Information Security Quiz for Students

Which of the following is a symmetric encryption technique?

• RSA

• AES

• ECC

• DSA

Which protocol is used to secure communications over a computer network by encrypting the data?

• HTTP

• FTP

• SSL/TLS

• SMTP

What type of attack involves an attacker intercepting and altering communication between two parties without their knowledge?

• Phishing

• Man-in-the-Middle

• Denial of Service

• Ransomware

Which access control mechanism grants permissions based on the roles assigned to users within an organization?

• Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

• Mandatory Access Control (MAC)

• Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)

What is the first step in an incident response plan?

• Containment

• Eradication

• Identification

• Recovery

Which of the following is a common social engineering technique?

• SQL Injection

• Phishing

• Buffer Overflow

• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Which encryption technique uses two different keys, one for encryption and one for decryption?

• Symmetric Encryption

• Asymmetric Encryption

• Hashing

• Steganography

Which network security protocol is used to provide secure remote access to a network?

• IPsec

• HTTP

• Telnet

• SNMP

What is the primary goal of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack?

• To steal sensitive information

• To disrupt the availability of a service

• To gain unauthorized access

• To alter data

Which of the following is an example of a physical access control mechanism?

• Password

• Biometric Scanner

• Firewall

• Antivirus Software