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BTVI - 2204 Cohort 4 - Midterm Exam

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of key is not shared and computers cannot decrypt a message without it?
a)
Free key
b)
Private key
c)
Public key
d)
Personal key
2.
If the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt a message, this is known as? 
a)
Symmetric encryption
b)
Encryption doesn't exist!
c)
Asymmetric encryption
d)
Same-key encryption
3.
If there’s no lock in the address bar and the web address says HTTP without an S, that means every bit of data you send is private and safe.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What type of key can be freely shared with anyone so that they can encrypt a message?
a)
Personal key
b)
Private key
c)
Free key
d)
Public key
5.

Taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text is known as?

a)

Caesar Cipher

b)

Encryption

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Decryption

6.
How many keys are used in asymmetric encryption?
a)
Two (one public and one private)
b)
Two (two public)
c)
Two (two private)
d)
One (one public)
e)
One (one private)
7.
What is the process of identifying an individual?
a)
authentication
b)
authorization
c)
accounting
d)
auditing
8.
What is the process of giving individual access to a system or resource?
a)
authentication
b)
authorization
c)
accounting
d)
auditing
9.
What is the process of keeping track of a user’s activity?
a)
authentication
b)
authorization
c)
accounting
d)
authoring
10.
What type of electronic document contains a public key?
a)
digital certificate
b)
biometrics
c)
PIN
d)
PAN
11.
What item, about the size of a credit card, allows access to a network and its resources?
a)
digital certificate
b)
smart card
c)
security token
d)
biometric
12.

Which of the following uses multifactor authentication?

a)

Password + Fingerprint

b)

Password + Passcode

c)

Face scan + Fingerprint

d)

Software Token + Hardware Token

13.

Which is an example of what you have in multifactor authentication?

a)

biometrics

b)

CAC (common access card)

c)

security question and answer

d)

typing speed

14.

Eye scans, fingerprints, and palm prints are all forms of (a)   .

15.

The most common type of authentication is a ________

a)

Security Code

b)

Multifactor Authentication

c)

Biometric

d)

Password

16.
What is a Trojan horse?
a)
It scans downloads and email attachments
b)
It replicates and makes copies of itself
c)
Is destructive software disguised as something good.
d)
An animal 
17.
Why would an email virus email itself to everyone in your address book? 
a)
So it can infect as many computers as possible
b)
So it can alert your friends that you've got a virus 
c)
so it can never be detected by anti-virus software
d)
so it can mutate into new viruses
18.
Shields computer from harm
a)
email virus
b)
Software virus
c)
Trojan horse
d)
Anti-virus software
19.
Why should you update your anti-virus software regulars?
a)
To keep it from being infected by viruses
b)
To help out the software companies
c)
To protect your computer against new viruses
d)
To gain access to new websites
20.
Looks for vulnerable able machines within computer networks
a)
software virus
b)
worm
c)
email
d)
Trojan horse
21.

What is a Trojan virus?

a)

A story from Greek mythology

b)

Something that can break your computer

c)

When you download an app and it's actually a virus

d)

A virus only made by hackers

22.

What is Ransomware?

a)

Software that sends scam emails

b)

Software that copies itself

c)

Software that you think is good software but isn't

d)

Software that hides your data and demands payment to release it

23.

Q1:Notebook PCs are vulnerable to get stolen because it is _________.

a)

Expensive and small in size

b)

Used by most of the people

c)

Not locked by a password

d)

Expensive, light in weight and left unattended occasionally

24.

Q3:Which of the following physical controls can prevent, detect & react to data centre intrusion?

a)

Surveillance cameras

b)

Ultra-sound motion detectors

c)

Security guards

d)

Electronic door locks

25.

Which one of the following is NOT a security threat?

a)

Worms

b)

Hacking

c)

Anti-Virus

d)

Pharming

26.

Which one of the following is NOT a type of CyberSecurity Attack?

a)

Worms

b)

Randsomware

c)

Spyware

d)

Password Management

27.

Fake e-mail message appearing to be from a trusted business, social network or other contact Asks for personal information or requests a user to click on a link or download a file to verify personal information Hackers can secretly collect personal information and passwords

a)

Farming

b)

Pharming

c)

Phishing

d)

Fishing

28.
What is a firewall?
a)
A wall made offline
b)
A way of protecting from unauthorised access
c)
The cloud
d)
Mum's burnt cooking
29.

Unauthorized access to control over computer network security systems

a)

Security

b)

Hacking

c)

Surfing

d)

Dancing

30.

Who is responsible for identifying and reporting Security Incidents?

a)

IT-Security

b)

Guard

c)

Everybody

d)

DGIT employees

31.
which of the following are consider physical security risks?
a)
Hardware theft
b)
password cracking
c)
phishing
d)
cooking
32.
someone was recently caught sifting through your company's trash looking for confidential information. what is this an example of?
a)
trash snooping
b)
Dumpster diving
c)
phishing
d)
social engineering
33.
what is it called when a co-worker sitting next to you always seems to look your way when you try to enter your user ID and password to log onto the network?
a)
phishing
b)
social engineering
c)
Shoulder surfing
d)
coincidence
34.

What best explains the process of authentication in computing?

a)

confirming software is not pirated

b)

process of validating data entry

c)

determining signed certificates

d)

process of validating a user

35.

A person who hacks a company to expose the truth or stop the company from doing something evil are know as:

a)

Organized Criminal

b)

Hacktivists

c)

Insiders

d)

Script Kiddies

36.

Attackers that aren't very skilled and use tools created by others to perform their attacks are known as:

a)

Script Kiddies

b)

Internal User Errors

c)

Cyber Terrorists

d)

Organized Crime/Cybercriminals

37.
Malware is made to stop your device from running properly and sometimes to steal your information.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
How does malware get onto your computer?
a)
Email attachments or links
b)
By visiting dodgy websites
c)
On USB sticks
d)
All of the above
39.

Which are ways that an operating system can increase system security?

a)

Offering the use of password protection

b)

Different levels of user access

c)

Keeping software updated

d)

Disk Defragmentation

e)

The use of virtual memory

40.

Which are examples of social engineering

a)

Phishing

b)

Disguising yourself as an employee to gain access to computer systems

c)

Sending an email with a virus you created attached to it

d)

Using brute force to access a system

e)

Calling someone pretending to be IT support to steal confidential data

41.

FTP's Control Connection for administering a session is established through:

a)

UDP Port 20

b)

TCP Port 20

c)

UDP Port 21

d)

TCP Port 21

42.

SSH protocol runs on:

a)

TCP Port 22

b)

UDP Port 21

c)

TCP Port 21

d)

UDP Port 20

43.

Which of the following UDP ports is assigned to DNS?

a)

53

b)

67

c)

110

d)

389

44.

TCP port 80 is assigned to:

a)

HTTP

b)

IMAP

c)

POP3

d)

HTTPS

45.

Which of the following ports is used by HTTPS?

a)

80

b)

443

c)

143

d)

53