactory
Users can easily pay with cash in person
There is no wait time between purchasing item & accessing it
7
What is the purpose of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
To criminalize plagiarism on the Internet
To criminalize circumventing blocks to copyright controls
To make all content on the Internet free for everyone to use
To allow for open source software on the Internet
8
What is the bitrate of a system?
The distance that data needs to travel in a network
Number of bits that can be sent in a fixed amount of time
The number of bits used to encode a single letter
The strength of the network connection
9
What is the Internet Protocol (IP)?
It limits the number of computers on the Internet
Rules describing what behavior is acceptable on the Internet
It assigns a unique address to every device on the Internet
A law that says that the Internet is for everyone
10
Which would pose the greatest threat to a user’s personal privacy if it were to be leaked?
The user’s email address
The IP address of the user’s computer
The user’s browser cookies
The user’s public key used for encryption
11
What is the latency of a system?
Time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to receiver
The number of bits that can be transmitted at any given time
The distance that data needs to travel in a network
The strength of the network connection
12
Which of the following are true statements about digital certificates in Web browsers?
II only
Neither I nor II
I and II
I only
13
If Internet Protocol used 4 bits for a each address, how many unique addresses would there be?
4
8
16
32
14
Which of the following statements are true about the Internet?
I only
I, II, and III
I, II, III, and IV
I and II only
15
Which best explains what happens when a new device is connected to the Internet?
A packet number is assigned to the device.
A device driver is assigned to the device.
A Web site is assigned to the device.CHECK
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is assigned to the device.
16
Which of the following is LEAST likely to indicate a phishing attack?
Email to call the number on your card to verify transaction.
Email that you won money, asking for your bank account info
Email asking you to click on a link to reset your password.
Email that asks for your ssn for verification purposes.
17
Which of the following are true about Internet routing?
Both I and II
II only
I only
Neither I nor II
18
How is the bandwidth of a network measured?
Bitrate. Higher bitrate means higher bandwidth.
Voltage. Higher voltage means higher bandwidth.
Frequency of waves. Higher frequency means higher bandwidth.
Light. More light means higher bandwidth.CHECK
19
According to the DNS, which of the following is a subdomain of the domain example.com?
example.com.org
example.org
example.com/home
about.example.com
20
Is the following statement true, or false: Everyone in the world has internet access.
False
True

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