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Computer Science (1-9) - Identifying & Preventing Threats

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Pen testing - is the practice of deliberately trying to find security holes in your own systems
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Is there such a thing as ethical hacking?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
Employing a hacker to test out a system is called?
a)
White-hat hacker
b)
Black-hat hacker
c)
Grey-hat hacker
d)
Red-hat hacker
4.
A feature of a strongest type of password
a)
All lower case
b)
Upper case and lower case
c)
Alphanumeric
d)
Upper & lower case, Alphanumeric and symbols
5.
A gateway between one network and another can be referred to as a?
a)

Network Bridge

b)
Ethernet cable
c)
Proxy Server
d)
Switch
6.
HTTPS can be described as?
a)
Unsecure protocol
b)
Secure protocol
7.
Every machine should have what installed to prevent network vulnerabilities?
a)

Application software

b)
Anti malware
c)
Anti spam
8.
A proxy server cannot filter out some web content and malware.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Black box testing - testers are given as much information as an ‘insider’ may have, in order to determine how much damage a rogue employee could do to a system
a)
True
b)
False
10.
White box testing - testers are given as much information as an ‘insider’ may have, in order to determine how much damage a rogue employee could do to a system
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Black box testing - testers are given no more information than any potential hacker may have.

a)
True
b)
False