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
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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
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23. It is a prepared aplication that takes advantage of a known  weakness.
  • security exploit
  • vulnerability scanner
  • packet sniffer
  • rootkit
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24. It is a tool used to quickly check computers on a network for known weknesses.
  • security exploit
  • vulnerability scanner
  • packet sniffer
  • rootkit
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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
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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
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