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What is the purpose of encryption in the context of information systems security?

  • To allow data to be freely accessed by anyone
  • To disassemble data into packets for secure transmission
  • To track packets along their route using routers
  • To scramble data so that only authorized parties can unscramble it (correct)

What is the primary function of routers in the context of data transmission over the internet?

  • To ensure data is freely accessible to all users
  • To disassemble data into packets
  • To keep track of packets along their route (correct)
  • To reassemble data packets at the destination

Why are long passwords considered important for information security?

  • To make it easier for employees to remember their passwords
  • To enhance security by making it harder for unauthorized parties to guess passwords (correct)
  • To ensure that only authorized individuals can unscramble data
  • To simplify the process of changing passwords regularly

What is the main difference between an intranet and an extranet?

<p>Intranet is available to those outside the organization with limited access, while extranet is accessible only within the company (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does client-server computing play in enabling devices to work together?

<p>Providing stand-alone devices like personal computers to collaborate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of encryption uses a public key-private key pairing?

<p>Asymmetric key encryption (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of the security triad involves ensuring that information being accessed has not been altered?

<p>Integrity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is used to identify someone through factors like something they know or something they have?

<p>Authentication (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a Virtual Private Network (VPN) allow a user outside of a corporate network to do?

<p>Access the internal network from the outside (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Symmetric key encryption involve?

<p>Both parties sharing the encryption key (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)?

<p>Identify network attacks (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Governance of financial transactions shifting away from government-controlled institutions' is a concern related to which technology?

<p>Blockchain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Locked doors' and 'Physical intrusion detection' are measures associated with which type of security?

<p>'Physical security' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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