CBT Revision Quiz Unit 13-14

The practice of protecting information by preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks is primarily known as?

• a. Websites

• b. Cybersecurity

• c. System Protection

• d. Protection

Suppose you are sending documents to your colleague in the next cubicle, and you have no fear of it getting attacked due to the fact that the network you and your colleague are using is protected. Your colleague’s computer is having data delivered from your own. Who is responsible for processing requests and delivering data to other computers over a network?

• a. The client

• b. The processor

• c. The CPU

• d. The server

Installing a CCTV and hiring guards to prevent unauthorized users from accessing and misusing resources is an example of what type of security?

• a. Desktop

• b. Laptop

• c. Vandalism

• d. Physical

On the internet, people and their resources get threatened almost every single day. In this moment alone, someone might be getting threatened. Which of the following is NOT a type of threat?

• a. SkyDrive

• b. Pharming

• c. Adware

• d. Keyloggers

Emails are sent using a mail server, which is a center that gives every person their emails. It happens super quick, but without mail servers you would only be able to send emails from and to only one domain. Which mail server is best for storing sent and received messages on PCs’ local hard drives?

• a. IMAP

• b. POP3

• c. SMTP

• d. MAP

7.       There are times when incoming traffic includes malicious attackers or even malware. In order to prevent such happenings, we need to have servers that control incoming and outgoing network traffic. What are these servers known as?

• a.       Cache
• b.      Firewall
• c.       Application
• d.      All of the above.

8.       When you enter a URL in your browser, and it sends an HTTP command to the web server, asking it to get and transmit the requested webpage – what is this an example of?

• a.       Network Layer Security
• b.      TLS
• c.       An HTTP Server
• d.      Protocol

A green padlock along with the word “Secure” is enough to make us believe that a website is safe. What else can this lock represent?

• a. https

• b. http

• c. HTML

• d. Hypertext

11.   When your servers, systems, or networks are flooded with traffic in order to give a shock to the resources so that unauthorized users cannot use, is known as what type of attack?

• a.       DOCSIS
• b.      DOCTYPE
• c.       DoS
• d.      None of the above.

12.   In order to prevent a DoS attack from occurring, there are various preventive measures you can take. Which of the following is an example of a DoS attack prevention?

• a.       Use patches.
• b.      Security for only a part of the network so that traffic can be moved to the other side.
• c.       You do not need much security since these kinds of attacks are hard to manage, so you simply install a software and leave it.
• d.      Use filters to manage unwanted traffic.