Computer Knowledge ยท General Awareness

Information Security

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Information security involves protecting computer systems and data from unauthorized access, cyber threats, and damage. It is a core part of the computer knowledge section in various banking and government exams. Practicing these concepts helps in understanding digital signatures, network security, and access control effectively.

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Information Security Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following security mechanisms includes vital attributes required for secure over the internet credit-card transactions such as confidentiality of information, merchant authentication etc..............?

  1. Message authentication code

  2. Transport layer security

  3. Secure electronic transaction

  4. Proc-Type

  5. Stateful inspection firewall

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This security mechanism includes vital attributes required for secure over the internet credit-card transactions such as confidentiality of information, merchant authentication etc.......

Multiple choice

Which of the following security mechanisms consists of the services provided such as key exchange algorithms, encryption/decryption algorithms, hash algorithms etc.?

  1. Secure socket layer

  2. Transport layer security

  3. Message integrity check

  4. Sender authenticity

  5. Stateful inspection firewall
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This security mechanisms consists of the services provided such as key exchange algorithms, encryption/decryption algorithms, hash algorithms etc..............

Multiple choice

Which of the following security standards performs some actions such as sign the hash by encrypting it with the sender's private key, generate a session key at random etc.?

  1. The certificate scheme

  2. DEK-Info

  3. Transport layer security

  4. Stateful inspection firewall

  5. Pretty good privacy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This security standard performs some actions such as sign the hash by encrypting it with the sender's private key, generate a session key at random etc........