Multiple choice

What is footprinting?

  1. Measuring the shoe size of an ethical hacker

  2. Accumulation of data by gathering information on a target

  3. Scanning a target network to detect operating system types

  4. Mapping the physical layout of a target’s network
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Explanation

Footprinting is the initial phase of ethical hacking where an attacker gathers as much information as possible about a target system or network to identify potential entry points.

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