Web engineering #1

which of the following are consider physical security risks?

• Hardware theft
• password cracking
• phishing
• cooking

what is the name of an application that appears to look like a helpful application but instead does harm to your computer?

• virus
• worm
• malware
• Trojan horse

David just heard of a program that if installed on your computer gives the attacker administrator-like access to your machine. what type of software is he talking about?

• trojan horse
• spyware
• ransomeware
• rootkit

Which of the following are activities that a hacker might attempt?

• Stealing usernames and passwords
• Modifying website content
• Disrupting network communications
• All of the above

what type of malware is best known for carrying other malware as a payload?

• virus
• Worm
• trojan horse
• rootkit

What type of software is used to circumvent normal security processes on a computer?

• Backdoor
• Trojan horse
• spyware
• phage virus

A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to other people's or organization's information.

• administrator

• user

• hacker

• developer

What does the data get broken down in to allowing it to travel across a network such as the internet?

• Packets
• Pieces
• Parts
• Points

to adjust a file or data using a code so that it may not be understood by a third party

• decryption

• hack

• secure

• encryption

An ________ ________ is a way to get to another website from the website you are currently on.

• external link
• internal link
• tomato
• potato