CS 100 Final Quiz Ch 7

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CS 100 Cybersecurity Final Quiz

Test your knowledge on key concepts in cybersecurity with our CS 100 Final Quiz! This quiz covers various topics including phishing, malware, firewalls and more. Strengthen your understanding and stay safe online.

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Improve your cybersecurity awareness

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by HackingGhost42

What does a phishing email usually mean?

An email that has a dirty joke in it.

An email from a friend about the best places to buy fishing equipment online.

An email that asks for personal information, like passwords, credit card numbers

An email stuck in a spam folder

There’s a weird increase in your system’s Internet activity. What might be the cause?

You might have to many documents stored on your computer

You could have a Malware program installed on your computer

You could have Ransomware installed on your computer

You could not have enough RAM in your computer

What is an example of vulnerability exploits:

An attacker finds and uses an overflow weakness to install malware to export sensitive data

An insider copies a hardened, encrypted program onto a thumb drive and cracks it at home

All of the above

A flood damages one's computer systems installed at ground floor

An attacker convinces a user to open an email message with attached malware

Hacktivism is the act of misusing a computer system or network for a socially or politically motivated reason.

True

False

Malware, or “malicious software,” is an umbrella term that describes any malicious program or code that is harmful to systems.

True

False

What is a next generation firewall?

A “deep-packet inspection firewall that moves beyond port/protocol inspection and blocking to add application-level inspection, intrusion prevention, and bringing intelligence from outside the firewall.

A device that connects multiple networks and routes network traffic between them

A device that is able to control the traffic that is allowed to enter or exit a point within the network

A device that serves as a bridge between your local network and the Internet.

A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers

True

False

Ransomware is a file encryption software program that uses a unique robust encryption algorithm to encrypt the files on the target system.

True

False

Social engineering is barely used by cyber criminals to gather user’s sensitive information.

True

False

Select the statement that is NOT true about Ransomware

Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to a computer system or data, usually by encrypting it

Ransomware began to soar in popularity with the growth of cyptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin

There is nothing you can do to prevent ransomware

Ransomware is a type of malware designed to extort money from it victims, who are blocked or prevented from accessing data on their systems.

Select all the types of botnets used by common attackers today

Spreading spam emails

All of the above

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks

Stealing of confidential data

_____ means sending messages or emails that are unsolicited. This is usually done by someone who is trying to sell different items, properties, and so much more. The receiver of this message will always have the chance to delete and ignore the message.

Cryptocurrency hijacking also known as “Cryptojacking”. It is a program designed to inject mining codes silently to the system.

True

False

In computing, a firewall is software or firmware that enforces a set of rules about what data packets will be allowed

True

False

What type of device is used to detect malicious network activities and reports only those issues to the administrator?

Internet content filter

NAT server

NIDS

NIPS

CS 100 Final Quiz Ch 7

CS 100 Cybersecurity Final Quiz

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