Nmap Quiz

You would like to scan both http and https ports. Which of the following options will accomplish this?

• nmap -p 80,81 [address]

• nmap -http{s} [address]

• nmap -www [address]

• nmap -p http* [address]

By default, Nmap uses which type of scan?

• TCP MAIMON

• TCP ACK

• TCP CONNECT

• TCP SYN

Nmap offers the ability to fragment packets. What would be a primary reason for wanting/needing to do this?

• Transmitting across wireless network

• Organizing a denial of service attack

• To aid with application identification

• Evading the firewall

Which of the following is the interactive, graphical, interface that can display the results Nmap has discovered?

• OpenView

• Nessus

• Qdar

• Zenmap

By default, how many of the most popular ports for each protocol are scanned by an Nmap scan?

• 100

• 65,535

• 1,024

• 1,000

What operation will the command nmap -sT {host address} perform?

• A, Xmas Tree scan on the host specified

• A raw Ethernet scan on the host specified

• A forced reverse DNS scan on the host specified

• A TCP Connect scan on the host specified

What is the result of using the -Pn option with Nmap?

• The results are formatted into a tabled display format

• Disk partitions discovered are also displayed

• Persistence is added to the testing

• Ping is disabled

What will the -O option provide with nmap?

• Open port list

• Syntax list for all operands

• Open event log entries

• Operating system detection

What does it mean if a port is in an “unfiltered” state?

• The port is not accessible

• While the port is accessible, it will not enter LISTEN mode

• The port is not responding and Nmap is unable to determine if the host is up or simply not accessible

• The port is accessible, but Nmap is unable to determine whether it is open or closed

Which option can be used to reduce a scan to 1/10th of the most common ports in each protocol typically scanned by default?

• -X

• -Q

• -C

• -F