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NETSEC
Contributed by: Billo
  • 1. Which virus maliciously leverages application macro features such as those in office suites
A) Program virus
B) Macro Virus
C) Script virus
D) Boot sector virus
  • 2. What is the purpose of an FTP trojan
A) Unable unauthorized file transfer services
B) Enable authorize transfer service
C) Enable unauthorized file transfer services
D) Launch attack and perform other illegal activities
  • 3. What is the function of a proxy trojan?
A) Launch attacks in perform other illegal activities
B) Enable and unauthorized file transfer services
C) Enable and authorize file transfer services
  • 4. Which sources are most appropriate for querying public information about a target organization
A) WHOIS Records
B) Company website
C) General purpose search engine
D) Local port 22 on a specific server
  • 5. What is the primary purpose of multi-hop port prediction?
A) It tunnels traffic through a trusted intermediary to bypass access controls
B) It blocks inbound connections to the target host
C) It uses MAC address is pooping to hide the attacker's identity
D) Upgrading telnet to a secure protocol
  • 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) Port Scanning
B) DHCP starvation
C) MAC spoofing
D) IP spoofing
  • 8. Define the primary method used in a credential stuffing attack?
A) Creating fake accounts to overwhelm a service
B) Using stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized acces
C) Exploiting software vulnerabilities
D) Intercepting network traffic
  • 9. What is a major risk to users during a DNS spoofing attack
A) Data transmitted to the legitimate site is encrypted
B) The attack can be easily detected by the browser
C) User are unable to access the legitimate website
D) Users may unknowingly provide sensitive information to the attacker
  • 10. What is the process of proving a server to identify open ports and services
A) Network sniffing
B) Packet injection
C) Session hijacking
D) Port scanning
  • 11. List of the common types of spoofing use in access attacks
A) Ip spoofing, MAC spoofing, and DHCP spoofing
B) Hydra spoofing and MAC spoofing
C) Network spoofing
  • 12. A trojan horse can be used to delete files, corrupt data, and damage system
A) Maybe
B) False
C) True
D) None of them
  • 13. Which virus targets executable files (e.g., .exe,. .com)?
A) Worm virus
B) Keylogger
C) Program virus
D) Script virus
  • 14. Which trojan monitors and records every keystroke
A) Adware
B) Program virus
C) Spyware
D) Keylogger
  • 15. Which malware tracks user activity and harvests personal data?
A) Script virus
B) Keylogger
C) Spyware
D) Adware
  • 16. Which malware redirects browser to specific websites or install unwanted toolbars?
A) Keylogger
B) Adware
C) Script virus
D) Spyware
  • 17. Which virus is written in languages like VBScript or JavaScript
A) Adware
B) Bitcoin
C) Script viruses
D) Spyware
  • 18. What exactly does a keylogger capture
A) None of this
B) A company website
C) Keystrokes entered into forms and applications
D) Unauthorized discovery in mapping
  • 19. What is the preferred payment method for ransomware
A) Bitcoin
B) Coins
C) Botcoin
  • 20. What type of malware is design to replicate itself and spread to other computers
A) Ransomware
B) Virus
C) Trojan horse
D) Worm
  • 21. Which type of malware is specifically designed to steal sensitive information such as login credentials?
A) adware
B) Rootkit
C) Spyware
D) Trojan horse
  • 22. Which of the following is a technique used to trick individuals into refilling sensitive information?
A) Data mining
B) Social engineering
C) Network sniffing
D) Encryption
  • 23. What is the term for software that collects personal information without the user's consent
A) Ransomware
B) Spyware
C) Adware
D) Malware
  • 24. What is the term for malicious software that encrypts a user's files and demands payment for the decryption key
A) Ransomware
B) Adware
C) Trojan horse
D) Spyware
  • 25. What type of attack involves overwhelming a system with traffic to make it unavailable to users?
A) SQL injection
B) Denial of service
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) Spyware
B) Adware
C) Worm
D) Trojan horse
  • 27. Which of the following is a common method used by attackers to gain an authorized access to a system?
