Question Bank for Mid-term
UNIT-1
1.What is an information system?
2.Explain in detail components of information system?
3.Give a brief about types of information system?
4.Explain steps for development of information system?
5.What is information security? Why do we need information security?
6.Explain CIA.
7.What is Cyber Security? Why do we need Cyber Security?
8.Differentiate IS and CS.
9.Give a difference between Data and Information?
10.What is information assurance and what is the goal of IA?
11.Explain the risk control cycle for Cyber security.
12.Define information assurance.
13.What is ERP?
14.What is authentication and non-repudiation?
UNIT-2
1. What does vulnerability mean? Provide some examples of different types of vulnerabilities?
2.What tool is used for network vulnerability scanning? Explain.
3. Explain the following
a) XSS
b) CSRF
c)Zero-day vulnerabilities
d)Hping tool
e) Ephemeral ports
f) Network reconnaissance
g) IP Address
h) MAC Address
i) DNS
j) Ports
4. Explain banner grabbing and give examples?
5.Explain different types of probes?
6.What is difference between Vulnerability Scanning vs Penetration Testing?
7. What is the purpose of Netcat?
8. What is TCP/IP model explained with diagram?
9. What is Nmap and what are its uses?
10.Describe the functionalities of open-source network sniffers Wireshark.
11.What is the difference between vulnerability scanning and vulnerability assessment?
12.What is an unpatched operating system and application?
13.Define the port redirection tool which forwards traffic between TCP ports only.
14.What are the modes of operation offered by Ettercap?
15.Define Netcat.
16.Explain the various types of attacks with examples and how to prevent these?
17.Classifications of vulnerabilities.
18.Explain false negative and false positive.
19.Difference between risk, threat, vulnerabilities.
20.Explain DOS & DDOS Attack.
21.Abbreviate and identify port numbers for following:
a) ICMP
b) HTTP
c) HTTPS
d) SSH
e) FTP
f) SMTP
22. Which command is associated with service version detection in Nmap?
Unit-3
1.What is a firewall and write its importance.
2.Describe the different types of firewalls.
3.Differentiate between packet filters and firewalls, outlining their respective functionalities.