Command-line Utilities Online Quiz
curl
Which of the following answers refers to a command-line tool used to download or upload data to a server via any of the supported protocols, such as FTP, HTTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, or LDAP?
netcat
Which of the following answers refers to a network debugging and exploration tool that can read and write data across TCP or UDP connections?
sn1per
Which of the following answers refers to an advanced network exploration and penetration testing tool integrating functionalities from multiple other tools, such as ping, whois, or nmap?
netstat -r
Which of the following command-line commands in MS Windows are used to display the contents of a routing table?
route print
Which of the following command-line commands in MS Windows are used to display the contents of a routing table?
nmap
Which of the following command-line tools is used for discovering hosts and services on a network?
logger
Which of the following commands enables adding messages to the /var/log/syslog file in Linux?
tail
Which of the following commands in Linux displays the last part (by default its 10 last lines) of a file?
Memdump
Which of the following forensic utilities enables the extraction of RAM contents?
tcpdump
Which of the following is a Command-Line Interface (CLI) packet-capturing tool used in Unix-like operating systems?
Tcpreplay
Which of the following tools enables sending custom packets that can be used to evaluate the security of a network device?
scanless
Which of the following tools hides attacker's identity by utilizing a proxy for port scanning?
theHarvester
Which of the following tools is used for gathering OSINT?
dnsenum
Which of the following tools would be best suited for gathering information about a domain?
journalctl
Which of the following answers refers to a Linux utility for querying and displaying logs that are stored in binary form?
grep
A Linux command-line command that enables searching files for lines containing a match to a given text pattern is called:
traceroute
A Linux command-line utility for displaying intermediary points (routers) the IPv4 packet is passed through on its way to another network node is known as:
dd
A Linux command-line utility that can be used in the forensic process for creating and copying image files is called:
ping
A command-line utility used for checking the reachability of a remote network host is known as:
tracert
A network command-line utility in MS Windows that tracks and displays the route taken by IPv4 packets on their way to another host is called:
Windows Powershell
A type of extended command-line shell and a scripting language designed to simplify administrative tasks in Microsoft Windows is known as:
Displaying active TCP/IP connections
Netstat is a command-line utility used for:
Displaying network protocol statistics
Netstat is a command-line utility used for:
hping
Which of the following answers refers to a command-line tool used for security auditing and testing of firewalls and networks?
Tcpreplay
Which of the following answers refers to a Command-Line Interface (CLI) packet-crafting tool?
cat
A Linux command that allows to create, view, and concatenate files is called:
head
A Linux command that allows to display the beginning of a file (by default its first 10 lines) is known as:
netstat -r
A Linux command-line command for displaying routing table contents is called:
ifconfig
The Linux command-line utility for network interface configuration is called:
IP to MAC
The arp command can be used to perform what kind of resolution?
Changes file/directory access permissions
What is the function of the Linux chmod command?
ipconfig
What is the name of a Windows command-line utility that can be used to display TCP/IP configuration settings?
pathping
Which network command-line utility in MS Windows combines the features of ping and tracert?
dig
Which of the following answers refer to network administration command-line utilities used for DNS queries?
nslookup
Which of the following answers refer to network administration command-line utilities used for DNS queries?
