computer security set 1 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Like a virus, it is a self-replicating program. It also propagates through computer network.

a) Spyware

b) Worm Cracker

c) Cracker

d) phishing scam

e) None of these

Question : 2

These are program designed as to seem to being or be doing one thing, but actually being or doing another.

a) Trojan horses

b) Keylogger

c) Worm

d) Cracker

Question : 3

Like a virus, it is also a self-replicating program. The difference between a virus and it is that a worm does not create copies of itself on one system: it propagates through computer networks.

a) Keylogger

b) Worm

c) Cracker

d) None of these

Question : 4

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.

a) security exploit

b) vulnerability scanner

c) packet sniffer

d) rootkit

Question : 5

You can protect sensitive data from prying eyes using ______

a) Encryption

b) Passwords

c) File locks

d) File permissions

e) None of these

Question : 6

It is a toolkit for hiding the fact that a computer’s security has been compromised, is a general description of a set of programs which work to subvert control of an operating system from its legitimate (in accordance with established rules) operators.

a) Rootkit

b) Keylogger

c) Worm

d) Cracker