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Computer Forensics Part 1

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Computer Forensics - Unit-1

1
Computer forensics also known as?
Adigital forensic science
Bcomputer crime
Ccomputer forensic science
Dcomputer forensics investigations
Correct Answer computer forensic science
2
Which one option is not a type of cybercrime?
AData theft
BForgery
CDamage to data and systems
DInstalling antivirus for protection
Correct Answer Installing antivirus for protection
3
CCFP stands for?
ACyber Certified Forensics Professional
BCertified Cyber Forensics Professional
CCertified Cyber Forensics Program
DCertified Cyber Forensics Product
Correct Answer Certified Cyber Forensics Professional
4
______________ involves the preservation, identification, extraction, and documentation of computer evidence stored as data or magnetically encoded information.
ADigital Forensics
BLive Data Collection
CIncident Response Methodology
DForensic Duplication
Correct Answer Digital Forensics
5
_______________ recording the system time and date.
Als
Bdate and time
Crdate
Dw
Correct Answer date and time
6
How many c's in computer forensics?
A1
B2
C3
D4
Correct Answer 3
7
You are supposed to maintain three types of records. Which answer is not a record?
AChain of custody
BDocumentation of the crime scene
CSearching the crime scene
DDocument your actions
Correct Answer Searching the crime scene
8
The first computer virus is ——–
AVirus Bomb
BBlaster
CSasser
DCreeper
Correct Answer Creeper
9
_______________data that is stored in memory, or exists in transit, that will be lost when the computer loses power or is turned off.
AVolatile
BNon Volatile
CBoth
DNone of the above
Correct Answer Volatile
10
Expand DoS Attacks __________________________
ADenial of Service
BDisk operating System
CDuplication of Service
DNone of the above
Correct Answer Denial of Service
11
What category of software is designed to cause detriment to your computer?
ASystem software
BNetwork snakes
CMalware
DBugs
Correct Answer Malware
12
Rules of Digital Forensic β€œAn examination should never be performed on the original media.” Is true of false? ________________________
Atrue
Bfalse
Cboth
DNone of the above
Correct Answer true
13
Expand CSIRT____________________________________
AComputer Security Incident Request Team
BComputer Security Incident Response Team
CCyber Security Incident Response Team
DNone of the above
Correct Answer Computer Security Incident Response Team
14
Which of the following describes malicious computer programs such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses?
ASoftware piracy
BMalware
CLarceny
DArson
Correct Answer Malware
15
Choose the process model whose goal is to completely describe the flow of information in a digital investigation.
AThe Physical Model
BThe Staircase Model
CThe Evidence Flow Model
DThe Subphase Model
Correct Answer The Evidence Flow Model
16
Write any two components of Incident Response Methodology ___________ and _____________
APreparation, Identification
BContainment, Eradication
CRecovery, Lessons learned
DAny of the above
Correct Answer Any of the above
17
After An Incident Responder Identifies That A Security Incident Is In Progress, What Is The Next Step In The Incident Response Process?
APreparation
BRecovery
CEradication
DContainment
Correct Answer Containment
18
Which of the following are not the Types of Cybercrimes?
ADenial-of-Service Attacks
BMonkey Attacks
CCyber Pornography
DSoftware Piracy
Correct Answer Monkey Attacks
19
Which of the following have the capability of spreading itself? It doesn’t require the host and human support to sprea
AVirus
BTrojan
CWorm
DBug
Correct Answer Worm
20
Minimizing the number of incidents is a function of which of the following?
AIncident response testing
BForensic analysis
CRisk management
DSecurity investments
Correct Answer Risk management
21
Which of the following attack types best describes a targeted attack that successfully obstructs functionality?
