Daily Beginner Cybersecurity Practice Test – May 8, 2025

Welcome to today’s practice test!

This beginner-level practice test is designed to help you reinforce key cybersecurity concepts on a daily basis.

Use them to test your knowledge, identify areas for improvement, and build daily cybersecurity habits.

 

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#1. Which of the following BEST describes the concept of least privilege?

Users should be given access to all resources necessary to perform any task.

Users should only be given access to the resources necessary to perform their job.

Administrators should have access to all areas of the system at all times.

Only senior management should be able to access critical resources.

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#2. Which of the following attacks relies on tricking users into providing confidential information?

Man-in-the-middle

SQL injection

Phishing

Cross-site scripting (XSS)

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#3. Which of the following security controls is an example of something you have?

Password

Smart card

Retina scan

Fingerprint

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#4. Which protocol is commonly used to securely administer remote devices using a command-line interface?

Telnet

SSH

FTP

HTTP

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#5. Which of the following attacks involves intercepting and potentially altering communication between two parties without their knowledge?

Spoofing

Man-in-the-middle

Replay

Injection

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