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1. What is IMAP?

  • Internet Messaging Application
  • Interanet Messaging Application
  • Interanet Message Access Protocol
  • Internet Message Access Protocol

2. Which of the following are threats to Email Security?

  • Viruses
  • Trojans
  • Spams
  • Phishing
  • All of the above

3. Which of the following symmetric encryption algorithms is/are supported by S/MIME?

  • RSA
  • DES
  • 3DES
  • SHA-1

4. Which of the following are the disadvantages of verification?

  • More complications
  • Increased internet traffic
  • Problems in sending valid bulk mails
  • Insecurity against social engineering.
  • All of the above

5. How many antivirus programs should be installed on a single system?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

6. Which of the following are indirect harms caused by spam?

  • Malicious payload
  • Fraud
  • Loss of reputation
  • Increased communication costs
  • All of the above

7. Which of the following are the benefits reaped from spam by those associated with antispam measures?

  • Antispam software sales
  • Antivirus software sales
  • Increased revenue from advertising
  • Bandwidth sales
  • All of the above

8. What does "RBL" stands for in Email Security?

  • Realtime Blacking List
  • Realtime Blocking List
  • Realtime Blockhole List
  • Realtime Blackhole List

9. Dave is fetching mails from a server lying at a remote location. Which protocol is he using to fetch the mails?

  • SMTP
  • HTTP
  • SSL
  • S/MIME
  • POP3

10. Which of the following programs is used by a user to send and receive emails?

  • Mail Transfer Agent
  • Mail Delivery Agent
  • Mail User Agent
  • Mail Reading Agent
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