csi-604 information secuirty pastpaper mcqs and answers

 

1. Q1: In which of the following, a person is constantly followed/chased by another person or group of several peoples?

   • Answer: Stalking

2. Q2: Which of the following is considered as the unsolicited commercial email?

   • Answer: Spam

3. Q3: _____ is a type of software designed to help the user's computer detect viruses and avoid them.

   • Answer: Antivirus

4. Q4: Which one of the following is a type of antivirus program?

   • Answer: All of the above (Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky)

5. Q5: It can be a software program or a hardware device that filters all data packets coming through the internet, a network, etc. It is known as the  

   • Answer: Firewall

6. Q6: Which of the following refers to the violation of the principle if a computer is no more accessible?

   • Answer: Availability

7. Q7: To protect the computer from a virus, one must keep _____ on in the computer system.

   • Answer: Antivirus

8. Q8: In CIA, C stands for:

   • Answer: Confidentiality

9. Q9: In CIA, I stands for:

   • Answer: Integrity

10. Q10: In CIA, A stands for:

• Answer: Availability

11. Q11: Symmetric encryption uses _____ key(s):

• Answer: One

12. Q12: A-Symmetric encryption uses _____ key(s):

• Answer: Two

13. Q13: Encryption algorithm is used to transform plaintext into:

• Answer: Cipher Text

14. Q14: Which one of the following is also referred to as malicious software?

• Answer: Malware

15. Q15: The encryption techniques are primarily used for improving the:

• Answer: Security

16. Q16: SSL stands for:

• Answer: Secure Socket Layer

17. Q17: ECC stands for:

• Answer: Elliptic Curve Cryptography

18. Q18: SAAS stands for:

• Answer: Software as a Service

19. Q19: PAAS stands for:

• Answer: Platform as a Service

• Q1: Which of the following is defined as an attempt to steal, spy, damage, or destroy computer systems, networks, or their associated information?

  • Answer: Cyber-attack  

• Q2: Which of the following is not a cybercrime?

  • Answer: Malware

• Q3: Which of the following is a type of cyber-attack?

  • Answer: All of the above (Phishing, SQL Injections, Password Attack)

• Q4: Which of the following is defined as an attempt to harm, damage, or cause a threat to a system or network?

  • Answer: Cyber Attack

• Q5: Which of the following online service's privacy cannot be protected using Tor?

  • Answer: Browsing data

• Q6: Which of the following is the least strong security encryption standard?

  • Answer: WEP

• Q7: Which of the following can diminish the chance of data leakage?

  • Answer: Cryptography

• Q8: A malicious hacker can gain access illegally to a system if the system is not properly tested in the scanning and gaining access phase.

  • Answer: True

• Q9: In which phase, the hackers install backdoors so that his/her ownership with the victim's system can be retained later?

  • Answer: Maintaining Access

• Q10: Which of the following is the tool used for this purpose?

• Answer: Nmap
11. Q11: The scrambled message produced as output is:
• Answer: Cipher Text
12. Q12: The most important symmetric algorithm, all of which are block ciphers, are the DES, triple DES, and the:
• Answer: AES
13. Q13: On average, _____ of all possible keys must be tried in order to achieve success with a brute-force attack.
• Answer: Half
14. Q14: The purpose of a hash function is to produce a "fingerprint" of a:
• Answer: File, message, or block of data
15. Q15: SHA is a:
• Answer: Hash function
16. Q16: What data should be subject to a data classification scheme?
• Answer: All data
17. Q17: The original message or data that is fed into the algorithm is:
• Answer: Plain Text
18. Q18: The decryption algorithm is the encryption algorithm run in inverse.
• Answer: True
19. Q19: Transmitted data stored locally are referred to as:
• Answer: Data at rest
20. Q20: Digital signatures and key management are the two most important applications of:
• Answer: Public Key