Computer Knowledge · General Awareness
Information Security
4,634 Questions
Information security involves protecting computer systems and data from unauthorized access, cyber threats, and damage. It is a core part of the computer knowledge section in various banking and government exams. Practicing these concepts helps in understanding digital signatures, network security, and access control effectively.
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Information Security Questions
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Access control list
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Access control
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Input validation control
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Output reconciliation control
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Virtual machine technology
B
Correct answer
Explanation
This security technique applied on the database provides guarantee that only those who are authorised to access the data can do so.
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Folding
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Quadratic Probing
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Chaining
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Open addressing
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Folding is a hash function method that divides the key into equal-sized parts and combines them (usually by addition or XOR) to create a hash value. Quadratic probing, chaining, and open addressing are collision resolution techniques, not hash functions.
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Shrink wrapping
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Firewall
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Email security
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None of these
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User logins
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Passwords
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Computer keys
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Access-control software
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None of these
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biometric identification
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characteristic identification
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characteristic security
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fingerprint security
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logistics
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It is used to transmit useful information about the system to others.
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It may contain information like username and password.
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It may contain information like email addresses.
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It may contain information like server configuration.
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It may contain information about bank account.
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This stage signifies gathering information, as much as possible, about the target.
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This stage is used to take the information gathered in recon and actively apply tools and techniques.
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This stage is used by the hackers who attempt to construct backdoors or access pathways, so that they have a way back into the system.
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In this stage, a true attack is applied against the targets that are identified in scanning stage.
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In this stage, the hacker attempts to hide or conceal his success and avoid detection.
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This stage signifies gathering information, as much as possible, about the target.
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This stage is used to take the information gathered in recon and actively apply tools and techniques.
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In this stage, a true attack is applied against the targets that are identified in scanning stage.
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This stage is used by the hackers who attempt to construct backdoors or access pathways, so that they have a way back into the system.
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In this stage, the hacker attempts to hide or conceal his success and avoid detection.
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These are unknown to the legitimate owner.
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These are used to send spams.
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These may create denial-of-service attack.
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These make the system slow.
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These contain user specific information.
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It is self-replicating.
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It has no population growth.
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It contains user specific information.
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It is used in internet advertising.
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It can not make software pirating.
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It blocks the virus to the computer.
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It can not block or unblock any request itself.
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It can detect the viruses that are already present in the system.
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It uses a security log for the process.
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It uses troubleshooting tool.
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It causes a fake web page.
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It can be used to get the password of the victims.
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It might bypass logins.
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The attacker copies the source code to spread such attack.
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It is created due to uploading of the webpage to any free web hosting sites.
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Accessing the secret data
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By passing the logins
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Modifying the contents of website
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Displaying repeated error messages
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Shutting down the my SQL server
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It has batch files of all related instructions.
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The operating system can not access such batch files.
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These files are used in windows.
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One can open and modify such batch files.
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The batch files make the work load much easier.
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Social Engineering
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Port Scanning
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Brute Force Attack
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Keylogger
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Guessing a answer for the security question