Basic Computer Security MCQ
Basic Computer Security MCQ
21. 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
- a person, usually not an expert in computer security, who breaks into computer systems by using pre-packaged automated tools written by others.
- hacker who utilizes technology to announce a political message.
- None of these
22. 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 o
- a person, usually not an expert in computer security, who breaks into computer systems by using pre-packaged automated tools written by others.
- hacker who utilizes technology to announce a political message.
- None of these
23. It is a prepared aplication that takes advantage of a known weakness.
- security exploit
- vulnerability scanner
- packet sniffer
- rootkit
24. It is a tool used to quickly check computers on a network for known weknesses.
- security exploit
- vulnerability scanner
- packet sniffer
- rootkit
25. It 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.
- security exploit
- vulnerability scanner
- packet sniffer
- rootkit
26. It is a situation in which one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and thereby gaining illegitimate access
- security exploit
- vulnerability scanner
- packet sniffer
- rootkit