Informatics Practices
…………… is an attempt where a hacker tries to divert network traffic to a bogus site.
- Phishing scams
- Spoofing
- Eavesdropping
- Pharming attack
Computing Safety & Ethics
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Answer
Pharming attack
Reason — Pharming attack is an attempt where a hacker tries to divert network traffic to a bogus site without our knowledge or consent.
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Which of the following is/are source of spreading viruses from one computer to another ?
- Infected data
- Infected programs
- All of these
…………… are the attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you through an original looking site and URL.
- Phishing scams
- Spoofing
- Eavesdropping
- Pharming
A research student is expected to write a thesis on a topic. The student browses Internet for the topic and luckily finds it on the Internet. He copies and submits the entire thesis as his own research work. Which of the following activities appropriately categorises the act of the writer ?
- Spamming
- Phishing
- Plagiarism
- Trojan
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OSS stands for _________.