Module 7 Quiz

Question 1

Using the following Perl code, how many times will "This is easy..." be displayed onscreen?
for ($count=1; $count <= 5; $count++)
{
print "This is easy…";
}

5, none, 6, or 4?

Answer 1

5

Question 2

Which of the following tags enables an HTML programmer to create a loop?

Answer 2

HTML doesn’t have a looping function or tag.

Question 3

Perl and C are the most widely used programming languages among security professionals. True or False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A missing parenthesis or brace might cause a C compiler to return which of the following?

Answer 4

Syntax error

Question 5

Which of the following is the Win32 API function for verifying the file system on a Windows computer?

Answer 5

FsType()

Question 6

Which of the following C statements has the highest risk of creating an infinite loop?

Answer 6

for (;;)

Question 7

Which of the following HTML tags is used to create a hyperlink to a remote Web site?

Answer 7

<a></a>

Question 8

HTML files must be compiled before users can see the resulting Web pages. True or False?

Answer 8

False

Question 9

A C program must contain which of the following?

Answer 9

A main() function

Question 10

To add comments to a Perl script, you use which of the following symbols?

Answer 10

#

Question 11

An algorithm is defined as which of the following?

Answer 11

A set of instructions for solving a specific problem

Question 12

Before writing a program, many programmers outline it first by using which of the following?

Answer 12

Pseudocode

Question 13

In object-oriented programming, classes are defined as the structures that hold data and functions. True or False?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What is the result of running the following C program?
main()
{
int a = 2; if (a = 1)
printf("I made a mistake!");
else
printf("I did it correctly!");
}

Answer 14

“I made a mistake!”

Question 15

In C, which looping function performs an action first and then tests to see whether the action should continue to occur?

Answer 15

do loop

Question 16

Which of the following is the act of performing a task over and over?

Answer 16

Looping

Question 17

Which of the following statements in the C programming language is used to load libraries that hold the commands and functions used in your program?

Answer 17

include

Question 18

The print command for Perl is almost identical to the print command used in which of the following programming languages?

Answer 18

C

Question 19

Security professionals often need to examine Web pages and recognize when something looks suspicious. True or False

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Carelessly reviewing your program’s code might result in having which of the following in your program code?

Answer 20

Bug

Question 21

In the C programming language, which variable type holds the value of a single letter?

Answer 21

Char

Question 22

Which of the following special characters is used with the printf() function in the C programming language to indicate a new line?

Answer 22

\n

Question 23

In HTML, each tag has a matching closing tag that is written with which of the following characters?

Answer 23

Forward slash /

Question 24

You must always add “//” at the end of comment text when using C language. True or False

Answer 24

False

Question 25

Which of the following logical operators in the C programming language is evaluated as true if both sides of the operator are true?

Answer 25

&&

Question 26

Which of the following mathematical operators in the C programming language increments the unary value by 1?

Answer 26

++

Question 27

In a Perl program, to go from one function to another, you simply call the function by entering which of the following in your source code?

Answer 27

name

Question 28

UNIX was first written in assembly language. However, it was soon rewritten in what programming language?

Answer 28

C

Question 29

In the C programming language, which of the following show where a block of code begins and ends?

Answer 29

Braces {

Question 30

In the C programming language, which statement tells the compiler to keep doing what is in the brackets over and over and over?

Answer 30

for(;;)

Question 31

If you want to know what the Perl print command does, you can use which of the following commands?

Answer 31

perldoc -f print

Question 32

In object-oriented programming, a function contained in a class is called which of the following?

Answer 32

member function

Question 33

Which of the following takes you from one area of a program (a function) to another area?

Answer 33

Branching

Question 34

Which of the following is a markup language rather than a programming language?

Answer 34

HTML

Question 35

Which of the following logical operators in the C programming language is used to compare the equality of two variables?

Answer 35

==

Question 36

You can use the syntax /* and */ to accomplish what function when working with large portions of text?

Answer 36

comment

Question 37

Which of the following is a backdoor initiated from inside the target's network that makes it possible to take control of the target even when it's behind a firewall?

Answer 37

reverse shell

Question 38

In the Perl programming language, which of the following keywords is used in front of function names?

Answer 38

sub

Question 39

Which of the following is a mini-program within a main program that carries out a task?

Answer 39

function

Question 40

Bugs are worse than syntax errors because a program can run successfully with a bug, but the output might be incorrect or inconsistent. True or False

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Most programming languages have a way to branch, loop, and test.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

In object-oriented programming, which of the following are structures that hold pieces of data and functions?

Answer 42

classes

Question 43

In the Perl programming language, variables begin with which of the following characters?

Answer 43

$

Question 44

In the Perl programming language, comment lines begin with the which of the following character(s)?

Answer 44

#

Question 45

When a compiler finds errors, it usually indicates what they are so you can correct the code and compile the program again. True or False

Answer 45

True