Basic Ethical Hacking MCQ

1. _____ is a protocol for securely accessing a remote computer.

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2. With ____, you can have your desktop computer or laptop start in both windows and linux.

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3. Hackers use __________ to execute arbitrary scripts through the web browser.

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4. Hackers can gain access to computer systems through the use of ____.

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5. Which of the following programming languages are commonly associated with Buffer overflows?

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6. In relation to Wireshark filters, which of the following operators is/are equivalent to the equal function?

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7. Which of the following are the advantages of using the symmetric cryptography algorithms?

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8. ln ethical hacking, which Of the following information is gathered during the enumeration phase?

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9. Identify the features of session hijacking.

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10. Which of the following operating systems are affected by the Stacheldraht tool for denial-of—service attacks?

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11. Which two of the following are the features of symmetric encryption algorithm, Blowf‌ish?

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12. Which of the following are the correct syntaxes for using ping command on Windows?

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13. Which of the following is an asymmetric encryption algorithm, which is of a variable length, is a one-way hash function and is a modification of MD5?

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14. While using the BackTrack tool with Linux, which of the following commands can be used for renaming a text file from oIdExample.txt to newExample.txt?

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15.

Which of the following protocols send clear information and can be easy targets for sniff‌ing?

i) HTTP

ii) NNTP

iii) FTP

iv) IMAP

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16. Which of the following is the correct syntax of the command that can be used to test whether or not a target FTP server is vulnerable to the FTP bounce attack?

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17. Which of the following is the correct syntax of the command that can be used for performing a sneaky scan and for analyzing its behavior in Wireshark?

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18. Which of the following network scanning processes involves the use of an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) message?

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19. Which of the following is the syntax of Hydra for brute-forcing a service with the username set to "administrator"?

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20. While using Medusa for brute force attack, which of the following parameters is used for "Service to attack"?

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21. Which of the following echo requests is used by a Fraggle attack?

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22. During which of the following types of scanning, carefully crafted messages or packets are sent to a target computer by using wellsknown port numbers that are less than or equal to 1024?

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23. While creating a PDF document with launch action, which of the following parameters is used for defining the type of application that should run?

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24. In which ofthe following application-level attacks, SQL queries are crafted by an attacker for corrupting a database?

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25. Which of the following is the correct syntax of the command for creating an ACK packet using HPING3 and sending it to port 80 on a victim?

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26. During which of the following DOS attacks, custom-crafted fragmented packets, having offset values that overlap during the attempted rebuild. are sent by an attacker?

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27. While scanning source ports using the nmap command, which of the following parameters is used for helping a user in specifying a source port?

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28. In which ofthe following types of attacks, cipher text is compared against the pro-computed hashes for f‌inding the match?

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29.

The amitis tool, which is used for creating Trojans, opens which of the following ports for giving a hacker complete control over a victim's computer?

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30. While performing a check for open ports via three-way handshake in port scanning, which of the following TCP f‌lags is used for instructing the sending system to immediately send all buffered data?

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31. Which of the following Linux directories is used for containing references (represented as f‌iles with special properties) to all the CPU peripheral hardware?

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32. Which of the following is the correct syntax of the HpingZ command that can be used for scanning a vulnerable host for the zombie scan?

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33. While creating a backdoor with the SET tool, which Of the following commands can be used for interacting with the shell after the session has been opened?

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34.

Which malware performs the following activities?

 Displays pop-ups and nag screens.

Changes the start page of a browser.

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35. Which type of malware has the following characteristics?

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36. Which of the following options is a program that is used for automating an action in such a way that the action can be repeatedly performed at a much higher rate and for a longer period than a human Operator could perform?

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37.

Choose True or False.

Sniffing can be done in both ways, i.e. from command line utility and graphic user interface (GUI).

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38.

Which of the following are sniffing tools?

i) Wireshark

ii) Cain and Abel

iii) Dsniff

iv) Ettercap

v) Tcpdump

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39. While using the Trojan detection tool, netstat, which of the following commands is used for detecting open ports?

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40. Which of the following Linux directories contains programs for use by the system and system administrator?

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41. In order to prevent Trojan attacks, which ofthe following tools should be used for real-time tracking of port usage?

