Questions and answers for exam Preparation

MCQs

Total Questions : 66 | Page 2 of 7 pages

Question 11. An anti-virus is a

program code
computer
company name
application software
None of these

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Answer: Option D. -> application software

Question 12. If your computer keeps rebooting itself, then it is likely that _______

It has a virus
It does not have enough memory
There is no printer
There has been a power surge
It needs a CD-ROM

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Answer: Option A. -> It has a virus

Question 13. Hacktivism is

someone who subverts computer security without authorization or who uses technology (usually a computer or the Internet) for terrorism, vandalism (malicious destruction), credit card fraud, identity theft, intellectual property theft, or many other types of crime.
a person, usually not an expert in computer security, who breaks into computer systems by using prepackaged automated tools written by others.
hacker who utilizes technology to announce a political message.
None of these

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Answer: Option C. -> hacker who utilizes technology to announce a political message.

Question 14. This hacker is a hacker of ambiguous ethics and/or borderline legality, often frankly admitted.

White hat
Grey hat
Blue hat
None of these

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Answer: Option B. -> Grey hat

Question 15. A _____ is anything that can cause harm.

vulnerability
phishing
threat
spoof
None of these

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Answer: Option C. -> threat

Question 16. Script kiddie is

someone who subverts computer security without authorization or who uses technology (usually a computer or the Internet) for terrorism, vandalism (malicious destruction), credit card fraud, identity theft, intellectual property theft, or many other types of crime.
a person, usually not an expert in computer security, who breaks into computer systems by using prepackaged automated tools written by others.
hacker who utilizes technology to announce a political message.
None of these

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Answer: Option B. -> a person, usually not an expert in computer security, who breaks into computer systems by using prepackaged automated tools written by others.

Question 17. The main reason to encrypt a file is to

reduce its size
secure it for transmission
prepare it for backup
include it in the start-up sequence
None of the above

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Answer: Option B. -> secure it for transmission

Question 18. Packet Sniffer is

an application that captures TCP/IP data packets, which can maliciously be used to capture passwords and other data while it is in transit either within the computer or over the network.
a situation in which one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and thereby gaining illegitimate access.
a toolkit for hiding the fact that a computer’s security has been compromised, is a general description of a set of programs which work to subvert control of an operating system from its legitimate (in accordance with established rules) operators.
None of these

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Answer: Option A. -> an application that captures TCP/IP data packets, which can maliciously be used to capture passwords and other data while it is in transit either within the computer or over the network.

Question 19. Abuse messaging systems to send unsolicited is

phishing
spam
malware
firewall
adware

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Answer: Option B. -> spam

Question 20. This hacker is someone outside computer security consulting firms that are used to bug test a system prior to its launch, looking for exploits so they can be closed.