Deck 7: Telecommunication and Broadband Communication Penetration Testing

Question 1

A(n) ____ is a hardware device or software running on a computer that monitors the network traffic passing through it and denies or allows traffic based on previously defined rules and configurations.

A) router
B) piconet
C) infrared port
D) firewall

Answer 1

firewall

Question 2

The term ____ refers to software that extends the capabilities of the browser (e.g., the ability to download and display video, hear audio, or play animations).

A) browser plug-in
B) router
C) cookie
D) firewall

Answer 2

browser plug-in

Question 3

The term ____ refers to a technology developed by Microsoft that allows software applets to be reused in various applications.

A) java
B) ActiveX
C) Spyware
D) Service set identifier

Answer 3

ActiveX

Question 4

The term ____ refers to a piece of information sent by a Web site to the browser when the site is accessed.

A) cache
B) buffer
C) cookie
D) browser plug-in

Question 5

The term ____ refers to stealthy computer monitoring software that allows an attacker to secretly record all activities of a targeted user over the network.

A) spyware
B) broadband
C) Bluetooth
D) DSL

Question 6

Monitoring telephone and Internet communications without the knowledge of the target is called ____.

A) wiretapping
B) pairing
C) stack fingerprinting
D) wardriving

Question 7

____ is the act of locating and possibly exploiting connections to wireless local area networks while driving around a geographic location.

A) Wiretapping
B) Wardriving
C) Stack fingerprinting
D) Pairing

Question 8

A(n) ____ is a network tunneled through other networks, dedicated to specific communications.

A) virtual private network
B) storage area network
C) metropolitan area network
D) local area network

Question 9

____ is a security protocol used in many wireless local area networks.

A) SNMP
B) SMTP
C) WEP
D) SSID

Question 10

The term ____ refers to the sequence of characters that is attached to each packet transmitted on a wireless network and identifies that network.

A) parity bit
B) WEP key
C) checksum
D) service set identifier