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This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cyber Security knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
______________ are difficult to identify as they keep on changing their type and signature. |
A. | Non-resident virus |
B. | Boot Sector Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» D. Multipartite Virus | |
2. |
______________ infects the executables as well as the boot sectors. |
A. | Non-resident virus |
B. | Boot Sector Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Direct Action Virus is also known as ___________ |
A. | Non-resident virus |
B. | Boot Sector Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» B. Boot Sector Virus | |
4. |
________________ gets installed & stays hidden in your computer’s memory. It stays involved to the specific type of files which it infects. |
A. | Boot Sector Virus |
B. | Direct Action Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» C. Polymorphic Virus | |
5. |
In mid-1981, the 1st virus for Apple computers with the name _________ came into existence. |
A. | Apple I |
B. | Apple II |
C. | Apple III |
D. | Apple Virus |
Answer» C. Apple III | |
6. |
DIRECT_ACTION_VIRUS_IS_ALSO_KNOWN_AS____________?$ |
A. | Non-resident virus |
B. | Boot Sector Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» B. Boot Sector Virus | |
7. |
______________ are difficult to identify as they keep on changing their type and signature.$ |
A. | Non-resident virus |
B. | Boot Sector Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» D. Multipartite Virus | |
8. |
______________ infects the executables as well as the boot sectors.$ |
A. | Non-resident virus |
B. | Boot Sector Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Which of the below-mentioned reasons do not satisfy the reason why people create a computer virus? |
A. | Research purpose |
B. | Pranks |
C. | Identity theft |
D. | Protection |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
_____________ is also known as cavity virus. |
A. | Non-resident virus |
B. | Overwrite Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Space-filler Virus |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
____________ deletes all the files that it infects. |
A. | Non-resident virus |
B. | Overwrite Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» C. Polymorphic Virus | |
12. |
________________ gets installed & stays hidden in your computer’s memory. It stays involved to the specific type of files which it infects?# |
A. | Boot Sector Virus |
B. | Direct Action Virus |
C. | Polymorphic Virus |
D. | Multipartite Virus |
Answer» C. Polymorphic Virus | |
13. |
_______________ infects the master boot record and it is challenging and a complex task to remove this virus. |
A. | Boot Sector Virus |
B. | Polymorphic |
C. | Multipartite |
D. | Trojans |
Answer» B. Polymorphic | |
14. |
The virus hides itself from getting detected by ______ different ways. |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» C. 4 | |
15. |
In mid-1981, the 1st virus for Apple computers with the name _________ came into existence. |
A. | Apple I |
B. | Apple II |
C. | Apple III |
D. | Apple Virus |
Answer» C. Apple III | |
16. |
In which year Apple II virus came into existence? |
A. | 1979 |
B. | 1980 |
C. | 1981 |
D. | 1982 |
Answer» D. 1982 | |
17. |
Which of them is not an ideal way of spreading the virus? |
A. | Infected website |
B. | Emails |
C. | Official Antivirus CDs |
D. | USBs |
Answer» D. USBs | |
18. |
A computer ________ is a malicious code which self-replicates by copying itself to other programs. |
A. | program |
B. | virus |
C. | application |
D. | worm |
Answer» C. application | |
19. |
Which of the following is not a type of virus? |
A. | Boot sector |
B. | Polymorphic |
C. | Multipartite |
D. | Trojans |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
There are _________ types of computer virus. |
A. | 5 |
B. | 7 |
C. | 10 |
D. | 12 |
Answer» D. 12 | |