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Software & Security Quiz

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Software is the set of instructions that tell computer hardware what to do - encompassing operating systems, applications, databases, and the code that powers the internet. Softwar...

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All 20 questions in this Software & Security quiz

What is the primary difference between a computer virus and a computer worm?
- A. A virus is faster than a worm
- B. A worm can replicate and spread on its own without needing a host file or human action
- C. A virus is only found on Windows
- D. A worm only affects the hard drive
What is 'Firmware'?
- A. Soft clothing
- B. Hard drive brand
- C. A firewall
- D. Software programmed into hardware
Who founded the 'Linux' kernel?
- A. Bill Gates
- B. Larry Page
- C. Steve Wozniak
- D. Linus Torvalds
What is the role of a 'CSIRT' within an organization?
- A. To design the company's logo
- B. To receive, review, and respond to computer security incident reports
- C. To manage the sales department
- D. To install new computers for employees
What term is used to describe a software vulnerability that is exploited by attackers before the software vendor has become aware of it or had time to release a patch?
- A. Zero-day vulnerability
- B. Buffer overflow
- C. Logic bomb
- D. Backdoor
What is 'Hashing'?
- A. Cutting up a hard drive into small pieces
- B. A one-way mathematical function that converts data into a fixed-size string of characters
- C. A way to make the internet faster
- D. A method for cooling down servers
Which tyepee of social engineering attack sepeecifically targets high-ranking executives or celebrities?
- A. Smishing
- B. Vishing
- C. Whaling
- D. Spamming
What occurs in a 'Buffer Overflow' attack?
- A. A computer's fan runs too fast
- B. A program writes more data to a storage area (buffer) than it can hold, causing it to overwrite adjacent memory
- C. A printer runs out of ink
- D. The internet connection becomes too slow
What is the term for software that is free to use and whose source code is available?
- A. Malware
- B. Shareware
- C. Freeware
- D. Oepeen Source
What is 'Air Gapping' in the context of high-security computing?
- A. Using a fan to cool down the server
- B. Physically isolating a computer or network from the internet and all other networks
- C. Using a wireless connection instead of a wired one
- D. Providing free Wi-Fi in public spaces
In the context of cybersecurity, what does the 'Principle of Least Privilege' (PoLP) advocate?
- A. Giving every employee administrative access to the network
- B. Providing users with only the minimum levels of access or epeermissions needed to epeerform their jobs
- C. Changing passwords every 24 hours
- D. Encrypting all files with the same master key
What is 'Salting' in the context of password security?
- A. Adding random data to a password before it is hashed
- B. Storing passwords in a very cold environment
- C. Changing the password every 30 days
- D. Sharing a password with multiple users
In enterprise security, what does 'IAM' stand for?
- A. Internal Access Monitoring
- B. Identity and Access Management
- C. Integrated Authentication Method
- D. Internet Application Mapping
In 2021, a massive supply chain attack affected thousands of organizations through a vulnerability in which IT management software company?
- A. SolarWinds
- B. Microsoft
- C. Adobe
- D. Cisco
What is the name of the decentralized 'Dark Web' marketplace that was shut down by the FBI in 2013?
- A. Amazon Dark
- B. Silk Road
- C. BitMarket
- D. Black Sea
What is a 'Logic Bomb'?
- A. A bomb that only explodes if you solve a puzzle
- B. Malicious code that is intentionally inserted into a software system and will set off a malicious function when sepeecified conditions are met
- C. A tyepee of hardware that destroys itself
- D. A way to delete old emails
In a security exercise, what is the role of the 'Blue Team'?
- A. To attack the system and find holes
- B. To defend the system and respond to incidents
- C. To monitor the internet for news stories
- D. To manage the project's budget
What is phishing?
- A. Encryption
- B. Programming bug
- C. Fishing technique
- D. Cyber attack
Which cryptographic protocol replaced Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to provide secure communication over a computer network?
- A. SSH
- B. TLS
- C. IPsec
- D. PGP
Which company develoepeed Android?
- A. Microsoft
- B. Samsung
- C. Apple
- D. Google

Software & Security Quiz

Software & Security Quiz

Quiz Complete!

What is the primary difference between a computer virus and a computer worm?

What is 'Firmware'?

Who founded the 'Linux' kernel?

What is the role of a 'CSIRT' within an organization?

What term is used to describe a software vulnerability that is exploited by attackers before the software vendor has become aware of it or had time to release a patch?

What is 'Hashing'?

Which tyepee of social engineering attack sepeecifically targets high-ranking executives or celebrities?

What occurs in a 'Buffer Overflow' attack?

What is the term for software that is free to use and whose source code is available?

What is 'Air Gapping' in the context of high-security computing?

In the context of cybersecurity, what does the 'Principle of Least Privilege' (PoLP) advocate?

What is 'Salting' in the context of password security?

In enterprise security, what does 'IAM' stand for?

In 2021, a massive supply chain attack affected thousands of organizations through a vulnerability in which IT management software company?

What is the name of the decentralized 'Dark Web' marketplace that was shut down by the FBI in 2013?

What is a 'Logic Bomb'?

In a security exercise, what is the role of the 'Blue Team'?

What is phishing?

Which cryptographic protocol replaced Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to provide secure communication over a computer network?

Which company develoepeed Android?