ASpam attack
BMalware attack
CDDoS attack
DKiller attack
Correct Answer DDoS attack
22
Which of the following belong to Categories of Cybercrimes
ACybercrimes against People
BCybercrimes against Property
CCybercrimes against Government
DAll the above
Correct Answer All the above
23
What is the command use to indentify the running processes
Anbtstart
Bps
Cnetstat
Dquery user
Correct Answer ps
24
Which tool is not a Qualified Forensic Duplicate of a Hard Drive
ASafeBack
BEnCase
CFTK Imager
DNone of the above
Correct Answer None of the above
25
How Many Rules in Digital forensic
A12
B19
C10
D6
Correct Answer 6
26
In Computer intrusions the attacker will be leave multiple traces of their presence in:
AFile System
BRegistry
CSystem Logs
DAll of the Above
Correct Answer All of the Above
27
What is an grey hat hacker
ABlack Hat Hacker
BWhite Hat Hacker
CCombination of White and black hat hackers
DNone
Correct Answer Combination of White and black hat hackers
28
To crack the password you need cracking tool such as:
ALC4
BJohn The Ripper
Cpwdump
DAll of the above
Correct Answer All of the above
29
Which of the following belong to Categories of Cybercrimes?
ACybercrimes against People
BCybercrimes against Property
CCybercrimes against Government
DAll the above
Correct Answer All the above
30
___________ is a crime committed when someone uses the internet and other technologies to harass or stalk another person online
ACyber Bullying
BCyber stalking
CIdentity Theft
DNone
Correct Answer Cyber stalking
31
Volatile data resides in ?
Aregistries
Bcache
CRAM
DAll of the above
Correct Answer All of the above
32
The term cybercrime refers to _________________________________
AAny criminal activity carried out over the internet
BAny criminal activity carried out over computer
CAny criminal activity carried out without the internet
DAny criminal activity carried out over computer with the internet
Correct Answer Any criminal activity carried out over computer with the internet
33
The virus does not have the capability of spreading itself. It requires the host and human support to sprea.” Is true of false”? ________________
Atrue
Bfalse
Cboth
DNone of the above
Correct Answer true
34
Which of the following techniques are used during computer forensics investigations?
ACross-drive analysis
BLive analysis
CDeleted files
DAll of the above
Correct Answer All of the above
35
Which one of the following is used for encrypted data transfer?
Anetstat
Bcryptcat
Cmd5sum
Dnetcat
Correct Answer cryptcat
36
Which command is used to record all users who currently logged on
Anbtstart
BPsLoggedOn
Cnetstat
Dquery user
Correct Answer PsLoggedOn
37
Which command used to list the open ports
Anbtstart
BFport
Cnetstat
Drasusers
Correct Answer netstat
38
Choose the command that shows all Registry data in real time on a Windows computer.
APsReg
BRegMon
CRegExplorer
DRegHandle
Correct Answer RegMon
39
Choose the term which describes Digital forensics.
AScience of collecting and analyzing evidence
Bprocess of Chasing the criminal
CProcess of punishing the culprit
Dpreservation filtering and organization of evidence
Correct Answer Science of collecting and analyzing evidence
40
Which tool is used for analysis of forensic image?
AFTK Imager
BFlawfinder
CNessus
DOpenstego
Correct Answer FTK Imager
41
Which of the following is not a Forensic Image Formats?
AComplete Disk Image
BPartition Image
COEM Image
DLogical Image
Correct Answer OEM Image
42
____________is a broad phrase that encompasses a wide range of cyber attacks such as Trojans, viruses, and worms
AMalware
BComputer Crime
CPhishing
DNone
Correct Answer Malware
43
What is the command used to display command history taken during initial response
Anbtstart
Bdoskey
Cnetstat
Dquery user
Correct Answer doskey
44
Digital Evidence in the form of the:
AOffice File
BE-mail Messages
CEither A or B
DBoth A and B
Correct Answer Both A and B
45
________________is the process of dealing with a data breach or cyber attack, including how an organization attempts to control the consequences of such an incident.
ADigital Forensics
BLive Data Collection
CIncident Response Methodology
DForensic Duplication
Correct Answer Incident Response Methodology
46
Computer forensics also is used in civil proceedings.
AYes
BNo
CCan be yes or no
DCannot say
Correct Answer Yes
47
Which of the following techniques are used during computer forensics investigations?
ACross-drive analysis
BLive analysis
CDeleted files
DAll of the above
Correct Answer All of the above
48
Deleted files are a common technique used in computer forensics is the recovery of deleted files.
