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application and networking-based attacks
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Question 1

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HTML is a markup language that uses specific ____ embedded in brackets.
Answer
  • a. blocks
  • b. taps
  • c. tags
  • d. marks

Question 2

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The default root directory of the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server is ____.
Answer
  • a. /var/html
  • b. /var/www
  • c. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot
  • d. /etc/var/www

Question 3

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The SQL injection statement ____ finds specific users.
Answer
  • a. whatever’ OR full_name IS ‘%Mia%’
  • b. whatever’ OR full_name LIKE ‘%Mia%’
  • c. whatever’ OR full_name = ‘%Mia%’
  • d. whatever’ OR full_name equals ‘%Mia%’

Question 4

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ARP poisoning is successful because there are few authentication procedures to verify ARP requests and replies.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Web application attacks are considered ____ attacks.
Answer
  • a. client-side
  • b. relationship
  • c. hybrid
  • d. server-side

Question 6

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When TCP/IP was developed, the host table concept was expanded to a hierarchical name system for matching computer names and numbers known as the ____.
Answer
  • a. DNS
  • b. URNS
  • c. HTTP
  • d. NSDB

Question 7

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____ is a language used to view and manipulate data that is stored in a relational database.
Answer
  • a. SQL
  • b. DQL
  • c. ISL
  • d. C

Question 8

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Although traditional network security devices can block traditional network attacks, they cannot always block Web application attacks.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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A client-side attack that results in a user’s computer becoming compromised just by viewing a Web page and not even clicking any content is known as a ____.
Answer
  • a. denial of service
  • b. drive-by-download
  • c. stack underflow
  • d. buffer overflow

Question 10

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____ is for the transport and storage of data, with the focus on what the data is.
Answer
  • a. XML
  • b. SGML
  • c. HTML
  • d. SML

Question 11

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Which of these is NOT a reason why securing server-side web applications is difficult.
Answer
  • a. Although traditional network security devices can block traditional network attacks, they cannot always block web application attacks.
  • b. The processors on clients are smaller than on web servers an thus they are easier to defend.
  • c. Many web application attacks exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities.
  • d. By design dynamic server-side web applications accept user input that can contain malicious code.

Question 12

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Which of these is not an HTTP header attack?
Answer
  • a. Accept-Language
  • b. Referer
  • c. Response splitting
  • d. Content-length

Question 13

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What is another name for a locally share object (LSO)?
Answer
  • a. Flash cookie
  • b. session cookie
  • c. RAM cookie
  • d. secure cookie

Question 14

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Browser plug-ins ____.
Answer
  • a. only function on web servers.
  • b. can be embedded inside a webpage but add-ons cannot.
  • c. have additional functionality to the entire browser.
  • d. have been replaced by browser extensions.

Question 15

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An attacker who manipulates the maximum size of an integer type would be performing what kind of attack?
Answer
  • a. buffer overflow
  • b. real number
  • c. heap size
  • d. integer overflow

Question 16

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What kind of attack is performed by an attacker who takes advantage of the inadvertent and unauthorized access built through three succeeding systems that all trust one another?
Answer
  • a. privilege rights
  • b. heap spray
  • c. transitive
  • d. vertical escalation

Question 17

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Which statement is correct regarding why traditional network security devices cannot be used to block web application attacks?
Answer
  • a. Traditional network security devices ignore the content of HTTP traffic, which is the vehicle of web application attacks.
  • b. Web application attacks use web browsers that cannot be controlled on a local computer.
  • c. Network security devices cannot prevent attacks from web resources.
  • d. The complex nature of TCP/IP allows for too man ping sweeps to be blocked.

Question 18

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What do attackers use buffer overflows to do?
Answer
  • a. erase buffer overflow signature files
  • b. corrupt the kernel so the computer cannot reboot
  • c. point to another area in data memory that contains the attacker's malware code
  • d. place a virus into the kernel

Question 19

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What is unique about a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack compared to other injection attacks?
Answer
  • a. SQL code is used in an XSS attack.
  • b. XSS requires the use of a browser.
  • c. XSS does not attack the web application server to steal or corrupt its information.
  • d. XSS attacks are rarely used anymore compared to other injection attacks.

Question 20

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What is a cookie that was not created by the website being viewed called?
Answer
  • a. first-party cookie
  • b. second-party cookie
  • c. third-party cookie
  • d. fourth-party cookie

Question 21

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What is the basis of an SQL injection attack?
Answer
  • a. to have the SQL server attack client web browsers
  • b. to inject SQL statements through unfiltered user input
  • c. to expose SQL code so that it can be examined
  • d. to link SQL servers into a botnet

Question 22

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Which action cannot be performed through a successful SQL injection attack?
Answer
  • a. reformat the web application server's hard drive
  • b. display a list of customer telephone numbers
  • c. discover the names of different fields in a table
  • d. erase a database table

Question 23

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Which markup language is designed to carry data?
Answer
  • a. ICMP
  • b. HTTP
  • c. HTML
  • d. XML

Question 24

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What type of attack involves an attacker accessing files in directories other than the root directory?
Answer
  • a. SQL injection
  • b. command injection
  • c. XML injection
  • d. directory traversal

Question 25

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Which type of attack modifies the fields that contain the different characteristics of the data that is being transmitted?
Answer
  • a. XML manipulation
  • b. HTML packet
  • c. SQL injection
  • d. HTTP header

Question 26

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What is a session token?
Answer
  • a. XML code used in an XML injection attack
  • b. a random string assigned by a web server
  • c. another name for a third-party cookie
  • d. a unique identifier that includes the user's email address

Question 27

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Which of these is NOT a DoS attack?
Answer
  • a. SYN flood
  • b. ping flood
  • c. smurf
  • d. push flood

Question 28

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What type of attack intercepts legitimate communication and forges a fictitious response to the sender?
Answer
  • a. SIDS
  • b. interceptor
  • c. man-in-the-middle
  • d. SQL intrusion

Question 29

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A replay attack ____.
Answer
  • a. is considered to be a type of DoS attack
  • b. makes a copy of the transmission for use at a later time
  • c. can be prevented by patching the web browser
  • d. replays the attack over and over to flood the server

Question 30

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DNS poisoning ____.
Answer
  • a. floods a DNS server with requestes until it can no longer respond
  • b. is rarely found today due to the use of host tables
  • c. substitutes DNS addresses so that the computer is automatically redirected to another device
  • d. is the same as ARP poisoning
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