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200-201 · Question #101

What does an attacker use to determine which network ports are listening on a potential target device?

The correct answer is B. port scanning. Port scanning is a technique used by attackers to identify which network ports are open and listening on a potential target device. This method involves sending a series of network requests to a range of ports on the target system to discover which ports are accepting…

Submitted by dimitri_ru· Mar 6, 2026Network Intrusion Analysis

Question

What does an attacker use to determine which network ports are listening on a potential target device?

Options

  • Aman-in-the-middle
  • Bport scanning
  • CSQL injection
  • Dping sweep

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    88% (21)
  • C
    4% (1)

Explanation

Port scanning is a technique used by attackers to identify which network ports are open and listening on a potential target device. This method involves sending a series of network requests to a range of ports on the target system to discover which ports are accepting connections.

Topics

#port scanning#reconnaissance#network enumeration

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