Tuesday 4 April 2017

MCQ on Computer Security

1. In computer security, ……………………. means that computer system assets can be modified only by authorized parities.
A) Confidentiality
B) Integrity
C) Availability
D) Authenticity

2. In computer security, …………………….. means that the information in a computer system only be accessible for reading by authorized parities.
A) Confidentiality
B) Integrity
C) Availability
D) Authenticity


3. The type of threats on the security of a computer system or network are ……………………..
i) Interruption                   ii) Interception                  iii) Modification
iv) Creation                         v) Fabrication
A) i, ii, iii and iv only
B) ii, iii, iv and v only
C) i, ii, iii and v only
D) All i, ii, iii, iv and v



4. Which of the following is independent malicious program that need not any host program?
A) Trap doors
B) Trojan horse
C) Virus
D) Worm

5. The ……….. is code that recognizes some special sequence of input or is triggered by being run from a certain user ID of by unlikely sequence of events.
A) Trap doors
B) Trojan horse
C) Logic Bomb
D) Virus

6. The …………….. is code embedded in some legitimate program that is set to “explode” when certain conditions are met.
A) Trap doors
B) Trojan horse
C) Logic Bomb
D) Virus

7. Which of the following malicious program do not replicate automatically?
A) Trojan Horse
B) Virus
C) Worm
D) Zombie

8. …………… programs can be used to accomplish functions indirectly that an unauthorized user could not accomplish directly.
A) Zombie
B) Worm
C) Trojan Horses
D) Logic Bomb

9. State whether true of false.
i) A worm mails a copy of itself to other systems.
ii) A worm executes a copy of itself on another system.
A) True, False
B) False, True
C) True, True
D) False, False

10. A ………….. is a program that can infect other programs by modifying them, the modification includes a copy of the virus program, which can go on to infect other programs.
A) Worm
B) Virus
C) Zombie
D) Trap doors

11. …………….. are used in denial of service attacks, typically against targeted web sites.
A) Worm
B) Zombie
C) Virus
D) Trojan horse

12. Select the correct order for the different phases of virus execution.
i) Propagation phase                      ii) Dormant phase
iii) Execution phase                         iv) Triggering phase
A) i, ii, iii, and iv
B) i, iii, ii and iv
C) ii, i, iv an iii
D) ii, iii, iv and i


13. A ………………… attaches itself to executable files and replicates, when the infected program is executed, by finding other executable files to infect.
A) Stealth virus
B) Polymorphic Virus
C) Parasitic Virus
D) Macro Virus



14. …………………….. is a form of virus explicitly designed to hide itself from detection by antivirus software.
A) Stealth virus
B) Polymorphic Virus
C) Parasitic Virus
D) Macro Virus

15. A …………………….. creates copies during replication that are functionally equivalent but have distinctly different bit patterns.
A) Boot Sector Virus
B) Polymorphic Virus
C) Parasitic Virus
D) Macro Virus

16. A portion of the Polymorphic virus, generally called a …………………….. , creates, a random encryption, key to encrypt the remainder of the virus.
A) mutual engine
B) mutation engine    
C) multiple engine
D) polymorphic engine

17. State whether the following statement is true.
i) A macro virus is platform independent.
ii) Macro viruses infect documents, not executable portions of code.
A) i-only
B) ii-only
C) Both i and ii
D) Non i and ii

18. The type(s) of auto executing macros, in Microsoft word is/are
A) Auto execute
B) Auto macro
C) Command macro
D) All of the above

19. In …………….., the virus places an identical copy of itself into other programs or into certain system areas on the disk.
A) Dormant phase
B) Propagation phase
C) Triggering phase
D) Execution phase

20. A ……………… is a program that secretly takes over another Internet-attached computer and then uses that computer to launch attacks.
A) Worm
B) Zombie
C) Virus
D) Trap doors

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