Ethical Hacking Chapter 1-4 Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
The ____ model is based upon old Western genre films, wherein the "good guys" always
wore white hats and the "bad guys" always wore black hats. - ANSWER White Hat/Black
Hat
"____" hackers are testimony that the good and evil dichotomy is NOT a very good fit to
the real
world. - ANSWER Gray Hat
____ hackers have limited computer and programming skills, and rely on toolkits to
conduct their
attacks. - ANSWER Novice
____ hackers act as mentors to new hackers. They write scripts and tools that others
use. - ANSWER Coders
The profession of ____ is emerging from a chaotic set of conflicting ethics from both the
hobbyist and student communities and those on the information technology career
track. - ANSWER network security
Computer ____________________ is the term for illegally hacking into a computer system
without the permission of the system's owner. - ANSWER Cracking
____________________ are the principles of conduct that govern individuals, groups, and
professions. - ANSWER Ethics
The first password hacks were a response to the ___________________________________,
developed in the early 1960s and first loaded on an IBM mainframe at MIT. - ANSWER
, Compatible Time Sharing System (CTSS) Compatible Time Sharing System
CTSS
In the 1970s, phone phreaks, a new sort of hacker, appeared. They used various
methods, collectively called ____________________, to access telephone networks to
make free calls from payphones. - ANSWER Phreaking
A(n) ____________________ is a security professional who applies his or her hacking skills
for defensive purposes. - ANSWER Ethical Hacker
T/F:
Hacking requires that the practitioner be intimately familiar with the techniques of the
perpetrator or opponent. - ANSWER True
T/F:
The reading and techniques used by both ethical and malicious hackers are identical. -
ANSWER True
T/F:
Making money is a rare motive among all classes of hacker. - ANSWER False
T/F:
Viruses are indiscriminate in their damaging effects, but only expert hackers can set
one loose. - ANSWER False
T/F:
The security of data supplied to organisations or held on personal computers is
paramount. - ANSWER True
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The ____ model is based upon old Western genre films, wherein the "good guys" always
wore white hats and the "bad guys" always wore black hats. - ANSWER White Hat/Black
Hat
"____" hackers are testimony that the good and evil dichotomy is NOT a very good fit to
the real
world. - ANSWER Gray Hat
____ hackers have limited computer and programming skills, and rely on toolkits to
conduct their
attacks. - ANSWER Novice
____ hackers act as mentors to new hackers. They write scripts and tools that others
use. - ANSWER Coders
The profession of ____ is emerging from a chaotic set of conflicting ethics from both the
hobbyist and student communities and those on the information technology career
track. - ANSWER network security
Computer ____________________ is the term for illegally hacking into a computer system
without the permission of the system's owner. - ANSWER Cracking
____________________ are the principles of conduct that govern individuals, groups, and
professions. - ANSWER Ethics
The first password hacks were a response to the ___________________________________,
developed in the early 1960s and first loaded on an IBM mainframe at MIT. - ANSWER
, Compatible Time Sharing System (CTSS) Compatible Time Sharing System
CTSS
In the 1970s, phone phreaks, a new sort of hacker, appeared. They used various
methods, collectively called ____________________, to access telephone networks to
make free calls from payphones. - ANSWER Phreaking
A(n) ____________________ is a security professional who applies his or her hacking skills
for defensive purposes. - ANSWER Ethical Hacker
T/F:
Hacking requires that the practitioner be intimately familiar with the techniques of the
perpetrator or opponent. - ANSWER True
T/F:
The reading and techniques used by both ethical and malicious hackers are identical. -
ANSWER True
T/F:
Making money is a rare motive among all classes of hacker. - ANSWER False
T/F:
Viruses are indiscriminate in their damaging effects, but only expert hackers can set
one loose. - ANSWER False
T/F:
The security of data supplied to organisations or held on personal computers is
paramount. - ANSWER True
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