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12 - Cracking and Hacking

 1. Cracking means to gain unauthorised access to a computer in order to commit another crime such as destroying information contained in that system.
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  FALSE

  TRUE

 2. Whether the term 'hacking' had an originally positive or negative meaning is disputed.

  TRUE

  FALSE

 3. In most countries, security hacking and cracking without permission are …
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  a smart way to show how clever you are

  civil matters rather than criminal officences

   legal

  criminal offences

 4. Cracking can also mean breaking into software to disable features such as copy protection.

  TRUE

  FALSE

 5. Which of these is a way to reduce the risk of cracking?

  Opening unknown email attachments

  Using an open wifi network

  Shortening your password

  Avoiding common passwords

 6. What is DEF CON?

  A group of retired hackers

  A military hacker group

  A large hacker convention

  A hacker band

 7. An SQL injection is an example of …

  A type of database error

  A quicker way of writing SQL

  A hacker website

  A security exploit

 8. Which movie contains one of the first references to hacking in film and TV?

  Back to the Future (1985)

  Blade Runner (1982)

  Return of the Jedi (1983)

  Tron (1983)

 9. How did the 414 group of hackers gain access to computers in the early 1980s?
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  By special algorithms

  By using common or default passwords

  By stealing passwords

  By brute force methods

 10. The programmer of the Morris Worm in 1988 was the first person …

  to create malware

  to be arrested but found not guilty of a crime under the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

  to create a computer virus

  to be convicted of a crime under the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act


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