1. Which method of hacking will record all your keystrokes?
a) Keyhijacking
b) Keyjacking
c) Keylogging
d) Keyboard monitoring
Explanation: Keylogging is the method or procedure of recording all the key strokes/keyboard button pressed by the user of that system.
2. ________ are the special type of programs used for recording and tracking user’s keystroke.
a) Keylogger
b) Trojans
c) Virus
d) Worms
Explanation: Keyloggers are surveillance programs developed for both security purpose as well as done for hacking passwords and other personal credentials and information. This type of programs actually saves the keystrokes done using a keyboard and then sends the recorded keystroke file to the creator of such programs.
3. These are a collective term for malicious spying programs used for secretly monitoring someone’s activity and actions over a digital medium.
a) Malware
b) Remote Access Trojans
c) Keyloggers
d) Spyware
Explanation: Spyware is professional malicious spying software that is hard to detect by anti-malware or anti-virus programs because they are programmed in such a skillful way. These types of software keep on collecting personal information, surfing habits, surfing history as well as credit card details.
4. Stuxnet is a _________
a) Worm
b) Virus
c) Trojan
d) Antivirus
Explanation: Stuxnet is a popular and powerful worm that came into existence in mid 2010, which was very powerful as it was accountable for the cause of huge damage to Iran’s Nuclear program. It mainly targets the PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) in a system.
5. __________ is a violent act done using the Internet, which either threatens any technology user or leads to loss of life or otherwise harms anyone in order to accomplish political gain.
a) Cyber-warfare
b) Cyber campaign
c) Cyber-terrorism
d) Cyber attack
Explanation: Cyber- terrorism is the term used to describe internet terrorism, where individuals and groups are anonymously misusing ethnicities, religions as well as threaten any technology user, which may lead to even loss of life.
6. How many basic processes or steps are there in ethical hacking?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Explanation: According to the standard ethical hacking standards, the entire process of hacking can be divided into 6 steps or phases. These are: Reconnaissance, Scanning, Gaining Access, Maintaining Access, Tracks clearing, reporting.
7. ___________ is the information gathering phase in ethical hacking from the target user.
a) Reconnaissance
b) Scanning
c) Gaining access
d) Maintaining access
Explanation: Reconnaissance is the phase where the ethical hacker tries to gather different kinds of information about the target user or the victim’s system.
8. Which of the following is not a reconnaissance tool or technique for information gathering?
a) Hping
b) NMAP
c) Google Dorks
d) Nexpose
Explanation: Hping, NMAP & Google Dorks are tools and techniques for reconnaissance. Nexpose is a tool for scanning the network for vulnerabilities.
9. There are ______ subtypes of reconnaissance.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Explanation: Reconnaissance can be done in two different ways. 1st, Active Reconnaissance which involves interacting with the target user or system directly in order to gain information; 2nd, Passive Reconnaissance, where information gathering from target user is done indirectly without interacting with the target user or system.
10. Which of the following is an example of active reconnaissance?
a) Searching public records
b) Telephone calls as a help desk or fake customer care person
c) Looking for the target’s details in the database
d) Searching the target’s details in paper files
Explanation: As active reconnaissance is all about interacting with target victim directly, hence telephonic calls as a legitimate customer care person or help desk person, the attacker can get more information about the target user.