computer security set 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Which one of the following is a key function of firewall?

a) Monitoring

b) Deleting

c) Copying

d) Moving

e) None of these

Question : 2

Unauthorised copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of personal backups is called

a) program thievery

b) data snatching

c) software piracy

d) program looting

e) data looting

Question : 3

Blue hat is

a) hacker breaks security for altruistic or at least non-malicious reasons.

b) hacker of ambiguous ethics and/or borderline legality, often frankly admitted.

c) someone outside computer security consulting firms that are used to bug test a system prior to its launch, looking for exploits so they can be closed.

d) None of these

Question : 4

Abuse messaging systems to send unsolicited is

a) phishing

b) spam

c) malware

d) firewall

e) adware

Question : 5

Packet Sniffer is

a) 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.

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

c) 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.

d) None of these

Question : 6

The main reason to encrypt a file is to

a) reduce its size

b) secure it for transmission

c) prepare it for backup

d) include it in the start-up sequence

e) None of the above