Ethical Hacking Chapter 5 Exam
Security testers and hackers use _________ to identify running services on a host and
discover the accompanying vulnerabilities. - ANSWER Port scanning
What is the most commonly used port-scanning tool? - ANSWER Nmap
For detailed Nmap information and examples of the syntax to use in Linux, what might
you type? - ANSWER man nmap
To see a quick listing of Nmap options from within a Linux shell, which of the following
would you run? -ANSWER Type nmap -h.
Which of the following Nmap commands run a SYN scan against a host with the IP
address 193.145.85.210? (Choose all that apply.) -ANSWER nmap -sS 193.145.85.210
nmap -v 193.145.85.210
Which of the following flags are set on a packet sent with the command nmap -sX
193.145.85.202? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER FINPSHURG
Which of the following Nmap commands tests for an open SSH port on any computer in
the 192.168.1.0 network? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER nmap -v 192.168.1.0-254 -p
22nmap -v 192.168.1.0/24 -p 22
What packet does a closed port respond to when it receives a packet with the SYN flag
set? - ANSWER RST
Which type of scan is frequently used to get past a firewall or packet-filtering device? -
ANSWER ACK scan
Security testers and hackers use _________ to identify running services on a host and
discover the accompanying vulnerabilities. - ANSWER Port scanning
What is the most commonly used port-scanning tool? - ANSWER Nmap
For detailed Nmap information and examples of the syntax to use in Linux, what might
you type? - ANSWER man nmap
To see a quick listing of Nmap options from within a Linux shell, which of the following
would you run? -ANSWER Type nmap -h.
Which of the following Nmap commands run a SYN scan against a host with the IP
address 193.145.85.210? (Choose all that apply.) -ANSWER nmap -sS 193.145.85.210
nmap -v 193.145.85.210
Which of the following flags are set on a packet sent with the command nmap -sX
193.145.85.202? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER FINPSHURG
Which of the following Nmap commands tests for an open SSH port on any computer in
the 192.168.1.0 network? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER nmap -v 192.168.1.0-254 -p
22nmap -v 192.168.1.0/24 -p 22
What packet does a closed port respond to when it receives a packet with the SYN flag
set? - ANSWER RST
Which type of scan is frequently used to get past a firewall or packet-filtering device? -
ANSWER ACK scan
