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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

The security requirements in which of the following security policies pertains to individuals with conflict of interest in the fields of legal firms, medical firms etc?

  1. Sender authenticity

  2. Multilevel security

  3. Security policy

  4. Chinese wall security policy

  5. Military security policy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The security requirement in Chinese wall security policy pertains to individuals with conflict of interest in the fields of legal firms, medical firms etc.

Multiple choice

Which of the following security policy's principle apprehension is that information pertaining to the development of a new product may be divulged to competitors through industrial espionage?

  1. Sender authenticity

  2. Multilevel security

  3. Commercial security policy

  4. Military security policy

  5. Security policy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Its principle apprehension is that information pertaining to the development of new products may be divulge to competitors through industrial espionage.

Multiple choice

Firewalls are used to protect against ___.

  1. Unauthorized Attacks

  2. Virus Attacks

  3. Data Driven Attacks

  4. Fire Attacks

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Firewalls are network security devices that monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. They primarily protect against unauthorized access attempts and attacks from external networks.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is a feature of Bluetooth security provisions?

  1. Constant authentication of device and user

  2. Compulsory pairing and bonding between two devices

  3. Device authentication

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bluetooth security includes device authentication, which verifies the identity of connecting devices. While pairing and bonding are also part of Bluetooth security, device authentication is a core security provision that ensures only authorized devices can connect. The question correctly identifies this as a distinct security feature.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a characteristic of E-mail?

  1. Encryption

  2. Static Keys

  3. Network Interface Card (NIC)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Email uses encryption for security, dynamic (not static) keys for authentication, and requires Network Interface Cards for connectivity. Static keys are not a standard characteristic of email systems, as encryption typically uses dynamic or session-based keys.

Multiple choice

Processing control procedures have

  1. access control for on line data

  2. authorisation and authentication of users

  3. reporting of before and after images

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Processing control procedures maintain data integrity by recording before and after images of transactions. This creates an audit trail that allows recovery in case of system failure or error detection. Access control and user authorization are security measures, not processing controls.

Multiple choice

Firewall is used in PC for

  1. authentication

  2. security

  3. data transmission

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 Firewall is one of the best ways to protect your computer network.

Network firewalls get the name from physical walls which prevent fire spreading from one section of a building to another. In these, walls are structures which strictly control access from one side to another and in this case it is another form of PC security.

Multiple choice

Which of the following encryption-decryption classes of .Net technology encapsulates optional configuration parameters for the user interface that CNG displays when you access a protected key?

  1. CngPropertyCollection

  2. CngKeyBlobFormat

  3. CngUIPolicy

  4. CngKey

  5. ProtectedMemory

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

This encryption-decryption class of .Net technology encapsulates optional configuration parameters for the user interface that CNG displays when you access a protected key.