D322 Introduction to IT - Set 4 - Part 3

Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.

Question 41: Which security practice involves regularly updating software to protect against known vulnerabilities?

Patching

Data encryption

Data masking

Data backup

Question 42: What is the primary function of an ETL process in data management?

Encrypting sensitive data

Extracting, transforming, and loading data into a database

Backing up data for disaster recovery

Deleting outdated or irrelevant data

Question 43: Which of the following describes an interpreted language?

The entire program is translated before execution

Each line of code is translated and executed one at a time

It runs faster than compiled languages

It does not require a runtime environment

Question 44: Which of the following is considered a vulnerability in network security?

Strong encryption

Open ports

Two-factor authentication

Encrypted backups

Question 45: Which type of database model organizes data in tables with rows and columns, where each record is uniquely identified by a key?

Flat file

Relational

Hierarchical

Object-oriented

Question 46: What does the acronym FTP stand for in networking?

File Transmission Protocol

File Transfer Protocol

Fast Transfer Process

File Traffic Processing

Question 47: Which type of attack involves injecting malicious code into an application through user input fields, often targeting databases?

Denial-of-service attack

SQL injection

Phishing attack

Buffer overflow

Question 48: Which data type refers to numbers that can contain decimals?

Integer

Boolean

String

Floating-point

Question 49: What is the main purpose of a database management system (DBMS)?

To store large datasets across multiple systems

To provide a framework for creating applications

To manage and control access to databases

To compile programs into machine code

Question 50: Which cybersecurity attack involves eavesdropping on a network to capture unencrypted data in transit?

Phishing attack

Packet sniffing

SQL injection

Man-in-the-middle attack

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