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  • 1. When is buffer overflow possible to have in your C++ code?
A) When the program generates the wrong output
B) When the length of some input data is not correctly checked
C) When the programs does not return a value
D) When the program doesn’t compile
  • 2. An attacker enters a long string into the date field. The input overwrites parts of the running program and executes commands on the server. What type of attack just took place?
A) SQL Injection Attack
B) Cross Site Scripting Attack
C) Phishing Attack
D) Buffer Overflow Attack
  • 3. In a buffer overflow attack…
A) The program generates the wrong input
B) The program doesn’t return a value
C) The input takes more space than allocated
D) The program doesn’t compile
  • 4. How do you avoid a buffer Overflow?
A) Use PHP script
B) Use SQL script
C) Use functions that take a maximal length
D) Use functions that take a lesser length
  • 5. If you don’t secure your code what can happen?
A) Someone can fix your code
B) Someone can inject code directly into your system
C) Someone can add code to your program
D) Someone can leave helpful comments
  • 6. In a buffer overflow attack, the input takes _____ ______ than allocated for the variable.
A) int and strings
B) more space
C) real numbers
D) double numbers
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct operator to compare two variables?
A) =
B) :=
C) equal
D) ==
  • 8. What is an undeclared variable?
A) Source Code
B) Programs do not return a value
C) A variable that you didn’t declare
D) A variable that ends with a semicolon
  • 9. What is PC-Lint?
A) A Static Analysis Tool for C/C++
B) An Source Code Tool
C) A C/C++ Compiler
D) An IDE
  • 10. When an input is carefully crafted, it lets the attacker do what?
A) Run new codes of his or her choice
B) Run new choices of his or her choice
C) Run comments of his or her choice
D) Run commands of his or her choice
  • 11. Which is another name for buffer overflow?
A) Buffer Overkill
B) Buffer Overrun
C) Buffer Over the Top
D) Buffer Overdraft
  • 12. Buffer overflow can be triggered by what?
A) Tags
B) Memory
C) Inputs
D) Outputs
  • 13. Which is not a type of Loop?
A) While
B) For
C) Do-While
D) If-Else
  • 14. PC-Lint is for what language?
A) C++
B) .Net
C) Java
D) C#
  • 15. A Do While loop is useful for…
A) reversed
B) multiple choices
C) 1 choice
D) to loop once
  • 16. What accounts for most security breaches?
A) Buffer Overflow
B) Inheritance
C) SQL Injections
D) Virus
  • 17. To avoid buffer overflow you should avoid what?
A) stmcpy() and smcatt()
B) strcpy() and strcat()
C) spinf() and typdef()
D) vscanf() and stmcat()
  • 18. Which of these are not types of Buffer Overflow?
A) Heap Overflow
B) Buffer Overturn
C) Stack Overflow
D) Format String
  • 19. What is the only function all C++ programs must contain?
A) main()
B) system()
C) start()
D) program()
  • 20. What punctuation ends most lines of C++ code?
A) .(dot)
B) :(colon)
C) ‘(single quote)
D) ;(semi-colon)
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