PLTW EOC EXAM CYBERSECURITY
Questions and Answers
1.malware
Answer software spread by people through website, email and
messages. o Viruses infect your computer and cause problems
2.worm
Answer unlike a virus, a worm does not need a human to
spread. o It will replicate on its own to infect other
computers
3.backdoor
Answer malicious software that gets passed normally restricted
access.
4.spyware
Answer software that secretly collect information
about you. o Sits on websites or other services such as
emails
5.trojan horse
Answer malicious program disguised as legitimate software
o Users may download it accidentally thinking it was an actual software
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, 6..bat
Answer Batch File -> Open a Batch file script
7..vbs
Answer VPScript (Virtual Basic Script) -> Open VBScript
8..hta
Answer HTML -> Open a Program
9.*
Answer used to find any word or file name.
10.Date modified; today and date modified [date]
Answer used to find files that are modified on that specific date.
11.Kind;=
Answer used to find a file in a specific location.
12.Kind;=folder
Answer used to find a file in any folder.
13.*SEC kind;=folder
Answer used to find SEC in any file name in any folder.
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Questions and Answers
1.malware
Answer software spread by people through website, email and
messages. o Viruses infect your computer and cause problems
2.worm
Answer unlike a virus, a worm does not need a human to
spread. o It will replicate on its own to infect other
computers
3.backdoor
Answer malicious software that gets passed normally restricted
access.
4.spyware
Answer software that secretly collect information
about you. o Sits on websites or other services such as
emails
5.trojan horse
Answer malicious program disguised as legitimate software
o Users may download it accidentally thinking it was an actual software
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12
, 6..bat
Answer Batch File -> Open a Batch file script
7..vbs
Answer VPScript (Virtual Basic Script) -> Open VBScript
8..hta
Answer HTML -> Open a Program
9.*
Answer used to find any word or file name.
10.Date modified; today and date modified [date]
Answer used to find files that are modified on that specific date.
11.Kind;=
Answer used to find a file in a specific location.
12.Kind;=folder
Answer used to find a file in any folder.
13.*SEC kind;=folder
Answer used to find SEC in any file name in any folder.
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