Ethical Hacking Chapter 1-5 Review Questions and Correct Answers
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The U.S. Department of Justice defines a hacker as which of the following? A person who accesses a computer or network without the owner's permission
A penetration tester is which of the following? A security professional who's hired to hack into a network to discover vulnerabilities
A team compo...
Ethical Hacking Chapter 1-5 Review
Questions and Correct Answers
The U.S. Department of Justice defines a hacker as which of the following? ✅A person
who accesses a computer or network without the owner's permission
A penetration tester is which of the following? ✅A security professional who's hired to
hack into a network to discover vulnerabilities
A team composed of people with varied skills who attempt to penetrate a network is
referred to as which of the following? ✅Red team
How can you find out which computer crime laws are applicable in your state?
✅Contact your local law enforcement agencies.
What portion of your ISP contract might affect your ability to conduct a penetration test
over the Internet? ✅Acceptable use policy
If you run a program in New York City that uses network resources to the extent that a
user is denied access to them, what type of law have you violated? ✅Federal
Which federal law prohibits unauthorized access of classified information? ✅Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act, Title 18
Which federal law prohibits intercepting any communication, regardless of how it was
transmitted? ✅Electronic Communication Privacy Act
Which federal law amended Chapter 119 of Title 18, U.S. Code? ✅U.S. Patriot Act,
Sec. 217: Interception of Computer Trespasser Communications
To determine whether scanning is illegal in your area, you should do which of the
following? ✅Refer to state laws.
What organization offers the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification exam? ✅EC-
Council
What organization designates a person as a CISSP? ✅International Information
Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
What organization designates a person as an OPST? ✅ISECOM
, As a security tester, what should you do before installing hacking software on your
computer? ✅Check with local law enforcement agencies.
Which organization issues the Top 20 list of current network vulnerabilities? ✅SANS
Institute
The Netstat command indicates that POP3 is in use on a remote server. Which port is
the remote server most likely using? ✅Port 110
On a Windows computer, what command can you enter to show all open ports being
used? ✅Netstat
Which protocol uses UDP? ✅TFTP
Which protocol offers guaranteed delivery and is connection oriented? ✅TCP
TCP communication could be likened to which of the following? ✅Phone conversation
Which command verifies the existence of a node on a network? ✅Ping
What protocol is used for reporting or informational purposes? ✅ICMP
What port, other than port 110, is used to retrieve e-mail? ✅Port 143
What port does DNS use? ✅Port 53
That command is used to log on to a remote server, computer, or router? ✅Telnet
Which of the following is not a valid octal number? ✅3482
The initial sequence number (ISN) is set at which step of the TCP three-way
handshake? ✅1 and 2
A Ping command initially uses which ICMP type code? ✅Type 8
"Destination Unreachable" is designated by which ICMP type code? ✅Type 3
What's the hexadecimal equivalent of the binary number 1111 1111? ✅FF
What is the main purpose of Malware? ✅Doing harm to a computer system
A computer _____ relies on a host to propagate throughout a network. ✅Virus
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