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WorksheetsScanning Networks
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the purpose of network scanning in ethical hacking?
Gaining unauthorized access to target systems
Identifying vulnerabilities in network devices
Conducting social engineering attacks on network users
Performing denial-of-service attacks on target networks
Which of the following scanning techniques sends TCP SYN packets to determine open ports on a target system?
Ping sweep
ACK scan
SYN scan
Xmas scan
Which scanning technique involves sending ICMP Echo Request packets to identify live hosts on a network?
Xmas scan
FIN scan
Ping sweep
TCP Connect scan
What is the purpose of OS fingerprinting during network scanning?
Identifying the operating system running on a target system
Enumerating open ports and services on a target system
Gathering information about the target organization's employees
Exploiting vulnerabilities in network protocols
Which scanning technique allows for stealthy scanning by exploiting the way some firewalls handle fragmented IP packets?
ACK scan
Xmas scan
FIN scan
Idle scan
Which port scanning technique sends a TCP RST packet to determine if a specific port is open or closed on a target system?
NULL scan
UDP scan
TCP Connect scan
RST scan
Which scanning technique is used to identify open UDP ports on a target system?
SYN scan
FIN scan
UDP scan
Xmas scan
What is the purpose of banner grabbing during network scanning?
Identifying the network topology of a target organization
Gathering information about the target organization's competitors
Enumerating open ports and services on a target system
Exploiting vulnerabilities in web applications
Which scanning technique involves sending a TCP ACK packet to determine the state of a firewall or intrusion detection system?
ACK scan
Xmas scan
SYN scan
FIN scan
Which scanning technique relies on an idle host on a target network to send packets on behalf of the attacker?
Xmas scan
FIN scan
Idle scan
SYN scan