ATRUE
BFALSE
CCan be true or false
DCannot say
Correct Answer TRUE
49
You are supposed to maintain three types of records. Which answer is not a record?
AChain of custody
BDocumentation of the crime scene
CSearching the crime scene
DDocument your actions
Correct Answer Searching the crime scene
50
Which of the following actions compromise cyber security?
AVulnerability
BAttack
CThreat
DExploit
Correct Answer Threat

Artificial Intelligence - Search Strategies

1
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
AA branch of computer science dealing with hardware
BA field focused on creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human intelligence
CA type of software used for graphic design
DA programming language
Correct Answer A field focused on creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human intelligence
2
An intelligent agent is:
AA robot that can walk
BA system that perceives its environment and takes actions to achieve goals
CA type of database
DA computer virus
Correct Answer A system that perceives its environment and takes actions to achieve goals
3
Problem-solving agents are designed to:
APlay games only
BSolve specific problems by searching for solutions
CManage computer networks
DCreate animations
Correct Answer Solve specific problems by searching for solutions
4
Which of the following is an uninformed search strategy?
AGreedy best-first search
BA* search
CBreadth-first search
DHill-climbing search
Correct Answer Breadth-first search
5
Breadth-first search (BFS) explores:
AThe deepest node first
BThe shallowest node first
CNodes randomly
DNodes based on a heuristic
Correct Answer The shallowest node first
6
Uniform cost search (UCS) is optimal when:
AAll step costs are equal
BAll step costs are non-negative
CThe search space is small
DThe heuristic is admissible
Correct Answer All step costs are non-negative
7
Depth-first search (DFS) explores:
AThe shallowest node first
BThe deepest node first
CNodes based on a heuristic
DNodes randomly
Correct Answer The deepest node first
8
Iterative deepening depth-first search (IDDFS) combines:
ABFS and DFS
BUCS and A* search
CGreedy search and hill-climbing
DSimulated annealing and local search
Correct Answer BFS and DFS
9
Bidirectional search is efficient when:
AThe search space is small
BThe goal state is known
CThe heuristic is inadmissible
DThe step costs are zero
Correct Answer The goal state is known
10
Greedy best-first search uses:
AA heuristic to estimate the cost to the goal
BThe total path cost from the start node
CRandom exploration
DDepth-limited search
Correct Answer A heuristic to estimate the cost to the goal
11
A* search is optimal if the heuristic is:
AInadmissible
BConsistent and admissible
CRandom
DNot used
Correct Answer Consistent and admissible
12
A heuristic function is:
AA function that calculates the exact cost to the goal
BA function that estimates the cost to the goal
CA function that generates random numbers
DA function used only in uninformed search
Correct Answer A function that estimates the cost to the goal
13
Hill-climbing search is a type of:
AUninformed search
BLocal search
CGlobal search
DAdversarial search
Correct Answer Local search
14
Simulated annealing search is inspired by:
ABiological evolution
BThe process of heating and cooling metals
CRandom walks
DDepth-first search
Correct Answer The process of heating and cooling metals
15
Local search in continuous spaces deals with:
ADiscrete states only
BContinuous variables
COnly binary variables
DNone of the above
Correct Answer Continuous variables
16
Which search strategy is complete but not optimal?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CUniform cost search
DA* search
Correct Answer Depth-first search
17
Which search strategy uses a priority queue based on path cost?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CUniform cost search
DGreedy best-first search
Correct Answer Uniform cost search
18
Which search strategy is prone to getting stuck in local maxima?
AHill-climbing search
BA* search
CBreadth-first search
DUniform cost search
Correct Answer Hill-climbing search
19
Which search strategy is guaranteed to find the shortest path in a graph?
ADepth-first search
BBreadth-first search
CGreedy best-first search
DHill-climbing search
Correct Answer Breadth-first search
20
Which search strategy is both complete and optimal?
ADepth-first search
BBreadth-first search
CA* search
DGreedy best-first search
Correct Answer A* search
21
Which of the following is NOT an uninformed search strategy?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CUniform cost search
DGreedy best-first search
Correct Answer Greedy best-first search
22
Which search strategy uses a stack for node exploration?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CUniform cost search
DA* search
Correct Answer Depth-first search
23
Which search strategy uses a queue for node exploration?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CUniform cost search
DGreedy best-first search
Correct Answer Breadth-first search
24
Which search strategy is most likely to get stuck in an infinite loop?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CUniform cost search
DA* search
Correct Answer Depth-first search
25
Which search strategy is best suited for large search spaces with a known goal state?
