computer security Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

An anti-virus is a

a) program code

b) computer

c) company name

d) application software

e) None of these

Question : 12

Hacktivism is

a) 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 of crime.

b) a person, usually not an expert in computer security, who breaks into computer systems by using prepackaged automated tools written by others.

c) hacker who utilizes technology to announce a political message.

d) None of these

Question : 13 [SBI Clerk, 2012]

If your computer keeps rebooting itself, then it is likely that _______

a) It has a virus

b) It does not have enough memory

c) There is no printer

d) There has been a power surge

e) It needs a CD-ROM

Question : 14

This hacker is a hacker of ambiguous ethics and/or borderline legality, often frankly admitted.

a) White hat

b) Grey hat

c) Blue hat

d) None of these

Question : 15

A _____ is anything that can cause harm.

a) vulnerability

b) phishing

c) threat

d) spoof

e) None of these