Chapter 12

What federal agency is charged with the mission of promoting "U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life?" A. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) B. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) C. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) D. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Tonya is working with a team of subject matter experts to diagnose a problem with her system. The experts determine that the problem likely resides at the Presentation Layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. Which technology is the most likely suspect? A. User interface B. Encryption C. Routing D. Signaling

Which technology category would NOT likely be the subject of a standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)? A. Semiconductors B. Solar energy C. Encryption D. Consumer appliances

Which unit of measure represents frequency and is expressed as the number of cycles per second? A. Joule B. Weber C. Gauss D. Hertz

Allie is working on the development of a web browser and wants to make sure that the browser correctly implements the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) standard. What organization's documentation should she turn to for the authoritative source of information? A. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) B. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) C. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) D. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

What type of publication is the primary working product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)? A. Special Publication (SP) B. Request for comment (RFC) C. ISO standard D. Public service announcement (PSA)

What is NOT an area where the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) provides oversight on behalf of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)? A. Architecture for Internet protocols and procedures B. Editorial and publication procedures for requests for comments (RFCs) C. Confirmation of IETF chairs D. Subject matter expertise on routing and switching

Which term accurately describes Layer 3 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model? A. Network B. Application C. Physical D. Session

Which Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard covers wireless LANs? A. 802.3 B. 802.11 C. 802.16 D. 802.18

Which organization promotes technology issues as an agency of the United Nations? A. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) B. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) C. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) D. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

Juan comes across documentation from his organization related to several information security initiatives using different standards as their reference. Which International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard provides current guidance on information security management? A. ISO 17799 B. ISO 9000 C. ISO 27002 D. ISO 14001

Maya is creating a computing infrastructure compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). What type of information is she most likely trying to protect? A. Health records B. Credit card information C. Educational records D. Trade secrets

Which organization created a standard version of the widely used C programming language in 1989? A. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) B. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) C. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) D. European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

Mary is designing a software component that will function at the Presentation Layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. What other two layers of the model will her component need to interact with? A. Network and Session B. Session and Transport C. Application and Session D. Application and Transport

Which organization creates information security standards that specifically apply within the European Union? A. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) B. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C. European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Cyber Security Technical Committee (TC CYBER) D. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

. Which element is NOT a core component of the ISO 27002 standard? A. Risk assessment B. Cryptography C. Asset management D. Access control

Gary is troubleshooting a security issue on an Ethernet network and would like to look at the Ethernet standard. What publication should he seek out? A. NIST 800-53 B. IEEE 802.3 C. ANSI x.1199 D. ISO 17799

Which document is the initial stage of a standard under the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) process? A. Proposed Standard (PS) B. Draft Standard (DS) C. Standard (STD) D. Best Current Practice (BCP)

Bill is conducting an analysis of a new IT service. He would like to assess it using the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and would like to learn more about this framework. What organization should he turn to for the official definition of OSI? A. Ocean Surveillance Information System (OSIS) B. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) C. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) D. Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

What series of Special Publications does the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) produce that covers information systems security activities? A. 600 B. 700 C. 800 D. 900