Rootkits Are Designed So Cleverly That It Is Difficult to Even

question 41

Multiple Choice

Rootkits are designed so cleverly that it is difficult to even discover if they are installed on a computer. The fundamental problem with trying to detect a rootkit is that the operating system cannot be trusted to provide ____.

• A) valid test results
• B) correct system logon ids
• C) the correct date and time
• D) sufficent memory for operations

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Definitions:

Public Good

A product that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous in consumption, meaning its use by one individual does not reduce its availability to others.

Excludability

A characteristic of a good or service that allows owners or producers to prevent others from using it without permission.

Marginal-cost-marginal-benefit Rule

A principle suggesting that optimal decision making involves continuing an activity until the additional benefits no longer exceed the additional costs.