COMP501 Theory Test One Practice

Name the program that allows the operating system to communicate with the hardware

• Device Driver

• Graphics Card Controller

• Windows NT

• CMD

You are working on a PC and want to find out its full network configuration including the DNS servers using the command line. What command would you use?

• ipconfig /renew

• iconfig /all

• ipconfig /release

• ipconfig /network

Which of the following operating systems are closed source?

• iOS

• Android

• Windows

• Linux

What is the term that matches this definition: Removing restrictions and protections on the operating system to gain superuser or root permissions.

• Factory reset

• admin override

• Rootkitting

• Jailbreaking

What command displays all the files inside a directory (Linux OS)?

• print

• ls

• listfiles.exe

• ld

Which of these questions would be addressed by an organisations security policy?

• Which assets need protecting

• What are the possible threats

• What to do in the event of a security breach

• What training will be in place to educate the end users

• All of the above

Which of the following are best practice requirements for creating secure passwords?

• Enforce Minimum Length

• Complexity Requirements

• Allow the same password on all accounts

• Allow parts of the username in the password to make it easy to remember

What type of malware typically installs a copy of itself in memory and replicates itself to other systems across the network?

• Ransomware

• Spyware

• Virus

• Worm

In which attack would an attacker intercept the communication between PCs and steal information as it travels through the network?

• Man in the middle

• Phishing

• Spear Phishing

• http intercept

Which of the following actions or activities would be considered unethical or illegal when working on a customer’s computer?

• Share sensitive customer information

• Divulge customer information to others

• Leave the equipment unsecured

• Install, copy or share digital content in violation of copyright and software agreements

• Repairing the device