computer security set 1 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

It is a software program designed to record (‘log’) every keystroke on the machine on which it runs

a) Keylogger

b) Worm

c) Virus

d) Cracker

Question : 2

It is a self-replicating program that infects computer and spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable code or documents.

a) Keylogger

b) Worm

c) Virus

d) Cracker

Question : 3

A person who uses his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or do damage is a _______.

a) spammer

b) hacker

c) instant messenger

d) All of these

e) None of these

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

A vulnerability scanner is

a) a prepared application that takes advantage of a known weakness.

b) a tool used to quickly check computers on a network for known weaknesses.

c) 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.

d) a situation in which one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and thereby gaining illegitimate access.