NETSEC
  • 1. Which virus maliciously leverages application macro features such as those in office suites
A) Boot sector virus
B) Macro Virus
C) Script virus
D) Program virus
  • 2. What is the purpose of an FTP trojan
A) Launch attack and perform other illegal activities
B) Enable authorize transfer service
C) Enable unauthorized file transfer services
D) Unable unauthorized file transfer services
  • 3. What is the function of a proxy trojan?
A) Enable and authorize file transfer services
B) Launch attacks in perform other illegal activities
C) Enable and unauthorized file transfer services
  • 4. Which sources are most appropriate for querying public information about a target organization
A) Local port 22 on a specific server
B) General purpose search engine
C) WHOIS Records
D) Company website
  • 5. What is the primary purpose of multi-hop port prediction?
A) It tunnels traffic through a trusted intermediary to bypass access controls
B) Upgrading telnet to a secure protocol
C) It blocks inbound connections to the target host
D) It uses MAC address is pooping to hide the attacker's identity
  • 6. What is the primary risk of a Man- in- the- middle (MITM) attack
A) Modern in points always detect and block this automatically
B) Data remains confidential but the connection is slow
C) It is only used for denial- of -service(DoS)
D) The attacker can read and modify communications between two legitimate parties
  • 7. Which attack occurs when an attacker changes their hardware address to impersonate another device?
A) MAC spoofing
B) IP spoofing
C) DHCP starvation
D) Port Scanning
  • 8. Define the primary method used in a credential stuffing attack?
A) Creating fake accounts to overwhelm a service
B) Exploiting software vulnerabilities
C) Intercepting network traffic
D) Using stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized acces
  • 9. What is a major risk to users during a DNS spoofing attack
A) The attack can be easily detected by the browser
B) Users may unknowingly provide sensitive information to the attacker
C) Data transmitted to the legitimate site is encrypted
D) User are unable to access the legitimate website
  • 10. What is the process of proving a server to identify open ports and services
A) Port scanning
B) Network sniffing
C) Session hijacking
D) Packet injection
  • 11. List of the common types of spoofing use in access attacks
A) Network spoofing
B) Hydra spoofing and MAC spoofing
C) Ip spoofing, MAC spoofing, and DHCP spoofing
  • 12. A trojan horse can be used to delete files, corrupt data, and damage system
A) True
B) None of them
C) Maybe
D) False
  • 13. Which virus targets executable files (e.g., .exe,. .com)?
A) Script virus
B) Program virus
C) Keylogger
D) Worm virus
  • 14. Which trojan monitors and records every keystroke
A) Keylogger
B) Adware
C) Spyware
D) Program virus
  • 15. Which malware tracks user activity and harvests personal data?
A) Spyware
B) Adware
C) Script virus
D) Keylogger
  • 16. Which malware redirects browser to specific websites or install unwanted toolbars?
A) Script virus
B) Keylogger
C) Adware
D) Spyware
  • 17. Which virus is written in languages like VBScript or JavaScript
A) Bitcoin
B) Spyware
C) Script viruses
D) Adware
  • 18. What exactly does a keylogger capture
A) Unauthorized discovery in mapping
B) Keystrokes entered into forms and applications
C) None of this
D) A company website
  • 19. What is the preferred payment method for ransomware
A) Bitcoin
B) Botcoin
C) Coins
  • 20. What type of malware is design to replicate itself and spread to other computers
A) Ransomware
B) Trojan horse
C) Virus
D) Worm
  • 21. Which type of malware is specifically designed to steal sensitive information such as login credentials?
A) Rootkit
B) Spyware
C) Trojan horse
D) adware
  • 22. Which of the following is a technique used to trick individuals into refilling sensitive information?
A) Encryption
B) Data mining
C) Network sniffing
D) Social engineering
  • 23. What is the term for software that collects personal information without the user's consent
A) Spyware
B) Malware
C) Adware
D) Ransomware
  • 24. What is the term for malicious software that encrypts a user's files and demands payment for the decryption key
A) Ransomware
B) Trojan horse
C) Spyware
D) Adware
  • 25. What type of attack involves overwhelming a system with traffic to make it unavailable to users?
A) Denial of service
B) SQL injection
C) Man-in-the middle
D) Fishing
  • 26. What type of malware disguises itself as a legitimate program to trick users into installing it?
A) Worm
B) Spyware
C) Trojan horse
D) Adware
  • 27. Which of the following is a common method used by attackers to gain an authorized access to a system?
A) Social engineering
B) Brute force attack
C) Phishing
D) All of the above
  • 28. You receive an email from your bank telling you that your account has been compromise and you need to validate your account details or else your account will be closed you are surprised to click a link to validate your information what is the an example of?
A) Spam
B) Security branch at your bank that needs to be resolved
C) Ransomware
D) Phishing
  • 29. What type of software is used to circumvent normal security processes on a computer?
A) Trojan horse
B) Phage virus
C) Spyware
D) Backdoor
  • 30. Which of the following are considered physical security risk
A) Phishing
B) Hardware theft
C) Cooking
D) Password cracking
  • 31. What is the name of an application that appears to look like a helpful application but instead does harm to your computer?
