MANG3778 Ch 5 Test With Solution

MANG3778 Ch 5 Test
With Solution

_______ are used for penetration testing by a business. - ANSWER white hat
hackers

Individuals with information technology skills who break into systems for
malicious purposes such as extortion are termed ____________. a. white hat
hackers

b. trojan attackers

c. none of the other choices

d. script kiddies

e. black hat hackers - ANSWER black hat hackers

A ____________ travels from computer to computer in a network and consumes
resources but does not usually erase data. - ANSWER worm

A programming routine built into a system to bypass system security and
enter the system is called a/an ___________________.

a. none of the other choices

b. firetrap

c. IDS

d. logic bomb

, e. backdoor - ANSWER e. backdoor

A/An ______________ acts as a filter between a private network and external
networks such as the internet.

a. IDS

b. none of the other choices

c. firewall

d. DoS

e. backdoo - ANSWER c. firewall




A ______________ is an attack in which the malicious code waits for a particular
event or time before unleashing its malicious action.

a. None of the other choices

b. Trojan

c. Logic Bomb

d. Backdoor

e. Virus - ANSWER c. logic bomb




A security problem is discovered in the code used in a company. The software
vendor issues a _________________ to fix the problem. - ANSWER security patche




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