Engineering C++ - Quiz
  • 1. When is buffer overflow possible to have in your C++ code?
A) When the programs does not return a value
B) When the length of some input data is not correctly checked
C) When the program doesn’t compile
D) When the program generates the wrong output
  • 2. An attacker enters a long string into the date field. The input overwrites parts of the running program and executes commands on the server. What type of attack just took place?
A) Cross Site Scripting Attack
B) Phishing Attack
C) Buffer Overflow Attack
D) SQL Injection Attack
  • 3. In a buffer overflow attack…
A) The program doesn’t return a value
B) The program generates the wrong input
C) The program doesn’t compile
D) The input takes more space than allocated
  • 4. How do you avoid a buffer Overflow?
A) Use PHP script
B) Use functions that take a maximal length
C) Use functions that take a lesser length
D) Use SQL script
  • 5. If you don’t secure your code what can happen?
A) Someone can inject code directly into your system
B) Someone can leave helpful comments
C) Someone can add code to your program
D) Someone can fix your code
  • 6. In a buffer overflow attack, the input takes _____ ______ than allocated for the variable.
A) double numbers
B) int and strings
C) real numbers
D) more space
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct operator to compare two variables?
A) =
B) :=
C) equal
D) ==
  • 8. What is an undeclared variable?
A) A variable that you didn’t declare
B) Source Code
C) A variable that ends with a semicolon
D) Programs do not return a value
  • 9. What is PC-Lint?
A) An Source Code Tool
B) A Static Analysis Tool for C/C++
C) An IDE
D) A C/C++ Compiler
  • 10. When an input is carefully crafted, it lets the attacker do what?
A) Run new choices of his or her choice
B) Run new codes of his or her choice
C) Run commands of his or her choice
D) Run comments of his or her choice
  • 11. Which is another name for buffer overflow?
A) Buffer Overrun
B) Buffer Overdraft
C) Buffer Over the Top
D) Buffer Overkill
  • 12. Buffer overflow can be triggered by what?
A) Memory
B) Outputs
C) Inputs
D) Tags
  • 13. Which is not a type of Loop?
A) Do-While
B) While
C) For
D) If-Else
  • 14. PC-Lint is for what language?
A) Java
B) C#
C) .Net
D) C++
  • 15. A Do While loop is useful for…
A) reversed
B) to loop once
C) multiple choices
D) 1 choice
  • 16. What accounts for most security breaches?
A) SQL Injections
B) Inheritance
C) Virus
D) Buffer Overflow
  • 17. To avoid buffer overflow you should avoid what?
A) vscanf() and stmcat()
B) strcpy() and strcat()
C) stmcpy() and smcatt()
D) spinf() and typdef()
  • 18. Which of these are not types of Buffer Overflow?
A) Buffer Overturn
B) Heap Overflow
C) Format String
D) Stack Overflow
  • 19. What is the only function all C++ programs must contain?
A) start()
B) program()
C) main()
D) system()
  • 20. What punctuation ends most lines of C++ code?
A) :(colon)
B) ;(semi-colon)
C) ‘(single quote)
D) .(dot)
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