CertNexus ITS-110 Exam - Topic 1 Question 10 Discussion

Actual exam question for CertNexus's ITS-110 exam

Question #: 10
Topic #: 1

Which of the following tools or techniques is used by software developers to maintain code, but also used by hackers to maintain control of a compromised system?

ADisassembler

BBackdoor

CDebugger

DStack pointer

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Suggested Answer: A

by Teri at Feb 04, 2023, 12:20 PM

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Eric

9 months ago

Stack pointers don’t really fit this context.

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Dona

9 months ago

Wait, hackers use debuggers too? That’s surprising!

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Trina

9 months ago

A disassembler is more for analysis, not control.

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Lashandra

10 months ago

I agree, backdoors are used by both sides.

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Margarita

10 months ago

Definitely B, backdoors are a common tactic.

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Lavonda

10 months ago

"Stack pointer" sounds too technical and specific to memory management. I doubt it's the right choice here.

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Billi

10 months ago

I feel like "Disassembler" could be a trick option. It’s used for analyzing code, but I’m not sure if it fits the question.

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Gary

10 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember practicing with debuggers. They seem more for fixing code than for maintaining control, right?

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Tamar

10 months ago

I think the answer might be "Backdoor" since I've seen it mentioned in both coding and security contexts.

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Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this. I know the smoothing constant determines how much the new data affects the forecast, but I can't remember if a higher or lower value means more weight on the old forecast. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Ezekiel

10 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not entirely sure what the "best" indication would be. I'll have to think through each option carefully and try to determine which one most clearly shows that security is embedded in the organization's decision-making.

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Alpha

10 months ago

I'm a bit unsure about the BOOLEAN type, to be honest. I'll need to review the documentation carefully and think through each option to make the right choices.

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Annice

10 months ago

Prototyping makes the most sense to me. Simulating the final design is exactly what that process is all about.

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Kerrie

1 year ago

Debuggers? Isn't that like using a spoon to eat soup? Seems a bit too obvious for the hackers, don't you think?

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Leah

1 year ago

Backdoors, of course! That's the oldest trick in the book. Though I bet the dLeahlopers would call them 'maintenance access points' or something.

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Gayla

1 year ago

Disassembler? That's a classic hacker tool, no doubt. But I've also used it for reverse engineering my own code. The tools don't make the hacker, I suppose.

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