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1
The no-free-lunch theorem in machine learning posits that ___.
AI slop will ultimately decrease the quality of AI training data.
You can’t make AI progress without making progress towards Skynet.
On average, no AI is universally better than another.
With increased performance, the training cost increases exponentially.
2
Android releases are codenamed after what?
Isotopes of Aluminum
Green insect species
Desserts
Scientists
3
The Unicode UTF-8 standard contains which character(s) that ASCII does not?
Emoji
Null
Whitespace
Uppercase characters
4
In the context of Cybersecurity, what does the acronym “CIA” stand for?
Create, Integrate, Attain
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
Central Intelligence Agency
Celery Is Always
5
Which programming language uses the following data structure?
Assembly
Java
Python
C++
6
Engineers in 1947 removed a ___ from their 23 metric ton computer, making “debugging” a standard term.
Beetle
Wasp
Moth
Praying Mantis
7
What device usually connects a local network to the internet?
Router
NIC
WiFi Access Point
Switch
8
Name one reason external images are blocked for emails in your spam folder.
The images always contain DDoS software, which can harm your device.
IRRP (Internet Rick Roll Prevention)
The images typically contain zero-day exploits by APT groups.
Tracking pixels in emails can detect the time and location you open them.
9
In 2024, the ______ state threat actor breached US telecom systems and accessed call records for over 1 million people.
Salt Typhoon
LulzSec
Lazarus Group
Sandworm
10
ACME Inc. is storing hashed passwords for users. How can they mitigate the damage an attacker could do in a data breach?
Switch to the SHA1 hashing algorithm
Add salts
Store the passwords as plaintext
Use a Caesar Cipher
11
Long ago, __ was used to exploit telephone systems vulnerable to certain pitches that enabled free international calls.
Bell Labs Frequency Hijacking
Privilege Escalation
Ransomware
Phreaking
12
Decode the following Caesar cipher: FODSZQUJP. The characters are shifted by 1 to the right.
ENCRYPTED
ENCRYPTIO
EAVESDROP
CESARCIPH
13
A good cryptographic hash function is easily reversible
FALSE
TRUE
14
What does the GPT in ChatGPT stand for?
Gaussian Projection Threader
Generative Pre-trained Transformer
Gestalt Psychology Termination
Generational Prefrontal Tree
15
Who is this?
Steve Jobs
AI Generated
Steve Wozniak
Gerald Ford
16
Generic Company Ltd. uses keycards for access control in its facility. What technology do the cards most likely use?
IPv4
Ethernet
RFID
Rouge Access Point
17
Founded in 2003 and targeting entities ranging from Sony to Iran, its members wear Guy Fawkes masks to make themselves _
Anonymous
Unidentified
Unknown
Incognito
18
Which programming language can sometimes have the following security vulnerability?
PHP
JQuery
SQL
OCaml
19
A nation-state threat actor poses a more serious risk to critical infrastructure than a __, who just uses premade tools.
Script-kiddie
Hacktivist
Organized crime group
Insider threat
20
Which programming language outputs data in the following way?
C++
Python
Assembly
Java
21
Jeff sends you a Word finance report and asks you to disable macros for it to work. What do you do?
Update your antivirus, and then open the file
Examine the macro code before opening the file
Open the document on your co-worker’s computer
Follow your organization’s policy
22
Convert the following octal to decimal: 27
25
22
23
24
23
What computer interface is the user interacting with?
Registry/File Explorer
Control Panel/Lucky Charms Serial
Recovery/Reinstallation
BIOS/UEFI
24
Which linux command moves the file “foo.txt” into the directory “bar”?
sudo rm -rf /*
mv bar foo.txt
mv foo.txt bar/
move foo bar
25
Following the U2 Incident, the USA displayed the Soviet “__” to the UN security council as proof of reciprocal espionage
Infrared microphone
The Thing
Laser microphone
Theremin
26
Who is this?
Satoshi Nakamoto
AI Generated
John Conway
Tibor Radó
27
Rank the following from slowest to fastest when used to train an AI.
GPU, CPU, TPU
CPU, GPU, TPU
TPU, GPU, CPU
TPU, CPU, GPU
28
In 2021, the DarkSide group attacked this oil pipeline with ransomware, leading to fuel shortages in several US states.
Trans-Saharan gas pipeline
Colonial Pipeline
Keystone Pipeline
Eastern Gas Pipeline
29
Who is this?
Mildred Dresselhaus
AI Generated
Ada Lovelace
Marie Curie
30
Which programming language can manipulate registers in the following manner?
C++
Assembly
Java
Python
31
What is it called when a large language model produces false information?
AI Hallucination
AI jailbreaking
Misaligned output
Fake News
32
Repeatedly giving an AI the same prompt but with minor tweaks to produce a better output is called ___.
Input regularization
Non-linear activation function
Prompt engineering
Selective attention improvement
33
With the help of a codebook, the British were able to decipher what German message that helped lead the US into WWI?
Classified Letter #1283
Zimmermann Telegram
Zinoviev letter
Carrington Event Telegram
34
Who is this?
AI Generated
Bjarne Stroustrup
Guido van Rossum
Gordon Moore
35
Which quantum algorithm for factoring large numbers could threaten encryption one day?
CFOP Algorithm
Depth First Search Algorithm
Binary Search Algorithm
Shor’s Algorithm
36
Who is this?
Srinivasa Ramanujan
George Boole
Al-Khwarizmi
AI Generated
37
What is the “scp” command in linux?
Salvage Crontab Pathways
Secure Copy Protocol
Secure Contain Protect
Sanitize Crimeware Protocol
38
What internet mystery of unknown origin is associated with this logo?
Cicada 3301
Honey bee population decrease
Volkswagen CEO disappearance
Lebron
39
What malicious program shares a name with the following image?
Wooden Horse
Palomino Ransomware
Worm Botnet
Trojan horse
40
Which type of encryption algorithm only requires 1 key?
Symmetric Key Encryption
Elliptic curve cryptography
RSA Encryption
Asymmetric Key Encryption
41
Jeff’s employment was terminated after he sold trade secrets to rival companies. This was a breach of his ____.
Partnership Agreement
Service Contract
Incident Response Plan
Non-Disclosure Agreement
42
Which programming language uses the following input method?
Python
C++
Assembly
Java
