CBO Technology & Information Systems 2

Question 1

What is two-factor authentication (2FA)?

Accepted Answer

A security process requiring users to provide two different verification factors to access an account

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A system requiring two employees to authorize all financial transactions

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Software that enforces two separate passwords for different system permission levels

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A backup protocol that duplicates data simultaneously in two separate locations

Question 2

What is the key difference between data backup and disaster recovery?

Accepted Answer

Backup preserves copies of data, while disaster recovery encompasses the full process to restore operations after a failure

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They are the same process referred to by different names in different industries

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Backup applies to financial data only, while disaster recovery covers all organizational data

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Backup is performed manually by IT staff, while disaster recovery is fully automated

Question 3

What does SaaS stand for in the context of business software?

Accepted Answer

Software as a Service

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System and Application Security

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Standardized Accounting and Software

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Server and Application Suite

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of social engineering in a cybersecurity context?

Accepted Answer

Manipulating an employee through deception into revealing confidential login credentials

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Installing malware on a company server through a remote exploit

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Using automated tools to systematically crack employee passwords

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Exploiting unpatched software vulnerabilities through code injection attacks

Question 5

What is data encryption?

Accepted Answer

Converting data into a coded format readable only with the correct decryption key

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Compressing data files to reduce required storage space

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Organizing data into a structured relational database for efficient retrieval

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Creating multiple redundant copies of data to ensure availability

Question 6

What is a primary advantage of cloud-based software for a small business operator?

Accepted Answer

Lower upfront costs with the ability to scale resources based on actual business needs

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The business owns the physical servers running the software outright

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Complete control over software update timing and internal maintenance schedules

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Consistently higher processing speeds compared to locally installed software

Question 7

Which of the following best defines a data breach?

Accepted Answer

An unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive, protected, or confidential information

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A scheduled maintenance window that temporarily interrupts authorized data access

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A system malfunction that causes corruption of stored business data

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A planned migration of data from one storage system to another