A) Virus
B) Worm
C) Malware
D) Trojan horse
  • 32. Someone was recently caught sifting through your company's trash looking for confidential information. What is this an example of?
A) Phishing
B) Social engineering
C) Dumpster diving
D) Trash snooping
  • 33. IT security recently found a program on your co-workers computer that apparently tracked all of the words that they type into the computer what kind of malware is this?
A) Keylogger
B) Keystroke virus
C) Trojan horse
D) Keyblogger
  • 34. What is it called when a co-worker sitting next to you always seems to look your way when you try to enter your user ID and password to log onto the network?
A) Coincidence
B) Shoulder surfing
C) Phishing
D) Social engineering
  • 35. Rose just installed a new search engine on her laptop now whenever she searches the internet she gets several pop up windows directing here to buy products what does rose have?
A) Spyware
B) Adware
C) Ransomware
D) Trojan horse
  • 36. The system administrator in your office quits unexpectedly and the middle of the day it's quickly apparent that he changed the server password and no one knows what is it. what might you do and this type of situation?
A) Delete and reinstall the server
B) Use a password cracker to find the password
C) Use a trojan horse to find the password
D) Is social engineering to find the password
  • 37. which of the following operating system are susceptible to viruses?
A) Windows
B) Windows and MAC os X, and linux
C) Windows and MAC os X
D) Windows and MAC os X and linux, and android
  • 38. A virus that covers itself to protect its code, making it harder to find and eradicate, is called what?
A) Polymorphic virus
B) Trojan horse
C) Armored virus
D) Stealth virus
  • 39. You were browsing the web on a questionable website and now you keep getting pop-up windows stating that if you do not pay $100 within 1 hour, all files on your computer will be destroyed. What is this an example of?
A) Extortionware
B) Heistware
C) Ransomware
D) Theftware
  • 40. What does the term "spam" refer to an in computing
A) Social engineering attemps
B) Installing malware and on a computer
C) Unsolicited emails
D) Excessive pop up windows
  • 41. David just heard of a program that, if installed on your computer, gives the attacker administrator-like access to your machine. What type of software is he talking about?
A) Trojan horse
B) Rootkit
C) Spyware
D) Ransomware
  • 42. Which of the following are activities that a hacker might attempt
A) All of the above
B) Stealing username and password
C) Modifying website content
D) Distracting network communication
  • 43. What type of malware is best known for carrying other malware as a payload
A) Rootkit
B) Worm
C) Virus
D) Trojan horse
  • 44. Software engineering is an engineering branch concerned with
A) Computer marketing
B) Developing software using scientific principles
C) Network installation
D) How do i manufacturing
  • 45. Which statement best describe a worm
A) Self replicating program that spreads without user action
B) Hidden tool granting admin access to attackers
C) Program that logs keystrokes and sends them out
D) Pop up and generator installed with freeware
E) Malware that locks files until a fee paid
  • 46. What is the primary goal or definition of a social engineering attack?
A) To install an authorized software on a victims device
B) To manipulate individuals into divulging confidential information
C) To disrupt network services true overwhelming traffic
D) To gain physical access to secure facilities
E) To two steel sensitive information from individuals
  • 47. What type of data is targeted what is considered a high value target for this kind of information
A) Sensitive data such as password and credential
B) Encrypted backups the external cloud storage
C) Screen resolution and color depth preferences
D) System fan speeds and thermal sensors readings
E) Open source license keys for installed software
  • 48. What type of device are straight through cables primary used to connect
A) PC to PC
B) PC to Switch
C) Storage area network arrays explosively
D) Wireless local area networks
  • 49. Which of the following scenarios explicitly requires a crossover cables
A) Connecting a computer to a switch
B) Connecting a computer directly to another computer
C) Connecting a router to a hub
D) Connecting a workstation to a printer
  • 50. Why does connecting a router directly to a pc require a crossover cable
A) Because routers that feature traditional RJ45 ethernet ports
B) Because a router operates at a much higher voltage level than a PC
C) Because both devices have the same internal components
D) Because is there two cable cannot transmit data packets bidirectionally
  • 51. If pin 1 on side A of the straight-through cable is wired as white-orange, what color must pin 1 be on side B?
A) White green
B) Orange
C) White orange
D) Green
  • 52. In the standard crossover cable layout if side A is wired using the T568A standard, what is standard must side B follow?
A) T568C
B) T568A
C) IEE 802.3z
D) T568B
  • 53. Which of the following connections with the successfully utilized as straight through cable
A) Connecting a computer to switch
B) Connecting a switch directly to anothers switch
C) Connecting a hub directly to a hub
D) Connecting a router directly to a router
  • 54. What is the primary physical transmission media type used to perform the color coding exercises shown and the diagrams
A) Coaxial cable
B) Shielded STP dual core cable
C) Fiber optic cable
D) UTP (unshielded twisted pair )cable
  • 55. What happens during a denial-of - service dos attack?
