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Questions # 21:

Which of the following BEST describes the data analytics approach known as predictive analytics?

Options:

A.

The employment of a learning algorithm that identifies similarities, patterns, or anomalies within a data set on its own, without human involvement

B.

The configuration of a business program to emulate and integrate the actions of a human to execute certain business processes thus increasing efficiency and automating repetitive manual tasks

C.

The use of historical data, along with analyses, statistics, and machine learning components, to build a mathematical model that captures important trends and creates a quantitative forecast

D.

The use of layered artificial neural networks to accommodate more data and more sophisticated algorithms to identify complex patterns

Questions # 22:

Lisa, a fraud examiner at a private company, receives an anonymous call from a potential whistleblower. The whistleblower is hesitant to reveal their identity but will do so if it can be Kept fully confidential. Which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE?

Options:

A.

Lisa may offer the whistleblower full confidentiality because they are not a suspect

B.

Lisa should explain that she will try her best to keep the whistleblower"s identity confidential.

C.

Lisa should state that she will not be able to keep the whistleblower's identity confidential because all information must be disclosed to management

D.

Lisa may promise the whistleblower full confidentiality, even if she knows her statement is untrue, because the lie is ultimately beneficial to her employer.

Questions # 23:

Anne used Will as a confidential informant in her investigation Anne listed information provided by Will in her final report, referring to him using his initials. She paid Will in cash and obtained a receipt for the transaction. Which of Anne's methods was NOT considered a best practice when using informants?

Options:

A.

Referring to Will using his initials

B.

Obtaining a receipt from Will

C.

Using information provided by Will in her report

D.

Using cash to pay Will

Questions # 24:

Which of the following can be obtained from a wire transfer record?

Options:

A.

The name of the receiving institution's registered agent

B.

The recipient's government identification number

C.

The name of the sender or originator

D.

The sending institution's accreditation type

Questions # 25:

Which of the following would be most useful in determining when a specific document file was created?

Options:

A.

The document's metadata

B.

Internet activity data

C.

The system tog

D.

Operating system partition

Questions # 26:

Misty, a fraud investigator, is interviewing Larry, who she suspects has been embezzling company funds. Which of the following is NOT a recommended sequence in which Misty should ask Lam/ questions?

Options:

A.

Ask questions in random order to prevent Larry from knowing what question comes next.

B.

Start with questions about known information and work toward unknown information

C.

Start with general questions and move toward specific questions

D.

Ask questions seeking general information before seeking details

Questions # 27:

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement regarding the analysis phase in digital forensic investigations?

Options:

A.

When analyzing data for evidence, fraud examiners should look for exculpatory evidence But not inculpatory evidence

B.

During the analysis phase, it is best to use just one forensic tool for identifying, extracting, and collecting digital evidence

C.

The primary concern when analyzing digital evidence is to maintain the integrity of the data at all times

D.

The analysis phase of digital forensic investigations should not commence unless it is venfied that the suspect devices do not contain relevant data

Questions # 28:

Which of the following is NOT an advantage to using link analysis in a fraud investigation?

Options:

A.

Link analysis visually displays financial ratio analysis

B.

Link analysis is an affective tool to demonstrate complex networks

C.

Link analysis helps identify indirect relationships with several degrees of separation.

D.

Link analysis allows the investigator to discover patterns in data.

Questions # 29:

Nobles, a digital forensic examiner for a government agency, is conducting a criminal investigation of Lucas, a construction company executive, for alleged bribery of foreign officials Nobles obtains a court order authorizing him to seize Lucas's personal computer for forensic examination. Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement?

Options:

A.

If Lucas's computer is running. Nobles may retrieve data from the computer directly via its normal interface 4 the evidence that he needs exists only in the form of volatile data

B.

If Lucas's computer is off and Nobles needs evidence that exists only in the form of volatile data, he should turn the computer on and retrieve data directly via the computer's normal interlace.

C.

If Lucas's computer is off. Nobles should not turn it on unless he plans to use an encryption device that can guarantee that the system's hard drive will not be accessed during startup.

D.

If Lucas's computer is running. Nobles should perform a graceful shutdown by turning it off using the normal shutdown process

Questions # 30:

Shane, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is investigating Larsen. who is active on various social networking sites. Shane wants to search and extract information from Larson's social media postings so that it can be used in court as evidence Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement regarding what Shane should do when conducting a social media investigation of Larsen?

Options:

A.

Shane should conduct a forensic shutdown of his computer to preserve the metadata in the social networking sites.

B.

Shane should preserve the information from the social networking sites so that it can be established as authentic if used in court.

C.

Shane should email himself the links of the postings so that he can retrieve them later.

D.

Shane should preserve the information by saving the links of the postings in his 'bookmarks"

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