Worksheets[Spring 25] Cybersecurity Final Exam
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Social ______ is the concept of using relationships, persuasion, and body language to steal some otherwise secretive/personal information or persuade someone to perform some action.
a)
construction
b)
engineering
c)
reconnaissance
d)
distortion
2.
3 Way Handshake Contains the following:
a)
SYN
b)
SYN/ACK
c)
ACK
d)
TROUT
e)
BLT
3.
What is Phishing?
a)
The activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport
b)
Probabilistic Hierarchy Identification System Hacking
c)
An attempt to gain sensitive information through electronic communication
d)
None of the above
4.
What is NOT a sign of a phishing attack?
a)
A certified letter
b)
Misspelled words
c)
Changes in font
d)
Odd graphics
5.
Which of the following is a phishing attempt directed at a specific target?
a)
Spear phishing
b)
Bulk phishing
c)
Whaling
d)
Clone phishing
6.
Credential harvesting can be exploited via which type of cyberattack?
a)
Phishing
b)
Adversary-in-the-middle
c)
DNS Poisoning
d)
All of the above
7.
Clicking on a hijacked link could lead to ______.
a)
data being encrypted
b)
MAC addresses being changed
c)
malware getting installed
d)
a Denial of Service attack
8.
What does an attacker use for a session hijacking attack?
a)
Stored Cookies
b)
Secured Data
c)
Email Information
d)
Admin access
9.
Which option demonstrates that the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) has been encrypted?
a)
SHTTP
b)
HTTPP
c)
HTTPS
d)
SHTTPS
10.
During a ransomware attack ______.
a)
unwanted pop-up windows show up on the computer screen.
b)
a computer will shut off from overuse.
c)
files are encrypted and a ransom is demanded to regain access.
d)
None of the above
11.
Which type of malware would an attacker use if he designed a counterfeit version of an application?
a)
Trojan
b)
Rootkit
c)
Bot
d)
Linux
12.
An attacker may use a(n) ______ to hide malware such as trojans.
a)
free game
b)
new tool/simple application
c)
music video file
d)
All of the above
13.
One key way to protect against a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) is to ______.
a)
keep your computer off
b)
update anti-malware software
c)
only use Wi-Fi on a computer
d)
use multiple passwords
14.
Which malware type can replicate itself without the help of a host system or human interaction?
a)
trojan
b)
virus
c)
worm
d)
bot
15.
What type of malware is used to obtain passwords, pin codes, and credit card numbers by tracking a victim's keystrokes?
a)
Rootkit
b)
Virus
c)
Trojan
d)
Keylogger
16.
Keyloggers will primarily enter a system as ______.
a)
malware
b)
an email attachment
c)
a software download
d)
a computer upgrade
17.
A password should never be stored ______.
a)
in plaintext
b)
in ciphertext
c)
encrypted
d)
in the shadow file
18.
What type of injection attack is used when an attacker injects statements that modify or read an application's Structured Query Language database?
a)
Code Injection
b)
Malware Injection
c)
SQL Injection
d)
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
19.
A CSRF attack is ______.
a)
an example of a phishing attack
b)
creating a fake social media profile
c)
a website performing an unwanted action
d)
a registry request being forged on a system
20.
What does DoS (Denial of Service) attempt to do?
a)
Reallocate service to users
b)
Unencrypt information to all users can access data
c)
Disrupt the availability of a service
d)
Ensure service stays committed to a project
21.
Which of the following is PII (Personally Identifiable Information)?
a)
Date of Birth
b)
Social Security Number
c)
Name
d)
All of the above
22.
What is steganography?
a)
The practice and study of writing or solving codes
b)
The practice of hiding information in ways to prevent the detection of hidden messages
c)
The practice of graphing a Stegosaurus drinking eggnog, but only in September in Europe
d)
The process of assigning a code to something for the purposes of classification or identification
23.
Which of the following passwords is the "strongest"?
a)
MyNameIsMud
b)
Extrapolation
c)
76592046194
d)
Option 4
e)
m@+H_1s_m3h-F95hj1s
24.
What does the Linux 'traceroute' command do?
a)
Determines path a file takes to a destination
b)
Determines path a router takes to a destination
c)
Determines path a packet takes to a destination
d)
Determines the time a packet takes to reach a destination
25.
What Linux command controls permissions a user has?
a)
chmod
b)
perm
c)
useradd
d)
deluser
26.
What Linux command list files in directory?
a)
ls
b)
perm
c)
chmod
d)
deluser
27.
What Linux command creates empty file named file?
a)
cat
b)
grep
c)
touch
d)
adduser
28.
What Linux command searches for term needle in file haystack?
a)
perm needle haystack
b)
grep needle haystack
c)
useradd needle haystack
d)
ls needle haystack
29.
What Linux command changes directory to dir?
a)
cd dir
b)
perm dir
c)
useradd dir
d)
ls dir
30.
What is a common way to think about metadata?
a)
Encrypted data
b)
Admin data
c)
Data about data
d)
Logs of user data
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