Computer Forensics JumpStart
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What is the difference between a server and a PC?
Answer: A server has the capacity to provide services to other computers over a network, and a PC is intended for generic use by an individual.
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How many devices can USB support?
Answer: The USB standard supports up to 127 devices.
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Which has a faster transfer rate, FireWire or USB 1?
Answer: FireWire has a bandwidth nearly 30 times greater than USB 1.
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How does Bluetooth communicate?
Answer: Bluetooth uses randomly chosen frequencies within a designated range and hops or changes from one to another on a regular basis.
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What types of filesystems will you find in the Windows environment?
Answer: FAT and NTFS
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What is the difference between NTFS and NFS?
Answer: NTFS is used with Microsoft operating systems; NFS is used with Linux and Unix operating systems.
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What does an incident response team do?
Answer: An incident response team is responsible for containing damage and getting computer systems back up and running properly after an incident.
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Approximately what percentage of organizations report intrusions?
Answer: Only 25 percent of the respondents in a recent survey who experienced computer intrusions reported the incidents to law enforcement.
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Can an employer search an employee's designated work area or desk?
Answer: Circumstances might permit a supervisor to search in an employee's desk for a work- related file, but the supervisor usually will have to stop at the employee's purse or briefcase.
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Search and seizure laws are guided by which amendment?
Answer: The Fourth Amendment