hacking History & Types Basic

In which year the term hacking was coined?

• a) 1965-67

• b) 1955-60

• c) 1970-80

• d) 1980-82

From where the term ‘hacker’ first came to existence?

• a) MIT

• b) Stanford University

• c) California

• d) Bell’s Lab

In which year the first popular hacker conference took place?

• a) 1994

• b) 1995

• c) 1992

• d) 1993

In which year, hacking became a practical crime and a matter of concern in the field of technology?

• a) 1971

• b) 1973

• c) 1970

• d) 1974

Who was the first individual who performed a major hacking in the year 1971?

• a) Steve Wozniak

• b) Steve Jobs

• c) Kevin Mitnick

• d) John Draper

Name the hacker who breaks the ARPANET systems?

• a) Jon von Neumann

• b) Kevin Poulsen

• c) Kevin Mitnick

• d) John Draper

Who was the first individual to distribute computer worms through internet?

• a) Vladimir Levin

• b) Bill Landreth

• c) Richard Stallman

• d) Robert T. Morris

In which year the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act was adopted in the United States?

• a) 1983

• b) 1984

• c) 1987

• d) 1988

Hackers who help in finding bugs and vulnerabilities in a system & don’t intend to crack a system are termed as ________

• a) Black Hat hackers

• b) White Hat Hackers

• c) Grey Hat Hackers

• d) Red Hat Hackers

Which is the legal form of hacking based on which jobs are provided in IT industries and firms?

• a) Cracking

• b) Non ethical Hacking

• c) Ethical hacking

• d) Hactivism