computer security Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 16

Script kiddie 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 : 17

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

Question : 18

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 : 19

Abuse messaging systems to send unsolicited is

a) phishing

b) spam

c) malware

d) firewall

e) adware

Question : 20

This hacker is 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.

a) White hat

b) Grey hat

c) Blue hat

d) None of these