Test: Test: Security Aspects - 2 - CUET Humanities MCQ

A firewall is a software or hardware-based network security system that controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on applied rule set. A firewall establishes a barrier between a trusted, secure internal network and another network (e.g. the Internet) that is not assumed to be secure and trusted.

Some viruses infect the boot sector of the hard disk, so when the machine is booted, the virus gets to run.

In computing, a Trojan horse, or Trojan, is any malicious computer program which misleads users of its true intent.

Malware, short for malicious software, is an umbrella term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software, including computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, scareware, and other malicious programs.

Keystroke logging, often referred to as keylogging or Keyboard Capturing, is the action of recording the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a covert manner so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that his actions are being monitored. A virtual keyboard is a software component that allows a user to enter characters. A virtual keyboard can usually be operated with multiple input devices, which may include a touchscreen, an actual computer keyboard and a computer mouse. Hence, Virtual Key Board are used.

Measles is not a computer virus, so it cannot be removed by an antivirus.Distractor- The student might choose the Melissa as the correct answer because he may think that Melissa is a human virus and it does not need any antivirus.

HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is an application-layer protocol for transmitting hypermedia documents, such as HTML.

A firewall prevents from unauthorised access and controls incoming/outgoing network traffic based on a set of rules.

All of the above statements are correct about exploitation of Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.

A security professional best describes a white hat hacker. A white hat hacker or ethical hacker is an individual who uses hacking skills to identify security vulnerabilities in hardware, software or networks.