External Threats Quiz

Which of these is an external threat?

• Denial of service attacks

• Cloud computing

• Virtual reality

• Quantum computing

What does unauthorized access involve?

• Permission from the system owner

• No permission from the system owner

• Legal documentation

• System maintenance

What does phishing and shoulder surfing lead to?

• It prevents hacking

• It often leads to hacking

• It updates the system

• It encrypts data

What type of requests are often used in denial-of-service attacks?

• FTP requests

• SMTP requests

• HTTP requests

• DNS requests

What can happen if a server is overwhelmed by too many requests?

• It can crash

• It can become more secure

• It can start sending spam

• It can delete all data

How does a server respond to a large number of requests in a denial-of-service attack?

• It speeds up processing

• It slows down processing

• It redirects requests

• It encrypts requests

What is the difference between DOS and DDOS attacks?

• DOS is from multiple devices, DDOS is from one

• DOS is from one device, DDOS is from multiple

• DOS encrypts data, DDOS steals data

• DOS redirects traffic, DDOS installs malware

What is the effect of a denial-of-service attack on a server's connection?

• It speeds up the connection

• It times out the connection

• It encrypts the connection

• It redirects the connection

What does DDOS stand for in the context of cyber attacks?

• Distributed Denial of Service

• Direct Denial of Service

• Dynamic Denial of Service

• Digital Denial of Service

What type of software is often used to detect DDOS attacks?

• Intrusion detection systems

• Word processors

• Graphic design software

• Spreadsheet applications