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True / False

• By the 1970s, electronic crimes were increasing, especially in the financial sector.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

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• To be a successful computer forensics investigator, you must be familiar with more than one computing platform.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

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QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

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• Computer investigations and forensics fall into the same category: public investigations.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

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QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

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• The law of search and seizure protects the rights of all people, excluding people suspected of crimes.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

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QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

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• After a judge approves and signs a search warrant, it’s ready to be executed, meaning you can collect evidence as

defined by the warrant.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

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QUESTION TYPE: True / False

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• Maintaining credibility means you must form and sustain unbiased opinions of your cases.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

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REFERENCES: Maintaining Professional Conduct

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• The definition of digital forensics has evolved over the years from simply involving securing and analyzing digital

information stored on a computer for use as evidence in civil, criminal, or administrative cases.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

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• The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (and each state’s constitution) protects everyone’s rights to be secure

in their person, residence, and property from search and seizure.

• True
• False

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• When you work in the enterprise digital group, you test and verify the integrity of standalone workstations and network

servers.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

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HAS VARIABLES: False

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• The police blotter provides a record of clues to crimes that have been committed previously.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

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Multiple Choice

• Which entity was formed by the FBI in 1984 to handle the increasing number of cases involving digital evidence?
• Computer Forensic Institute b. Computer Forensics Laboratory
• Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force d. Computer Analysis and Response Team

ANSWER: d

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• A technician is trying to recover information on a computer that has been hidden or deleted on purpose in order to hide

evidence of a crime. Which type of task is the technician performing?

• Data recovery b. Disk restoration
• Digital forensics d. Disaster recovery

ANSWER: a

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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

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• Which group often works as part of a team to secure an organization’s computers and networks?
• Computer analysts b. Data recovery engineers
• Forensics investigators d. Network monitors

ANSWER: c

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• Which group manages investigations and conducts forensic analysis of systems suspected of containing evidence

related to an incident or a crime?

• Network intrusion detection b. Digital investigations
• Incident response d. Litigation

ANSWER: b

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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

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• Which agency introduced training on software for forensics investigations by the early 1990s?
• IACIS b. FLETC
• CERT d. DDBIA

ANSWER: a

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