Which one of these is the greatest threat to the security or integrity of data?

1.   ?    A careless employee
2.   ?    A hacker
3.   ?    A programmer who has written a virus.
4.   ?    A disgruntled ex-employee

Which one of these will have the greatest impact on the security of data?

1.   ?    Sweeping all files for viruses
2.   ?    Ensuring that licences are up to date.
3.   ?    Issuing all employees with a user ID and password.
4.   ?    Giving all employees regular and thorough training about the need for security and how to maintain it.

Which one of these statements about access controls is correct?

1.   ?    Biometric measurements are inadequate because employees may share iris patterns and fingerprints.
2.   ?    A smart card is more secure than a simple ID and password
3.   ?    A password gives guaranteed security
4.   ?    Call back methods on a phone line are useless

A server that allows the general public to access some pages of a website, and prevents access to sensitive information by people other than authorised employees is called:

1.   ?    A gateway
2.   ?    A router
3.   ?    A proxy server
4.   ?    A firewall

Which one of these statements is true about a firewall?

1.   ?    It can only keep hackers out.
2.   ?    It can keep hackers out and prevent internal users from accessing inappropriate sites
3.   ?    It does a virus sweep on all incoming data
4.   ?    It can be used to alter access privileges to the database.

Monitoring of users on a netwrok can be done with software called:

1.   ?    audit control software.
2.   ?    data dictionary
3.   ?    firewall
4.   ?    anti-virus software

Network performance monitoring software can be used to:

1.   ?    Check for viruses
2.   ?    Monitor the speed of employees' typing
3.   ?    Help make a decision about the planning of a network.
4.   ?    Encrypt sensitive data

Which one of these statements about encryption is true?

1.   ?    It prevents hackers getting into a network.
2.   ?    It allows sesnitive data to be sent from one computer to one receiving computer only.
3.   ?    It allows sensitive data to be accessible to anyone who wants them.
4.   ?    It allows data to be received only by computers that have the decryption algorithms.

Which one of these statements is true about encryption methods?

1.   ?    In transposition, characters are moved about while in substitution methods one character is substituted with another.
2.   ?    In substitution, characters are moved about while in transposition methods one character is substituted with another.
3.   ?    Only substitution works.
4.   ?    Only transposition works

Some networks charge for access with software called:

1.   ?    performance monitoring software.
2.   ?    auditing software.
3.   ?    accounting software
4.   ?    licensing software