- Description
CJS 215 Wk 5 Concept Check
- Question 1
The types of autopsies do not include which of the following?
Criminal
External
Clinical
Medicolegal
- Question 2
Death intentionally caused by another person is typically ruled to be what?
Accident
Suicide
Homicide
Natural
- Question 3
Homicide, suicide, accident, natural, and undetermined are all categories of what?
Manner of death
Cause of death
Mechanism of death
Method of death
- Question 4
A corpse was discovered in an apartment last November. It was that of a 50-year-old male who died of a heart attack. At the time of discovery, the body temperature was determined to be 89°F. What is the most probable postmortem interval?
1 hour
2 hours
7 hours
4 hours
- Question 5
What might a forensic anthropologist create to help with the identification of the victim?
Autopsy chart
Dental profile
Fingerprint chart
Facial reconstruction
- Question 6
To determine the sex of skeletal remains, a forensic anthropologist would examine all of the following areas of the skeleton except which?
Hands
Pelvis
Sacrum
Femur
- Question 7
What part of a decedent’s body resists rapid decomposition and is used by forensic anthropologists to provide information about the decedent?
Teeth
Bones
Soft tissue
Cartilage
- Question 8
Which of the following indicators can be used to estimate the time of death?
Rigor mortis
Eye fluid potassium levels
Livor mortis
All of the above
- Question 9
Toxicological specimens are taken at which stage of the death investigation?
Death scene
Internal examination
External examination
Anytime
- Question 10
Time of death can be approximated by analyzing the vitreous humor for the levels of what?
Potassium
Calcium
Sodium
Magnesium
- Question 11
Which of the following is not considered a type of software?
Linux
Firefox
Excel
Random-access memory
- Question 12
What is the primary form of data storage within a personal computer?
CD-ROM
Hard disk drive
Zip drive
Recycle bin
- Question 13
What is one of the most common places to begin searching for evidential data?
Spreadsheet files
A photograph editing program
A CAD package
Word-processing or text-based document files
- Question 14
Once a file is deleted by a user, it:
Is obliterated from the system and cannot be recovered.
Is retained until the disk space it occupies is allocated for another use .
May be identified using forensic image acquisition software.
Both B and C
- Question 15
Which of the following is a software algorithm used to create a “fingerprint” of a file or an entire hard disk drive (HDD)?
MD5
ROM
RAM
MAC OS
- Question 16
Where should one not search for “visible” data?
Swab files
Temporary files
Unallocated space
Windows
- Question 17
Where should one not look for “latent” data?
RAM slack
File slack
Unallocated space
Temporary files
- Question 18
Where are files containing chat and instant messaging most likely stored?
Swab files
RAM
ROM
Slack files
- Question 19
What is the best way to initially handle a mobile device to preserve data?
Turn the mobile device off.
Leave the mobile device on.
Leave the mobile device on but place it in a Faraday shield.
None of the above
- Question 20
What is placed on a hard disk drive by a website to track certain information about its visitors?
Phish
IP address
Cookie