- (Exam Topic 4)
"In exceptional circumstances, where a person finds it necessary to access original data held on a computer or on storage media, that person must be competent to do so and be able to explain his/her actions and the impact of those actions on the evidence, in the court." Which ACPO principle states this?

1. A. Principle 1
2. B. Principle 3
3. C. Principle 4
4. D. Principle 2

Correct Answer: D

- (Exam Topic 1)
You are assigned to work in the computer forensics lab of a state police agency. While working on a high profile criminal case, you have followed every applicable procedure, however your boss is still concerned that the defense attorney might question whether evidence has been changed while at the lab. What can you do to prove that the evidence is the same as it was when it first entered the lab?

1. A. make an MD5 hash of the evidence and compare it with the original MD5 hash that was taken when the evidence first entered the lab
2. B. make an MD5 hash of the evidence and compare it to the standard database developed by NIST
3. C. there is no reason to worry about this possible claim because state labs are certified
4. D. sign a statement attesting that the evidence is the same as it was when it entered the lab

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 3)
Which among the following laws emphasizes the need for each Federal agency to develop, document, and implement an organization-wide program to provide information security for the information systems that support its operations and assets?

1. A. FISMA
2. B. HIPAA
3. C. GLBA
4. D. SOX

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 2)
What is the slave device connected to the secondary IDE controller on a Linux OS referred to?

1. A. hda
2. B. hdd
3. C. hdb
4. D. hdc

Correct Answer: B

- (Exam Topic 1)
E- mail logs contain which of the following information to help you in your investigation? (Choose four.)

1. A. user account that was used to send the account
2. B. attachments sent with the e-mail message
3. C. unique message identifier
4. D. contents of the e-mail message
5. E. date and time the message was sent

Correct Answer: ACDE