Q1. What is Metasploit?

• An antivirus software
• A firewall application
• A penetration testing framework
• A network monitoring tool

Q2. What is the primary purpose of Metasploit?

• To protect networks from cyber attacks
• To analyze network traffic
• To identify and exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems
• To encrypt data transmission

Q3. Who develops and maintains Metasploit?

• Microsoft
• Apple
• Rapid7
• Google

Q4. What programming language is Metasploit primarily written in?

• Java
• C++
• Ruby
• Python

Q5. What is a module in Metasploit?

• A physical device used for network scanning
• A software license key
• A piece of code or script used to perform specific tasks within the Metasploit framework, such as exploiting vulnerabilities or scanning for weaknesses
• A type of network protocol

Q6. What is the purpose of a payload in Metasploit?

• To log network traffic
• To encrypt data transmission
• To deliver malicious code to a target system after successful exploitation
• To perform network analysis

Q7. How do you search for available modules in Metasploit?

• By typing random keywords
• By browsing through the file system
• By using the search command followed by relevant keywords or criteria
• By manually inspecting every module

Q8. What is a Metasploit exploit?

• A tool for encrypting network traffic
• A piece of code used to enhance system security
• A specific attack technique or method used to take advantage of vulnerabilities in target systems
• A software application for managing network configurations

Q9. How do you select and use an exploit in Metasploit?

• By clicking on icons in the user interface
• By typing commands randomly
• By using the use command followed by the name of the exploit module
• By modifying the source code of the exploit module

Q10. What is the purpose of a Metasploit auxiliary module?

• To generate random network traffic
• To provide network analysis reports
• To perform various non-exploitation tasks such as scanning, fingerprinting, and enumeration
• To encrypt data transmission

Q11. What is a Metasploit payload handler used for?

• To generate fake network traffic
• To create encrypted communication channels
• To listen for incoming connections from exploited systems and deliver payloads to them
• To perform network diagnostics

Q12. How do you launch a payload in Metasploit?

• By clicking on buttons in the user interface
• By sending an email with the payload attached
• By using the exploit command followed by the name of the selected exploit module
• By unplugging and re-plugging network cables

Q13. What is the purpose of Metasploit's post-exploitation modules?

• To prevent system crashes
• To optimize network performance
• To gather information, maintain access, and perform additional activities on exploited systems after successful exploitation
• To generate network traffic reports

Q14. How do you use a post-exploitation module in Metasploit?

• By running a system scan
• By typing random commands
• By selecting and executing the desired module using the use and run commands
• By restarting the target system

Q15. What is the Meterpreter in Metasploit?

• A network monitoring tool
• An antivirus software
• An advanced, dynamically extensible payload that runs in memory on exploited systems, providing a wide range of post-exploitation capabilities
• A type of encryption algorithm

Q16. What is Metasploit's Social Engineering Toolkit (SET) used for?

• To secure wireless networks
• To analyze network traffic
• To simulate social engineering attacks and gather information about target individuals or organizations
• To generate random passwords

Q17. What is a Metasploit resource script?

• A script for encrypting data transmission
• A script for optimizing network performance
• A text file containing a series of Metasploit commands and actions, which can be executed in sequence using the resource command
• A script for generating network traffic

Q18. How do you create a Metasploit resource script?

• By manually typing commands into a text editor
• By drawing network diagrams
• By recording actions performed in the Metasploit user interface
• By analyzing network packet captures

Q19. What

is Metasploit's integration with Nmap used for?

• To analyze network traffic
• To encrypt data transmission
• To perform network reconnaissance and scan for open ports, services, and vulnerabilities on target systems before launching exploits
• To create virtual private networks

Q20. How do you update Metasploit's module database?

• By reinstalling the operating system
• By rebooting the computer
• By using the msfupdate command to download and install the latest module updates and additions from the Metasploit community
• By manually editing configuration files