A) Brute force attack
B) Social engineering
C) All of the above
D) Phishing
  • 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) Phishing
B) Security branch at your bank that needs to be resolved
C) Spam
D) Ransomware
  • 29. What type of software is used to circumvent normal security processes on a computer?
A) Trojan horse
B) Spyware
C) Backdoor
D) Phage virus
  • 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) Malware
B) Virus
C) Worm
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) Trash snooping
B) Phishing
C) Dumpster diving
D) Social engineering
  • 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) Keystroke virus
B) Keylogger
C) Keyblogger
D) Trojan horse
  • 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) Phishing
B) Social engineering
C) Shoulder surfing
D) Coincidence
  • 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) Ransomware
B) Adware
C) Trojan horse
D) Spyware
  • 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) Use a password cracker to find the password
B) Use a trojan horse to find the password
C) Is social engineering to find the password
D) Delete and reinstall the server
  • 37. which of the following operating system are susceptible to viruses?
A) Windows and MAC os X
B) Windows and MAC os X, and linux
C) Windows
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) Stealth virus
C) Armored virus
D) Trojan horse
  • 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) Ransomware
B) Extortionware
C) Heistware
D) Theftware
  • 40. What does the term "spam" refer to an in computing
A) Installing malware and on a computer
B) Excessive pop up windows
C) Social engineering attemps
D) Unsolicited emails
  • 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) Rootkit
B) Trojan horse
C) Spyware
D) Ransomware
  • 42. Which of the following are activities that a hacker might attempt
A) All of the above
B) Modifying website content
C) Distracting network communication
D) Stealing username and password
  • 43. What type of malware is best known for carrying other malware as a payload
A) Trojan horse
B) Worm
C) Virus
D) Rootkit
  • 44. Software engineering is an engineering branch concerned with
A) Developing software using scientific principles
B) How do i manufacturing
C) Computer marketing
D) Network installation
  • 45. Which statement best describe a worm
A) Self replicating program that spreads without user action
B) Program that logs keystrokes and sends them out
C) Malware that locks files until a fee paid
D) Pop up and generator installed with freeware
E) Hidden tool granting admin access to attackers
  • 46. What is the primary goal or definition of a social engineering attack?
A) To manipulate individuals into divulging confidential information
B) To gain physical access to secure facilities
C) To install an authorized software on a victims device
D) To disrupt network services true overwhelming traffic
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) Open source license keys for installed software
B) System fan speeds and thermal sensors readings
C) Encrypted backups the external cloud storage
D) Sensitive data such as password and credential
E) Screen resolution and color depth preferences
  • 48. What type of device are straight through cables primary used to connect
A) Storage area network arrays explosively
B) Wireless local area networks
C) PC to Switch
D) PC to PC
  • 49. Which of the following scenarios explicitly requires a crossover cables
A) Connecting a router to a hub
B) Connecting a computer directly to another computer
C) Connecting a computer to a switch
D) Connecting a workstation to a printer
  • 50. Why does connecting a router directly to a pc require a crossover cable
A) Because a router operates at a much higher voltage level than a PC
B) Because both devices have the same internal components
C) Because routers that feature traditional RJ45 ethernet ports
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) Green
B) White orange
C) Orange
D) White 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) IEE 802.3z
B) T568B
C) T568A
D) T568C
  • 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) Shielded STP dual core cable
B) Coaxial cable
C) UTP (unshielded twisted pair )cable
D) Fiber optic cable
  • 55. What happens during a denial-of - service dos attack?
A) Affected case obtained for unauthorized access
B) Network pockets are read in captured
C) Threat actors establish a network connection between a source and destinations
D) A network is flooded with traffic causing a shutdown
  • 56. Which attack type allows threat actors to modify, reroute, or delete data?
A) Password based attack
B) IP address is poopfing attack
C) Data modification attack
D) Eavesdropping attack
  • 57. How does a treat actor use a password based attack to gain access?
