- Description
CYB 100 Wk 3 – Practice: Knowledge Check
- Question 1
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Ransomware is a class of
Malware
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Trojan
Hacking
Spoofing
- Question 2
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A file virus does not attack the following file types:
.doc
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.exe
.com
.dll
- Question 3
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A denial-of-service (DoS) attack using multiple machines to carry out the attack is called
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)
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A sweeper
Ransomware
A smurf attack
- Question 4
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Trojan horse programs, memory-scrapers, and spyware are examples of
Malware
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Ransomware
Adware
Computer worms
- Question 5
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Packet switching describes the method of how which of the following transits networks?
Images
Information
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User identification
Passwords
- Question 6
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A brute force attack is a form of one of the following:
Denial of Service Attack
Password Cracking
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Log Management
System Monitoring
- Question 7
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The logical network layer of cyberspace includes which of the following components?
- Incorrect:
Computers
Firmware
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People
Digital identity
- Question 8
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If a new virus is created that has not yet been identified, it is called which of the following?
Zombie
Unidentified Virus
Brute-Force
Zero-Day
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- Question 9
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This term describes any software that harms a computer and deletes data:
Social Engineering
Malware
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TCP
Botnet
- Question 10
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A virus is an example of which type of cyber threat?
Network security
Physical security
Logical security
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Personal security