ABidirectional search
BDepth-first search
CHill-climbing search
DSimulated annealing search
Correct Answer Bidirectional search
26
Which search strategy is inspired by the natural process of metal cooling?
AHill-climbing search
BSimulated annealing search
CA* search
DGreedy best-first search
Correct Answer Simulated annealing search
27
Which search strategy is NOT guaranteed to find a solution?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CHill-climbing search
DUniform cost search
Correct Answer Hill-climbing search
28
Which search strategy uses a heuristic to prioritize nodes?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CGreedy best-first search
DUniform cost search
Correct Answer Greedy best-first search
29
Which search strategy is used to solve optimization problems?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CHill-climbing search
DUniform cost search
Correct Answer Hill-climbing search
30
Which search strategy is both complete and optimal for graphs with non-negative edge costs?
ABreadth-first search
BDepth-first search
CA* search
DGreedy best-first search
Correct Answer A* search

Fill in the Blanks

31 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the field of creating machines that can perform tasks requiring __________ intelligence.
Correct Answer human
32 An intelligent agent perceives its environment through __________ and takes actions to achieve its goals.
Correct Answer sensors
33 Problem-solving agents use __________ to find solutions to specific problems.
Correct Answer search algorithms
34 Breadth-first search (BFS) explores the __________ nodes first.
Correct Answer shallowest
35 Depth-first search (DFS) explores the __________ nodes first.
Correct Answer deepest
36 Uniform cost search (UCS) prioritizes nodes based on __________.
Correct Answer path cost
37 Iterative deepening depth-first search (IDDFS) combines the benefits of __________ and __________.
Correct Answer BFS, DFS
38 Bidirectional search performs two simultaneous searches: one from the start node and one from the __________ node.
Correct Answer goal
39 Greedy best-first search uses a __________ function to estimate the cost to the goal.
Correct Answer heuristic
40 A* search is optimal if the heuristic is __________ and __________.
Correct Answer admissible, consistent
41 A heuristic function provides an __________ of the cost to reach the goal.
Correct Answer estimate
42 Hill-climbing search is a __________ search algorithm that moves toward the highest-valued neighbor.
Correct Answer local
43 Simulated annealing search is inspired by the process of __________ and __________ metals.
Correct Answer heating, cooling
44 Local search in continuous spaces deals with __________ variables.
Correct Answer continuous
45 Breadth-first search is __________ but not always __________.
Correct Answer complete, optimal
46 Depth-first search is not guaranteed to find the __________ path.
Correct Answer shortest
47 Uniform cost search is optimal for graphs with __________ edge costs.
Correct Answer non-negative
48 A* search uses the formula __________ to evaluate nodes.
Correct Answer f(n) = g(n) + h(n)
49 Hill-climbing search can get stuck in __________ maxima.
Correct Answer local
50 Simulated annealing search allows __________ moves to escape local optima.
Correct Answer random
51 Bidirectional search reduces the __________ of the search space.
Correct Answer size
52 Greedy best-first search is not __________ because it does not consider the total path cost.
Correct Answer optimal
53 A heuristic function is __________ if it never overestimates the cost to the goal.
Correct Answer admissible
54 Depth-first search uses a __________ data structure for node exploration.
Correct Answer stack
55 Breadth-first search uses a __________ data structure for node exploration.
Correct Answer queue
56 Iterative deepening depth-first search is a combination of __________ and __________.
Correct Answer BFS, DFS
57 Local search algorithms are useful for solving __________ problems.
Correct Answer optimization
58 Simulated annealing search is a __________ search algorithm.
Correct Answer probabilistic
59 A* search is both __________ and __________ if the heuristic is admissible and consistent.
Correct Answer complete, optimal
60 In continuous spaces, local search algorithms deal with __________ variables instead of discrete states.
Correct Answer continuous
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