A) By reconstructing IP pockets
B) By altering enterprise traffic data
C) By using valid user account to obtain network information
  • 58. What is another term of an eavesdropping attack
A) IP packets manipulation
B) Sniffing or snooping
C) Data alteration
D) Password cracking
  • 59. Which type of attack involves capturing data in packets without the knowledge of the sender or receiver
A) Eavesdropping attack
B) Data modification attack
C) IP address spoofing attack
D) Password visa attack
  • 60. In a password based attack what can a threat actor do after discovering a valid user account?
A) Construct IP packets
B) Alter data in packets
C) Listen to unnetwork traffic
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) A and network shutdown
B) The unauthorized access to secured communication
C) Monitoring of communication between two parties
  • 62. What does a sniffer provide if the packets are not encrypted
A) A full view of the data inside the packets
B) A way to block network resources
C) A way to flood the network with traffic
D) A method to obtain a secret key
  • 63. What is the main objective of a denial- of- service attack
A) To alter data and Transit to cain unauthorized access to a system
B) To capture sensitive data from network packets
C) To disrupt the normal functioning of a service or network
  • 64. What does a threat actor achieve in a data modification attack
A) Discovering a valid user account
B) Constructing IP packets
C) Altering data in enterprise traffic packets
D) Listening to network traffic
  • 65. What is the key characteristic of an IP address is poopfing attack
A) Using a valid user account
B) Creating an IP packets that appears to originate from a valid address
C) Altering data in packets
D) Using a known network traffic
  • 66. Which attack involves an application or device that can Read, monitor, and capture network data
A) Man in the middle attack
B) compromised key attack
C) Denial of service attack
D) Sniffing attack
  • 67. What type of attack involves intercepting and allocating communication between two parties without their knowledge
A) Denial of service attack
B) Man -in- the middle attack
C) Data modification attack
D) Sniffing attack
  • 68. What is the main consequence of a successful Man- in - the middle attack in Network performance specification
A) Unauthorized data access
B) Data encryption
C) Complete network shutdown
  • 69. What does an IP address Spoofing attack involve?
A) Altering interface traffic data
B) Listening to network traffic
C) Discovery a valid user account
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) The altered data in packet
B) able to check IP packets
C) Obtain lists of other users modified data
D) Build internet Network traffic
  • 71. How does a man- in- the middle attack affect communication
A) It encrypts the communication
B) It allows the attacker to monitor and control communications transparently
C) It blocks communication entirely
D) It floods the network with traffic
  • 72. Which attack method is primarily information by monitoring network traffic and attack leave award-based attack CIP addresses for an attack
A) Spoofing attack
B) Man-in-the middle attack
C) None of them
D) Sniffing attack
  • 73. What is the primary action if an IP address is being attacked?
A) Ceasing network traffic
B) Discarding invalid user traffic
C) Reconstructing and IP packet originates from a valid address
D) Deleting third party data traffic data
  • 74. The first and most common type of computer malware is a?
A) Trojan horse
B) Worm
C) Virus
D) Malware
  • 75. Corrupts or delete files
A) FTP
B) Data sending
C) Destructive
D) Proxy
  • 76. Which virus target low-level hardware software like BIOS or UEFI?
A) Boot sector virus
B) Firmware virus
C) Micro Virus
  • 77. What is the primary goal of denial of service (DoS) trojan
A) Displaying unwanted pop-up ads
B) Stealing user login credentials
C) Slowing or halting network activity
D) Encrypting files for ransom
  • 78. Which software generates revenue via automatic online advertisements?
A) Bitcoin
B) Adware
C) Spyware
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) Automatic generation of ad revenue
B) A back up of the victims encrypted files
C) Unauthorized remote control of the victim system
D) Temporary access to the victims public wi-fi
  • 81. Rootkits gain administrative privileges to hide from security software
A) True
B) False
C) none of the above
D) Maybe
  • 82. What is the primary aim of spyware?
A) To replicate itself across local network servers
B) To demand by locking the user screen
C) To gather information without user consent
D) To completely shot down the host computer
  • 83. What is the purpose of security software disabler trojan
A) To download automatic updates for the operating system
B) To monitor and log Keystrokes for financial data
C) To spoof the device's MAC address on a local network
D) To stop antivirus programs or firewalls from functioning
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