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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

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

What is the role of Vulnerability Scan in securing private clouds?

  1. The majority of threats to the private clouds originate internally, be it intentional or accidental and are identified by this process.

  2. Vulnerability Scans provide security assessments to the private clouds.

  3. The vulnerability scans can vary based on your environment.

  4. These scans are required by several security and data protection mandates.

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, all are the role of Vulnerability Scan in securing private clouds.

Multiple choice

Which of the following security mechanisms is a collection of security protocols and format allowing consumers secure usage in the present credit card payment infrastructure over an exposed network, like the internet?

  1. Stateful inspection firewall

  2. Secure electronic transaction

  3. Transport layer security

  4. Message authentication code

  5. Sender authentication
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This security mechanism is a collection of security protocols and format allowing consumers secure usage in the present credit card payment infrastructure over an exposed network, like the internet.

Multiple choice

Which of the following security techniques is an application program that can complement the work of a conventional firewall by screening the kind of data, a single computer will accept?

  1. Transport layer security

  2. ProtectedData

  3. Message integrity check

  4. Personal firewall

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

This security technique is an application program can complement the work of a conventional firewall by screening the kind of data, a single computer will accept.

Multiple choice

In which of the following security policies, every fragment of data and information is categorized meticulously at a specific sensitivity level which typically range from unclassified, classified, etc.

  1. Ease of use

  2. Lattice model of access security

  3. Commercial security policy

  4. Security policy

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

In this security policy, every fragment of data and information is categorized meticulously at a specific sensitivity level which typically ranges from unclassified, classified, etc.

Multiple choice

Which of the following security features of trusted operating system, as its name implies, leaves a certain amount of access control to the discretion of the object's owner?

  1. Ease of use

  2. Complete mediation

  3. Identification and authentication

  4. Mandatory access control

  5. Discretionary access control
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This security feature of trusted operating system as its name implies, leaves a certain amount of access control to the discretion of the object's owner.