Cybersecurity Prologue Interview Question-Answer
Cyber Security Interview Question- – 1
Cyber Security Interview Question- – 3
Q.1 Which of the following can be considered as the elements of cyber security?
A. Application Security
B. Operational Security
C. Network Security
D. All of the above
Ans : All of the above
Q.2 Which of the following is the hacking approach where cyber-criminals design fake websites or pages for tricking or gaining additional traffic?
A. Pharming
B. Website-Duplication
C. Mimicking
D. Spamming
Ans : Pharming
Q.3 Which of the following are famous and common cyber-attacks used by hackers to infiltrate the user’s system?
A. DDos and Derive-by Downloads
B. Malware & Malvertising
C. Phishing and Password attacks
D. All of the above
Ans : All of the above
Q.4 Which of the following is not a type of peer-to-peer cyber-crime?
A. MiTM
B. Injecting Trojans to a target victim
C. Credit card details leak in the deep web
D. Phishing
Ans : Credit card details leak in the deep web
Q.5 Which one of the following is also referred to as malicious software?
A. Maliciousware
B. Badware
C. Ilegalware
D. Malware
Ans : Malware
Q.6 A cyber-criminal or penetration tester uses the additional data that stores certain special instructions in the memory for activities to break the system in which of the following attack?
A. Clickjacking
B. Buffer-overflow
C. Phishing
D. MiTM
Ans : Buffer-overflow
Q.7 Hackers usually used the computer virus for ______ purpose.
A. To log, monitor each and every user’s stroke
B. To gain access the sensitive information like user’s Id and Passwords
C. To corrupt the user’s data stored in the computer system
D. All of the above
Ans : All of the above
Q.8 Which of the following do Cyber attackers commonly target for fetching IP address of a target or victim user?
A. ip tracker
B. emails
C. websites
D. web pages
Ans : websites
Q.9 In Wi-Fi Security, which of the following protocol is more used?
A. ABCD
B. WPA2
C. WPS
D. Both A and C
Ans : WPA2
Q.10 Which of the following is defined as an attempt to harm, damage or cause threat to a system or network?
A. Digital crime
B. Threats
C. System hijacking
D. Cyber Attack
Ans : Cyber Attack
Q.11 The term “TCP/IP” stands for_____.
A. Transmission Contribution protocol/ internet protocol
B. Transmission Control Protocol/ internet protocol
C. Transaction Control protocol/ internet protocol
D. Transmission Control Protocol/ internet protocol
Ans : Transmission Control Protocol/ internet protocol
Q.12 The response time and transit time is used to measure the ____________ of a network.
A. Longevity
B. Performance
C. Security
D. Reliability
Ans : Performance
Q.13 They are nefarious hackers, and their main motive is to gain financial profit by doing cyber crimes. Who are “they” referred to here?
A. White Hat Hackers
B. Black Hat Hackers
C. Hactivists
D. Gray Hat Hackers
Ans : Black Hat Hackers
Q.14 IT security in any firm or organization is maintained and handled by _________.
A. IT Security Engineer
B. Software Security Specialist
C. Security Auditor
D. CEO of the organization
Ans : IT Security Engineer
Q.15 Which of the following factor of the network gets hugely impacted when the number of users exceeds the network’s limit?
A. Performance
B. Longevity
C. Security
D. Reliability
Ans : Longevity
Q.16 Where did the term “hacker” originate?
A. MIT
B. New York University
C. Bell’s Lab
D. Harvard University
Ans : MIT
Q.17 In the computer networks, the encryption techniques are primarily used for improving the ________.
A. Security
B. Reliability
C. Longevity
D. Performance
Ans : Security
Q.18 What is the existence of weakness in a system or network is known as?
A. Vulnerability
B. Exploit
C. Attack
D. Threat
Ans : Vulnerability
Q.19 Which of the following is an internet scam done by cyber-criminals where the user is convinced digitally to provide confidential information.
A. MiTM attack
B. Phishing attack
C. Website attack
D. DoS attack
Ans : Phishing attack
Q.20 Which of the following statements is correct about the firewall?
A. It is a device installed at the boundary of a company to prevent unauthorized physical access.
B. It is a device installed at the boundary of an incorporate to protect it against the unauthorized access
C. It is a kind of wall built to prevent files form damaging the corporate.
D. None of the above
Ans : It is a device installed at the boundary of an incorporate to protect it against the unauthorized access
Q.21 When was the first computer virus created?
A. 1970
B. 1971
C. 1972
D. 1969
Ans : 1971
Q.22 Which of the following is not a step followed by cyber-criminals in data breaching?
A. Exfiltration
B. Research and info-gathering
C. Fixing the bugs
D. Attack the system
Ans : Fixing the bugs
Q.23 Which of the following is considered as the world’s first antivirus program?
A. Creeper
B. Reaper
C. Tinkered
D. Ray Tomlinson
Ans : Reaper
Q.24 Which of the following online service’s privacy cannot be protected using Tor?
A. Browsing data
B. Instant messaging
C. Login using ID
D. Relay chats
Ans : Login using ID
Q.25 Which one of the following principles of cyber security refers that the security mechanism must be as small and simple as possible?
A. Open-Design
B. Economy of the Mechanism
C. Least privilege
D. Fail-safe Defaults
Ans : Economy of the Mechanism
Q.26 Which of the following term refers to a group of hackers who are both white and black hat?
A. Yellow Hat hackers
B. Grey Hat hackers
C. Red Hat Hackers
D. White-Black Hat Hackers
Ans : Grey Hat hackers
Q.27 Which of the following principle of cyber security restricts how privileges are initiated whenever any object or subject is created?
A. Fail-safe Defaults
B. Open-Design
C. None of the above
D. Least privilege
Ans : Fail-safe Defaults
Q.28 Which of the following is not an email-related hacking tool?
A. Mail Password
B. Email Finder Pro
C. Mail PassView
D. Sendinc
Ans : Sendinc
Q.29 Suppose an employee demands the root access to a UNIX system, where you are the administrator; that right or access should not be given to the employee unless that employee has work that requires certain rights, privileges. It can be considered as a perfect example of which principle of cyber security?
A. Least privileges
B. Open Design
C. Separation of Privileges
D. Both A & C
Ans : Least privileges
Q.30 Which of the following DDoS in mobile systems wait for the owner to trigger the cyber
A. programs
B. virus
C. botnets
D. worms
Ans : botnets
Cybersecurity Prologue Interview Question-Answer
