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Computers 101 Practice Test: Computer Security and Privacy
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1. When spam is sent via IM it is called ____.
2. ____ programs can be used to detect and remove some types of illegal computer monitoring and spyware software.
3. For online shopping, signing up for free offers, discussion groups, product registration, and other activities that typically lead to junk e-mail, use a disposable or ____.
4. The data on the ____ USB flash drive shown in the accompanying figure cannot be accessed until the user enters the appropriate PIN.
5. For monitoring the physical locations of employees, video cameras can be used, but another possibility is the use of ____.
6. In order to lessen the chances of his main e-mail address getting spam, he uses a ____ e-mail address when shopping online.
7. ____ are used for marketing purposes, such as sending advertisements that fit each individual’s interests or trying to sign people up over the phone for some type of service.
8. ____ can be used to secure portable computers, external hard drives, and other portable pieces of hardware to a table or other object.
9. ____ systems encrypt everything stored on the drive (the operating system, application programs, data, temporary files, and so forth) automatically without any user interaction.
10. A marketing activity that can be considered a privacy risk is ____.
11. To further protect his privacy, Samuel has decided to ____ from certain companies by instructing those companies to not to share his personal information with third parties.
12. One of their clients has very sensitive data and they are less concerned about recovering any stolen computer than ensuring that the data located on the computer is not compromised. Which of the following technologies would be useful in this case?
13. Laptop ____ protect portable computers from scratches and other damage when they are carried in a conventional briefcase or bag.
14. Some software tools are not designed to prevent hardware from being stolen; instead, they are designed to aid in its ____.
15. Collecting in-depth information about an individual is known as ____.
16. By ____, you instruct companies you do business with that they cannot share your personal data with third parties.
17. ____ refers to the ability of one computing device on a network (such as the Internet) to locate and identify another device on the same network and determine its status.
18. ____ are small programs that take care of software-specific problems, or bugs, such as security holes.
19. ____ refers to companies recording or observing the actions of employees while on the job.
20. Hardware loss, as well as other security issues, can result from hardware damage (both intentional and accidental) and ____.
21. To ____ means to request that you be included in marketing activities or that your information be shared with other companies.
22. ____ is the use of video cameras to monitor activities of individuals, such as employees or individuals in public locations, for work-related or crime-prevention purposes.
23. To prevent the counterfeiting of U.S. currency, the Treasury Department releases new currency designs every ____.
24. Before providing any personal information on a shopping site, Samuel always reads the Web site’s ____.
25. The term ____ refers to the rights of individuals and companies to control how information about them is collected and used.

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