ETHICAL HACKING CT-3 QUIZ

1. What is the first step in the system hacking process?

• A. Gaining Access

• B. Escalating Privileges

• C. Covering Tracks

• D. Installing Keyloggers

2. Which tool is commonly used for brute-force password attacks?

• A. Nmap

• B. Burp Suite

• C. Hydra

• D. Nikto

3. What does a keylogger do?

• A. Encrypts files

• B. Captures keystrokes

• C. Prevents logins

• D. Cracks passwords using rainbow tables

4. What type of attack uses a precomputed table for password cracking?

• A. Brute-force attack

• B. Dictionary attack

• C. Rainbow table attack

• D. Keylogging attack

5. Which of the following is a commonly used keylogger?

• A. Wireshark

• B. Ardamax

• C. John the Ripper

• D. Metasploit

6. What is the final step in the system hacking lifecycle?

• A. Escalating privileges

• B. Covering tracks

• C. Gaining access

• D. Cracking passwords

7. Which method tries all possible combinations of characters to find the correct password?

• A. Hybrid Attack

• B. Dictionary Attack

• C. Brute Force Attack

• D. Keylogging

8. What is the main purpose of privilege escalation?

• A. To hide user identity

• B. To remove antivirus software

• C. To gain higher-level access

• D. To encrypt user data

9. What type of passwords are often found in default password databases?

• A. Complex passwords

• B. User-created passwords

• C. Vendor-provided default passwords

• D. Biometric passwords

10. Which of the following is a manual password cracking method?

• A. Rainbow Table Attack

• B. Brute Force with Hashcat

• C. Guessing passwords

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  D. Using John the Ripper