ias615: Group 1 : Computer Attack (Part 1)

1. What is the primary objective of conducting reconnaissance in computer attacks?

• A) To execute the attack successfully

• B) To cover tracks after the attack

• C) To identify potential vulnerabilities and gather information about the target

• D) To gain control of hijacked computers

2. What is hacking primarily defined as in the context of computer attacks?

• A) Unauthorized access to computer systems using social engineering techniques.

• B) Gaining control of a computer to carry out illicit activities without the user's knowledge.

• C) Sending unsolicited messages to many people simultaneously to spread malware.

• D) The unauthorized access, modification, or use of an electronic device or some element of a computer system.

3. Which term refers to the gaining control of a computer to carry out illicit activities without the user's knowledge?

• A) Hacking

• B) Social engineering

• C) Hijacking

• D) Bot herding

4. What is a botnet primarily used for?

• A) Performing denial-of-service attacks and spreading malware

• B) Executing hacking attempts

• C)Social engineering attacks

• D) Researching known vulnerabilities in software

5. What is the main objective of a denial-of-service (DoS) attack?

• A) To gain unauthorized access to information systems

• B) To recover forgotten passwords

• C) To make a resource unavailable to its users

• D) To generate usernames and passwords for credential recycling

6. What is a password cracking?

• A) Sending unsolicited messages to many people simultaneously

• B) Recovering passwords by trying every possible combination

• C) Making electronic communications appear as if someone else sent them

• D) Creating Internet Protocol packets with forged IP addresses

7. What is a dictionary attack primarily used for in the context of computer security?

• A) Generating user IDs and password guesses using a dictionary of possible combinations to reduce the number of guesses required

• B) Recovering passwords by trying every possible combination of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and special characters

• C) Guessing e-mail addresses at a company and sending blank e-mail messages

• D) Sending unsolicited messages to many people simultaneously

8. What is the primary purpose of spamming?

• A) To make electronic communications appear as if someone else sent them

• B) To gain control of a computer to carry out illicit activities

• C) To perform denial-of-service attacks and spread malware

• D) To reduce the efficiency benefits of e-mail and spread malware

9. Which of the following is NOT a form of spoofing?

• A) E-mail spoofing

• B) Caller ID spoofing

• C) SMS spoofing

• D) Botnet spoofing

10. Which of the following defined brute force attack ?

• A) Computer attack which designed to make resource unavailable to its users

• B) Sending same unsolicited message to many people at the same time

• C) Trial and error method that uses software to guess information and gain access to system

• D) Making an electronic communication look as if someone else sent it to gain trust of the recipient