A) Threat actors establish a network connection between a source and destinations
B) Network pockets are read in captured
C) A network is flooded with traffic causing a shutdown
D) Affected case obtained for unauthorized access
  • 56. Which attack type allows threat actors to modify, reroute, or delete data?
A) Eavesdropping attack
B) IP address is poopfing attack
C) Data modification attack
D) Password based attack
  • 57. How does a treat actor use a password based attack to gain access?
A) By reconstructing IP pockets
B) By using valid user account to obtain network information
C) By altering enterprise traffic data
  • 58. What is another term of an eavesdropping attack
A) Password cracking
B) Sniffing or snooping
C) Data alteration
D) IP packets manipulation
  • 59. Which type of attack involves capturing data in packets without the knowledge of the sender or receiver
A) IP address spoofing attack
B) Password visa attack
C) Data modification attack
D) Eavesdropping attack
  • 60. In a password based attack what can a threat actor do after discovering a valid user account?
A) Construct IP packets
B) Listen to unnetwork traffic
C) Alter data in packets
D) Obtain lists of other users and modify data
  • 61. What is the results of the compromise key as a reading of encrypted packets
A) The unauthorized access to secured communication
B) Monitoring of communication between two parties
C) A and network shutdown
  • 62. What does a sniffer provide if the packets are not encrypted
A) A way to block network resources
B) A method to obtain a secret key
C) A way to flood the network with traffic
D) A full view of the data inside the packets
  • 63. What is the main objective of a denial- of- service attack
A) To disrupt the normal functioning of a service or network
B) To capture sensitive data from network packets
C) To alter data and Transit to cain unauthorized access to a system
  • 64. What does a threat actor achieve in a data modification attack
A) Constructing IP packets
B) Listening to network traffic
C) Altering data in enterprise traffic packets
D) Discovering a valid user account
  • 65. What is the key characteristic of an IP address is poopfing attack
A) Altering data in packets
B) Using a known network traffic
C) Creating an IP packets that appears to originate from a valid address
D) Using a valid user account
  • 66. Which attack involves an application or device that can Read, monitor, and capture network data
A) Man in the middle attack
B) Sniffing attack
C) compromised key attack
D) Denial of service attack
  • 67. What type of attack involves intercepting and allocating communication between two parties without their knowledge
A) Man -in- the middle attack
B) Sniffing attack
C) Denial of service attack
D) Data modification attack
  • 68. What is the main consequence of a successful Man- in - the middle attack in Network performance specification
A) Data encryption
B) Complete network shutdown
C) Unauthorized data access
  • 69. What does an IP address Spoofing attack involve?
A) Listening to network traffic
B) Discovery a valid user account
C) Altering interface traffic data
D) Constructing an IP packet that appears to originate from valid address
  • 70. What can a threat actor do after discovering a vulnerability session in a password based attack
A) Obtain lists of other users modified data
B) The altered data in packet
C) Build internet Network traffic
D) able to check IP packets
  • 71. How does a man- in- the middle attack affect communication
A) It blocks communication entirely
B) It encrypts the communication
C) It floods the network with traffic
D) It allows the attacker to monitor and control communications transparently
  • 72. Which attack method is primarily information by monitoring network traffic and attack leave award-based attack CIP addresses for an attack
A) None of them
B) Man-in-the middle attack
C) Sniffing attack
D) Spoofing attack
  • 73. What is the primary action if an IP address is being attacked?
A) Deleting third party data traffic data
B) Ceasing network traffic
C) Reconstructing and IP packet originates from a valid address
D) Discarding invalid user traffic
  • 74. The first and most common type of computer malware is a?
A) Worm
B) Trojan horse
C) Malware
D) Virus
  • 75. Corrupts or delete files
A) Data sending
B) Destructive
C) FTP
D) Proxy
  • 76. Which virus target low-level hardware software like BIOS or UEFI?
A) Firmware virus
B) Micro Virus
C) Boot sector virus
  • 77. What is the primary goal of denial of service (DoS) trojan
A) Slowing or halting network activity
B) Displaying unwanted pop-up ads
C) Encrypting files for ransom
D) Stealing user login credentials
  • 78. Which software generates revenue via automatic online advertisements?
A) Spyware
B) Adware
C) Bitcoin
D) Trojan horse
  • 79. What information does a data sending Trojan typically target?
A) Operating systems installation files
B) Route firmware configuration
C) Password, credit card numbers, and other personal data
D) CPU clock speeds and hardware specification
  • 80. What does remote- Access trojan (RAT) provide to an attacker
A) Temporary access to the victims public wi-fi
B) A back up of the victims encrypted files
C) Unauthorized remote control of the victim system
D) Automatic generation of ad revenue
  • 81. Rootkits gain administrative privileges to hide from security software
A) True
B) Maybe
C) none of the above
D) False
  • 82. What is the primary aim of spyware?
A) To demand by locking the user screen
B) To completely shot down the host computer
C) To replicate itself across local network servers
D) To gather information without user consent
  • 83. What is the purpose of security software disabler trojan
A) To spoof the device's MAC address on a local network
B) To download automatic updates for the operating system
C) To monitor and log Keystrokes for financial data
D) To stop antivirus programs or firewalls from functioning
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