Isc2 cissp

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) is introduced by ISC2. The ISC2 is a not profit organization and it manages the CISSP exams. A CISSP exam is designed for the candidates who are having minimum four years of experience in the field of Information systems. A bachelor and a Master degree separately, can be a substitute of the one required years for this exam. Also, some lower level certifications like SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner) is also recommended before the CISSP exam.

The CISSP exam is aimed for the IT professionals who want to be Information security professionals, systems security professionals and network security professionals.

Task 9. Discuss the following questions:

1. What is one of the most common types of certification in modern society ?What does it mean?

2. How many general types of certification do you know?

3. What is the main difference between certification and licensure?

4. How can the certifications for software testing be grouped?

5. What is exam-based certification?

6. What is education-based certification?

7. When was Network+ introduced? Whom was it designed?

8. How many years of experience must you have to pass Security+?

9. What does Security+ certifications show?

10. What Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) was designed for?

11. Are there specific requirements for the MCSE certifications?

12. The CCNA exam is valid for five years, isn't it?

13. What is the aim of the CISSP exam?

LANGUAGE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Exercise 1. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form and translate the sentences

1. The instructions (to be recorded) in the order in which they are to be carried out. 2. Many new branches of industry (to be developed) in our country since World War D. 3. The concept of the stored program (to be worked out) by J. Neuman in 1945. 4. The constituent parts of the computer (to be called) hardware. 5. A new program (to be compiled) when I came. 6. All these calculations (to be done) by 5 o'clock yesterday. 7. The information (to be collected) by the end of the next week. 8. This examination (to be taken) tomorrow. 9. Your papers (to be typed) now. Wait a minute. 10. A new input device (to be discussed) when we came. 11. A new model of the printer (to be shown) tomorrow. 12. Microcomputers (to be applied) since the 1970s. 13. Only one branch of a program (to be selected) on each occasion. 14. "Connector" symbols (to be used) to show the exit to or the entry from another point in the same flowchart.

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences paying attention to the words in the table below

Запам'ятайте наступні словосполучення та їх еквіваленти: to give consideration to = to consider - розглядати to make allowance for = to allow for - враховувати, робити поправку на to make an attempt = to attempt - намагатися, робити спробу to make contribution to = to contribute to - вносити вклад to make mention of = to mention - згадувати про to make reference to = to refer to - посилатися на to make use of = to use - використовувати (ся) to place emphasis on = to emphasize - робити упор на, підкреслювати to take advantage of = to use - скористатися, використовувати to take care of = to care - стежити, піклуватися to take note (notice) of = to pay attention to - звертати увагу на to take steps + інфінітив = вживати заходів, робити кроки.

1. In his book emphasis is placed on the localization problem. 2. Reference was made of his earlier publication. 3. Mention is made of an improved version of this method. 4. An important contribution was made to the study of this phenomenon. 5. Care must be taken to assure that an even number of logical inversions occur. 6. An attempt was made to redefine the previous year's budget. 7. In their discussion no account was taken of the environmental conditions. 8. Advantage is often taken of the effect of temperature on solubility. 9. In this chapter detailed consideration is given to digital computers. 10. In deriving these formulas no allowance was made for temperature increase. 11. In the following notice is chiefly taken of the former point. 12. Special attention has been called to the research work. 13. Steps are taken to diminish friction.

Exercise 3. Translate the sentences paying attention to the meaning of the preposition BY

Деякі способи перекладу прийменника by: 1) шляхом, за допомогою; 2) до - в основному при наявності дієслова у формі Perfect; 3) написаний, складений, проведений - якщо bу вживається перед власними іменами; 4) на - якщо bу вживається з дієсловами типу to divide 'розділити', (tо multiply 'помножити', to increase 'збільшувати )'; 5) by не перекладається, коли передає відносини, що виражаються в українській мові орудним відмінком. Наприклад: The necessary amount of energy is provided by a mechanical system. By 1930 they had succeeded in building the first differential analyzer. Six divided by three is two. Необхідна кількість енергії забезпечується за допомогою меха-нічної системи. До 1930 року їм вдалося побудувати перший діфференційний аналізатор. Шість, поділене на три, дорівнює двом.

1. You can judge (tell) a man by the company he keeps. 2. Man can not live by bread alone. 3. I have a lot of textbooks by this author. 4. Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. 5. You may know by a handful the whole sack. 6. By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death will seize the doctor too. 7. The bull must be taken by the horns. 8. Experience is achieved by industry. 9. Our solution resembles a little the solution by Brambilla.

