Cit 480 Midterm Questions And Answers
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threat - ANSWER✔✔threats are people who are able to take advantage of security
vulnerabilities to attack systems
zero day exploit - ANSWER✔✔an exploit for a vulnerability for which no security
patch currently exists
virus - ANSWER✔✔a computer virus is a type of malware that, when expected,
replicates by inserting copies of itself (possibly modified) into other files
buffer overflow - ANSWER✔✔a buffer overflow occurs when a program accepts
too much input and stores it in a fixed length buffer that is too small, overwriting
the contents of memory after the buffer
common criteria - ANSWER✔✔a currently used international standard for
evaluating the security of systems, with security levels ranging from EAL1 to
EAL7
Linux systems store passwords as SHA512crypt hashes - ANSWER✔✔True
Hashing passwords slows down online password guessing attacks -
ANSWER✔✔False. Hashing slows offline guessing attacks
Salts protect passwords from rainbow tables - ANSWER✔✔True
Windows systems store passwords as MD5 hashes - ANSWER✔✔False. Windows
uses MD4 hashes
In which file does Linux store password hashes? - ANSWER✔✔/etc/shadow
something you know - ANSWER✔✔Passwords, PINS
Something you have - ANSWER✔✔security tokens, such as RSA smartcards
With Verified Solutions 100% Correct
Rated A+
threat - ANSWER✔✔threats are people who are able to take advantage of security
vulnerabilities to attack systems
zero day exploit - ANSWER✔✔an exploit for a vulnerability for which no security
patch currently exists
virus - ANSWER✔✔a computer virus is a type of malware that, when expected,
replicates by inserting copies of itself (possibly modified) into other files
buffer overflow - ANSWER✔✔a buffer overflow occurs when a program accepts
too much input and stores it in a fixed length buffer that is too small, overwriting
the contents of memory after the buffer
common criteria - ANSWER✔✔a currently used international standard for
evaluating the security of systems, with security levels ranging from EAL1 to
EAL7
Linux systems store passwords as SHA512crypt hashes - ANSWER✔✔True
Hashing passwords slows down online password guessing attacks -
ANSWER✔✔False. Hashing slows offline guessing attacks
Salts protect passwords from rainbow tables - ANSWER✔✔True
Windows systems store passwords as MD5 hashes - ANSWER✔✔False. Windows
uses MD4 hashes
In which file does Linux store password hashes? - ANSWER✔✔/etc/shadow
something you know - ANSWER✔✔Passwords, PINS
Something you have - ANSWER✔✔security tokens, such as RSA smartcards
