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Ethical Hacking

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Maintaining access

b)

Gaining access

c)

Reconnaissance

d)

Scanning

2.

How many phases are there in hacking?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

7

d)

6

3.

____________ is the information gathering phase in ethical hacking from the target user.

a)

Reconnaissance

b)

Scanning

c)

Gaining access

d)

Maintaining access

4.

Which of the following is not a reconnaissance tool or technique for information gathering?

a)

NMAP

b)

Hping

c)

whois lookup

d)

Nexpose

5.

There are ______ subtypes of reconnaissance.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

6.

Which of the following is an example of active reconnaissance?

a)

Searching public records

b)

Telephone calls as a help desk or fake customer care person

c)

Looking for the target’s details in the database

d)

Searching the target’s details in paper files

7.

________________ is a component of the reconnaissance stage that is used to gather possible information for a target computer system or network.

a)

Fingerprinting

b)

3D printing

c)

Footprinting

d)

Data printing

8.

Which of them is not an information source over the internet for target attackers?

a)

Whois

b)

Youtube

c)

Nslookup

d)

Nikto

9.

Spywares can be used to steal _______________ from the attacker’s browser.

a)

browsing history

b)

company details

c)

plug-ins used

d)

browser details

10.

Footprinting is used to collect information such as namespace, employee info, phone number and emails, job details.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

https://whois.domaintools.com a popular site where one can enter a domain name in its search box for finding out how the site was looking at a given date.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Using spyware is an example of _________ type of information gathering.

a)

active

b)

passive

c)

active & passive

d)

non-passive

13.

Collecting freely available information over the internet is an example of ____________ type of information gathering.

a)

active

b)

passive

c)

active & passive

d)

non-passive

15.

How does a worm infect a computer?

a)

E-mail attachments

b)

Through security loopholes, your computer is not up to date

c)

Suspicious web links

d)

On memory sticks

16.
a)

Attack

b)

Vulnerability

c)

Threat

d)

Exploit

17.
a)

Data Breach

b)

Data infiltration

c)

Information compromise

d)

Data Hack

18.
a)

Scanning

b)

Gaining access

c)

Reconnaissance

d)

Maintaining access

19.
a)

Hack

b)

Attack

c)

Offense

d)

Exploit

20.
a)

File Scanner

b)

Network Scanner

c)

Code Scanner

d)

Malware Scanner

21.

Which of the following refers to someone who has a conviction?

a)

Someone who has committed a crime

b)

Someone who witnessed a crime

c)

Someone who has been found guilty of a crime

d)

Someone who is caught in the act of committing a crime

22.

Two CDs containing details of the last 500 employee sickness records has gone missing. These CD's were not encrypted.


Which one of the following laws has been broken?

a)

Police and Justice Act

b)

Computer Misuse Act

c)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

d)

Data Protection Act

23.

Which one of the following is the name of the software that is designed to record every action which is typed with the aim of stealing sensitive data?

a)

Trojan horse

b)

Worm

c)

Keylogger

d)

Virus

24.

Which one of the following defines the various programs used to communicate instructions to a computer and connected devices

a)

Operating system software

b)

Hardware devices

c)

Office application software

25.

Having a password that consists of a combination of letters, both uppercase and lowercase, numbers and symbols is known as which of the following?

a)

Secure password

b)

Solid password

c)

Keylogger password

d)

Trojan password

26.

What does RIPA stand for?

a)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

b)

Regulation of Information Powers Act

c)

Regulation of Investigatory Protection Act

d)

Recovery of Investigatory Powers Act

e)

Recovery of Information Powers Act

27.

Which of the following laws prevents unlawful and authorised interception of electronic communication?

a)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

b)

Regulation of Investigation Act

c)

Regulator of Investigation Powers Act

d)

Regulating of Investigations Act

28.

Hackers who engage in hacking for illegal purposes are known as which of the following?

a)

Red hat hacker

b)

Black hat hacker

c)

Blue hat hacker

d)

White hat hacker

29.

Your personal device is infected with a keylogger.