Exercise 4. Translate the sentences paying attention to the verbs with prepositions.

Запам'ятайте значення наступних дієслів з прийменниками: account for - пояснювати, обгрунтовувати, бути причиною; agree upon (on) - договір, умови; arrive at - приходити до (висновком, рішенням); bring about - викликати, здійснювати; deal with - розглядати, розбирати, займатися, стосуватися; depart from - відхилятися, ухилятися від; do away with - покінчити з, відмовитися від; insist on (upon) - наполягати на; refer to - посилатися на, згадувати про, направляти до, відсилати до; rely on (upon) - покладатися на; send for - посилати за; speak, talk about (of) - говорити про; subject to - піддавати (дії, впливу); think about (of) - думати про.

1. A number of scientific experiments in the near earth region has been referred to in that article. 2. Manual and automatic aerodynamic control during reentry will be spoken of at the next scientific conference. 3. Old traditions cannot be easily done away with. 4. As a consequence of the very high beam velocity, a large amount of waste energy must be disposed of. 5. The extremely high voltage of the transformer in the case under consideration was spoken of at the conference. 6. The method that has been introduced by that group of engineers will be dealt with in the next chapter. 7. New methods for measuring the results of the experiments are being in search of. 8. The detailed description of the speed indicator is insisted upon by the chief engineer. 9. For the first time the problem under discussion was referred to last year. 10. The changes taking place are not easily accounted for. 11. The sequence of events was brought about by the discovery of radioactivity. 12. Newton’s laws of motion may be subjected to criticism. 13. Many materials now in common use were not even thought of thirty years ago.

Exercise 5. Choose the right variant.

1._______mass media can take_______active role during _______election campaigns.

a) —, a, the c) the, a, —

b) the, an, - d) -, -, -

2.______Alps are in______Italy.

a) -, - c)the, -

b) the, the d) -, the

3. The home-made food always tastes______.

a) well c) very well

b) good d) quite well

4. He is a brilliant student. He works really______.

a) good c) hard

b) fastly d) hardly

5.1 am not very good______in public.

a) at speaking c) speak

b) speaking d) to speak

6. It's no use______over spilt milk.

a) to cry c) cry

b) crying d) have cried

7. By the time the police______, the jewels______.

a) arrived, had been stolen

b) arrived, had stolen

c) will arrive, have been stolen

d) arrives, were stolen

8. If you know the answer to the question______your hand-

a) rise c) rose

b) raise d) risen

о The magazine comes out four times______year.

a) the с) а

b) one d) in

10. I'm going to retire when I______60.

a) will be c) have been

b) would be d) am

11. It began to rain just after the party______.

a) had started c) started

b) has started d) starts

12. I'm afraid we can't serve______before six o'clock.

a) beer c) some beer

b) the beer d) no beer

13.______boy will admit that he caused all the damage.

a) neither c) none

b) both d) several

14. It was difficult at first to be used______every day.

a) at working c) to work

b) to working d) in working

15. He is supposed______but I don't think he will.

a) come c) to come

b) coming d) '11 come

16. If we had had a map we______lost.

a) wouldn't get d) didn't get

b) would get d) got

17. You don't fancy______out when it is raining.

a) come c) to come

b) came d) coming

18. Finally we succeeded______finding a good flat at a rea­sonable price.

a) on b) in

с) for d) of

19. When he came to America he______getting up earlybecause of the jet lag.

a) wasn't used to c) used

b) didn't use to d) used to

20.1 think it's time the government______something about pollution.

a) to do c) did

b) doing d) to have done

21. The party was great. We enjoyed______very much.

a) ourselves c) us

b) themselves d) them

22. That man over there,______name I don't remember, is a politician.

a) what c) which

b) that d) whose

23. This is_______difficult decision I've had to make for years.

a) most c) the more

b) more d) the most

24.______her illness, she decided to go to school.

a) in spite c) however

b) although d) despite

25. If you don't know a word, you can______in the dictio­nary.

a) see it up c) make it up

b) follow it up d) look it up

WRITING

Use the Web and other resources to compile a list of the software used in your current or future career field. Are there standard packages that job applicants need to know how to use? If so, what can you find out about those packages on the Web. Also, make a list of the software packages you are familiar with. Use the software classification system. As you consider your career goals for the next year, list at least five additional software packages you would like to learn. Explain why they would be helpful.