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Worksheetshacking History & Types Basic
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
In which year the term hacking was coined?
a) 1965-67
b) 1955-60
c) 1970-80
d) 1980-82
From where the term ‘hacker’ first came to existence?
a) MIT
b) Stanford University
c) California
d) Bell’s Lab
In which year the first popular hacker conference took place?
a) 1994
b) 1995
c) 1992
d) 1993
In which year, hacking became a practical crime and a matter of concern in the field of technology?
a) 1971
b) 1973
c) 1970
d) 1974
Who was the first individual who performed a major hacking in the year 1971?
a) Steve Wozniak
b) Steve Jobs
c) Kevin Mitnick
d) John Draper
Name the hacker who breaks the ARPANET systems?
a) Jon von Neumann
b) Kevin Poulsen
c) Kevin Mitnick
d) John Draper
Who was the first individual to distribute computer worms through internet?
a) Vladimir Levin
b) Bill Landreth
c) Richard Stallman
d) Robert T. Morris
In which year the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act was adopted in the United States?
a) 1983
b) 1984
c) 1987
d) 1988
Hackers who help in finding bugs and vulnerabilities in a system & don’t intend to crack a system are termed as ________
a) Black Hat hackers
b) White Hat Hackers
c) Grey Hat Hackers
d) Red Hat Hackers
Which is the legal form of hacking based on which jobs are provided in IT industries and firms?
a) Cracking
b) Non ethical Hacking
c) Ethical hacking
d) Hactivism
________ are the combination of both white as well as black hat hackers.
a) Grey Hat hackers
b) Green Hat hackers
c) Blue Hat Hackers
d) Red Hat Hackers
The amateur or newbie in the field of hacking who don’t have many skills about coding and in-depth working of security and hacking tools are called ________
a) Sponsored Hackers
b) Hactivists
c) Script Kiddies
d) Whistle Blowers
These types of hackers are the most skilled hackers in the hackers’ community. Who are “they” referred to?
a) White hat Hackers
b) Elite Hackers
c) Licensed Penetration Testers
d) Red Hat Hackers
_________ are those individuals who maintain and handles IT security in any firm or organization.
a) IT Security Engineer
b) Cyber Security Interns
c) Software Security Specialist
d) Security Auditor
Role of security auditor is to ____________
a) secure the network
b) probe for safety and security of organization’s security components and systems
c) detects and prevents cyber attacks and threats to organization
d) does penetration testing on different web applications
Governments hired some highly skilled hackers. These types of hackers are termed as _______
a) Special Hackers
b) Government Hackers
c) Cyber Intelligence Agents
d) Nation / State sponsored hackers
________ are senior level corporate employees who have the role and responsibilities of creating and designing secured network or security structures.
a) Ethical Hackers
b) Chief Technical Officer
c) IT Security Engineers
d) Security Architect
What is Ethical Hacking?
A. Hacking to steal sensitive information
B. Hacking to identify vulnerabilities in a system C
Hacking to disrupt a system’s functionality
D. Hacking to cause damage to a system
What is the main goal of ethical hacking?
A. To cause damage to a system
B. To gain unauthorized access to a system
C. To identify and fix security vulnerabilities
D. To steal sensitive information
What is a vulnerability assessment?
A. A process to identify vulnerabilities in a system or network
B. A process to exploit vulnerabilities in a system or network
C. A process to fix vulnerabilities in a system or network
D. A process to steal sensitive information from a system or network
Which of the following is not a common method used in ethical hacking?
A. Social engineering
B. Penetration testing
C. SQL injection
D. Denial of service attack
What is social engineering?
A. A technique to identify vulnerabilities in a system or network
B. A technique to exploit vulnerabilities in a system or network
C. A technique to manipulate people into giving up sensitive information
D. A technique to fix vulnerabilities in a system or network
What is the purpose of a penetration test?
A. To identify vulnerabilities in a system or network
B. To exploit vulnerabilities in a system or network
C. To fix vulnerabilities in a system or network
D. To steal sensitive information from a system or network
What is a zero-day vulnerability?
A. A vulnerability that has been identified and patched
B. A vulnerability that has been identified but not yet patched
C. A vulnerability that has never been identified
D. A vulnerability that does not exist
What is a proxy server?
A. A server that acts as an intermediary between a client and a server
B. A server that stores and retrieves files over a network
C. A server that provides email services
D. A server that provides web hosting services
