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Cybersecurity Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vulnerability occurs when an application trusts client-side access controls?

a)

SQL Injection

b)

Broken Access Control

c)

XSS

d)

CSRF

2.

Sanitizing user input mainly protects against:

a)

DoS

b)

SQL Injection

c)

ARP Poisoning

d)

MAC Flooding

3.

Which HTTP attribute prevents cookies from being accessed via JavaScript?

a)

Secure

b)

Domain

c)

HttpOnly

d)

Path

4.

A web page loads correctly but reveals database errors when special characters are entered. This indicates:

a)

XSS

b)

SQL Injection possibility

c)

CSRF

d)

Buffer Overflow

5.

Which OWASP category includes excessive permissions?

a)

Injection

b)

Broken Authentication

c)

Security Misconfiguration

d)

Broken Access Control

6.

Which attack forces a logged-in user to unknowingly perform an action?

a)

Reflected XSS

b)

Stored XSS

c)

CSRF

d)

Clickjacking

7.

Encoding output is a countermeasure mainly against:

a)

SQL Injection

b)

Command Injection

c)

XSS

d)

Buffer Overflow

8.

Which testing approach simulates real attacker behavior?

a)

Code review

b)

SAST

c)

DAST

d)

Secure design review

9.

Which vulnerability exists when server-side validation is absent?

a)

Client-side bypass

b)

Logic flaw

c)

Input validation failure

d)

Directory traversal

10.

Which HTTP verb is commonly restricted due to file upload risk?

a)

GET

b)

POST

c)

PUT

d)

HEAD

11.

Which scan type sends packets with no TCP flags set?

a)

SYN scan

b)

NULL scan

c)

FIN scan

d)

ACK scan

12.

A firewall allowing traffic based on connection state is:

a)

Packet filter

b)

Application firewall

c)

Stateful firewall

d)

Proxy firewall

13.

Which protocol resolves IP to MAC address?

a)

DNS

b)

RARP

c)

ARP

d)

ICMP

14.

Which attack manipulates ARP cache entries?

a)

DNS spoofing

b)

ARP poisoning

c)

IP spoofing

d)

MAC flooding

15.

Which protocol is used for secure remote login?

a)

Telnet

b)

FTP

c)

SSH

d)

HTTP

16.

Which tool is MOST suitable for packet capture and analysis?

a)

Nmap

b)

Nessus

c)

Wireshark

d)

Burp Suite

17.

Which scanning technique is hardest to trace back to attacker?

a)

SYN scan

b)

FIN scan

c)

IDLE scan

d)

Connect scan

18.

Which port is used by DNS?

a)

21

b)

53

c)

80

d)

443

19.

Which network device separates broadcast domains?

a)

Hub

b)

Switch

c)

Router

d)

Bridge

20.

A packet sent to broadcast address causing replies from multiple hosts indicates:

a)

SYN Flood

b)

Smurf Attack

c)

Teardrop Attack

d)

Replay Attack

21.

Malware disguised as legitimate software is:

a)

Worm

b)

Virus

c)

Trojan

d)

Rootkit

22.

Which malware modifies OS kernel for stealth?

a)

Spyware

b)

Virus

c)

Rootkit

d)

Bot

23.

Which malware spreads without human interaction?

a)

Trojan

b)

Virus

c)

Worm

d)

Backdoor

24.

A reverse shell is preferred by attackers because it:

a)

Requires no listener

b)

Bypasses outbound firewall rules

c)

Encrypts payload automatically

d)

Uses UDP only

25.

Which technique hides data in images?

a)

Encryption

b)

Encoding

c)

Steganography

d)

Obfuscation

26.

Which virus changes its signature on each infection?

a)

Stealth

b)

Multipartite

c)

Polymorphic

d)

Armored

27.

Antivirus signature detection fails MOST against:

a)

Known malware

b)

Encrypted files

c)

Zero-day malware

d)

Email viruses

28.

A botnet mainly consists of:

a)

Firewalls

b)

IDS systems

c)

Compromised hosts

d)

Honeypots

29.

Which attack exhausts system resources?

a)

Phishing

b)

DoS

c)

Sniffing

d)

Spoofing

30.

Which log should be cleared to hide login activity on Windows?

a)

Application log

b)

Security log

c)

System log

d)

Setup log

31.

Which wireless encryption is considered insecure?

a)

WPA2

b)

WPA

c)

WEP

d)

AES

32.

Which wireless attack creates a fake access point?

a)

Sniffing

b)

Rogue AP

c)

Deauthentication

d)

MAC filtering

33.

Which attack uses SMS to trick users?

a)

Phishing

b)

Smishing

c)

Vishing

d)

Spoofing

34.

Risk is BEST defined as:

a)

Threat × Vulnerability

b)

Asset ÷ Threat

c)

Vulnerability × Control

d)

Threat + Asset

35.

Which control aims to discourage attackers?

a)

Preventive

b)

Detective

c)

Deterrent

d)

Corrective

36.

Which principle ensures no single user has complete control?

a)

Least privilege

b)

Default deny

c)

Separation of duties

d)

Defense in depth

37.

IDS differs from IPS because IDS:

a)

Drops packets

b)

Alters traffic

c)

Generates alerts

d)

Blocks IPs

38.

Which security control is applied AFTER an incident?

a)

Preventive

b)

Detective

c)

Corrective

d)

Deterrent

39.

Which authentication factor is a password?

a)

Something you are

b)

Something you have

c)

Something you know

d)

Something you access

40.

Which assessment technique uses scenarios and workshops?

a)

ALE

b)

SLE

c)

OCTAVE

d)

CVSS