THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

TAKE AWAY CAT

DIT 018: FUNDAMENTALS OF SYSTEMS SECURITY

1. Explain the term Information Systems Security

2. Explain the limitations of firewalls
3. What is the major difference between a cracker and a phreaker
4. Give a brief description of different malicious code that you are aware
of
5. Provide the different functions that information security performs for
an organization
6. What is the difference between the following terms as used in systems
Security Integrity and efficiency
7. Write short notes on forces of nature and how they affect information
security
8. Explain the following terms
I. Backdoors/rootkits
II. Information extortion
III. Worm
IV. Sabotage/ vandalism
V. Virus
9. How can an institution or organization protect itself from deliberate
software attacks

10. What is intellectual property

11. Give a brief description of Technical hardware failures or errors

12. What are some of the consequences of Technological obsolescence
13. What do you understand by the term attack
14. Explain the term Exploit
15. HOw can you explain Vulnerability as used in systems security
16. What is meant by distributed denial of Service Attack