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42. Which of the following Linux commands is used for showing local or remote established connections?

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43. For specifying a maximum transmission unit {MTU), which of the following is the correct nmap command that will generate a 32 byte packet?

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44. Which of the following operating systems are vulnerable to distributed denial-of—service (DDOS) attacks?

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45. Which of the following options indicates a special Linux permission, which makes a file unchangeable?

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46.

During fingerprinting, which Of the following elements are analyzed for determining the operating system?

i)Don‘t fragment bit

ii)Window size

iii)Time-to-live on the outbound packet

iv)Type of service

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47. While testing for weak authentication during fingerprinting MYSOL, which of the following commands is used for logging in to the MYSQL server and manipulating things after the credentials have been cracked?

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48. Which of the following ports is used for HTTPS traff‌ic, which is secured by SSL?

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49. Which of the following lPSec mechanisms is used for providing methods for the purpose of authenticating information as well as for encrypting the data?

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50. Proxies operate at which of the following layers of the Open System Interconnection model?

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51. While using the BackTrack tool with Linux. which of the following commands is used for changing the password of the Linux box?

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52. In relation to ethical hacking, which of the following statements is correct about botnet?

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53. Which of the following protocols is used by the BOCK tool that is used for exploiting covert channels?

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54. What is the hexadecimal value of the NOP instruction that is applied to an Intel processor?

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55. Which of the following wardriving tools is a network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system used on Linux?

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56. Which of the following options represents the process of exploiting holes in a poorly-configured software?

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57. Which of the following Linux commands is used for displaying the information of logged on users and their activities?

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58. During which ofthe following attacks, an attacker has the plaintext and ciphertext of one or more messages and this information is used for determining the key in use?

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59.

Which of the following options are the effects Of a DOS attack?

i)Resource unavailability.

ii)lncreased spam e-mail.

iii)lncreased ads and pop-ups.

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60.

Identify the type of denial-of—service (DOS) attack from the following statement

This attack queues up the packets that have bad source IP; uses memory and resources; and eventually hangs, reboots or crashes the system

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61.

Which of the following options is a Linux/Unix sniff‌ing tool that is designed for graphically displaying a system's incoming and outgoing connections?

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62.

Using Nmap, which Of the following is the correct syntax for performing a ping to a remote Windows or Linux Operating system?

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63. In relation to f‌ingerprinting, which of the following is the correct syntax of the command, which is used for identifying the operating system that is serving a website and all the opened ports associated with the domain name? (Assume the domain name as abcExample.com.)

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64. While using the Netcat tool, which of the following commands is used for setting up a listener?

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65. While using the BackTrack tool with Linux, which of the following commands can be used for displaying the contents of the password.txt file?

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66. Which of the following is/are the possible way(s) to manipulate programs through which a technical user may exploit stack-based overflows?

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67. During which of the following attacks, a custom wordlist containing a list of all possible username and password combinations is used?

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68. Which of the following frameworks is simpler and more eff‌icient for creating and manipulating PDF frameworks?

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69. In relation to the nmap command in OS f‌ingerprinting, which of the following options can be used for performing both OS and service version detection?

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70.

While using the Netcap tool, which of the following commands is used for performing port scanning?

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71.

Which of the following commands is used for performing a Xmas tree scan with Nmap?

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72. In relation to f‌ingerprinting, which of the following is the correct syntax ofthe nmap command, which is used for checking whether or not port 443 is Open? (Assume the domain name as abcExample.com.)

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73. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts stops working during a Trojan infection?

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74. Which of the following commands can be used for creating a firewall rule in iptable, which will result the blocking of ICMP ECHO requests from the outside sources and will disable ping sweeps on a network?

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75. In relation to switched network sniff‌ing, which of the following options is represented by a switchport?

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76. In relation to ethical hacking. which of the following options refers to a method. which is used for determining the type of operating system running on a remote computer?

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77.

Which of the following is the syntax of ping sweep using Nmap for ICMP scanning?

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78.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about stealth scan or half-Open scan?

i) With stealth scan, the chances of triggering the detection mechanism are high.

ii) Stealth scan is less reliable as compared to full-Open scan.

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79. Which of the given types of viruses has the following characteristics?

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