Which of the following explains the meaning of this?

a)

A small program designed to cause trouble by gaining access to your device. It can copy your personal data or slow your device down.

b)

A person who tries to get into another persons device without consent.

c)

It will gather the users activity such as internet browsing habits and could steal sensitive data.

d)

Every action which is typed is recorded with the aim of stealing sensitive data.

30.

Which one of the following laws extends police powers and grants the home office greater control over operational policing?

a)

Police and Justice Act

b)

Police and Home Office Act

c)

Data Protection Act

d)

Data Police Investigation Act

31.

Your personal device is infected with spyware.


Which of the following explains the meaning of this?

a)

It will gather users activity such as internet browsing habits and could steal sensitive information.

b)

A person who gains remote control over another persons device without consent.

c)

Files are altered or deleted without permission.

d)

Every action which is typed is recorded with the aim of stealing sensitive data.

32.

When paying for products online it is best to check the website starts with the protocol HTTPS and shows a padlock.

What is this known as?

a)

Firewall

b)

Security lab

c)

Secure Socket Layer

d)

Encryption

33.

A banking managers laptop has been stolen from his car. The laptop contained information about personal bank accounts belonging to high profile people, that had not been encrypted.


Which one of the following laws has been broken?

a)

None

b)

Computer Misuse Act

c)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

d)

Data Protection Act

34.

Which of the following refers to someone who is the defendant?

a)

The person who has committed a crime committed against them

b)

The person who witnessed a crime

c)

The lawyer who is defending a person in court

d)

The person being accused of a crime

35.
What is the purpose of anti-virus software?
a)
To make chocolate
b)
To prevent hackers from accessing the network
c)
To block unauthorised connections to the network
d)
To prevent a virus from attacking the network
36.

What is a worm?

a)

A virus that replicates itself through computer networks

b)

A virus that blocks device access until money is paid

c)

A program that will remember your account details, such as name and login details, the next time you visit a website

d)

Software the pretends to be a useful program but is actually carrying out hidden, harmful activity

37.

What is a trojan horse?

a)

A virus that replicates itself through computer networks

b)

A virus that blocks device access until money is paid

c)

A program that will remember your account details, such as name and login details, the next time you visit a website

d)

Software the pretends to be a useful program but is actually carrying out hidden, harmful activity

38.

What does GDPR stand for?

a)

Great Danes Performance Ratings

b)

General Data Protection Records

c)

General Disclosure Protection Regulations

d)

General Data Protection Regulation

39.

Which law is broken if you buy a pirate copy of a DVD?

a)

The Data Protection Act

b)

The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

c)

Freedom of information Act

d)

Computer Misuse Act

40.
What type of things can be classed as computer misuse?
a)
Looking at personal emails during work time
b)
Sending a joke on the work email to everyone in the system
c)
Using another member of staffs PC when they have left it unlocked
d)
Using a work computer to buy personal items
41.

The law that makes hacking illegal is the C_______ M_____ Act

(a)  

42.

Which of the following are clauses of the Police and justice act that relate to cyber security?

a)

37

b)

38

c)

39

d)

40

43.

What clause of the police and justice act relates to DoS attacks?

a)

39

b)

40

c)

41

d)

42

44.

In the computer misuse act, what is the maximum penalty for hacking with intent to commit other crimes?

a)

Six months

b)

A fine

c)

Five years

d)

Five years and a fine.

45.

Which data law gives you more rights?

a)

Data Protection Act

b)

GDPR

46.

When a flaw in a computer system is fixed this is called a (a)   .

47.

Two-factor authentication helps you...

a)

Encrypt your data

b)

Makes it harder to break into a system

c)

Backs up a system

d)

Makes it easier to break into a system

48.

A computer using the physical characteristics of a person to establish their identity is called (a)   .

49.

Tick all examples of Biometrics below.

a)

Passwords

b)

Retina Scanner

c)

Face Recognition

d)

Pin

50.

What is the most basic form of defense against a cyber attack the stops unusual network connections?

a)

Anit-virus

b)

Encryption

c)

Firewalls

d)

Passwords