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What is the function of a web server?
What is the function of a web server?
- Stores and processes web pages but does not deliver them to clients
- Only delivers web pages to global clients but does not store or process them
- Stores, processes, and delivers web pages to global clients via FTP
- Stores, processes, and delivers web pages to global clients via HTTP (correct)
How does a client initiate a communication process with a web server?
How does a client initiate a communication process with a web server?
- Through FTP requests
- By sending an email to the web server
- By generating a HTTP request (correct)
- By generating a HTTPS request
What does a web server do if it cannot find the requested information?
What does a web server do if it cannot find the requested information?
- It sends a notification to the client's browser
- It redirects the client to another web server
- It ignores the request
- It generates an error message (correct)
What is the role of a web server along with a browser?
What is the role of a web server along with a browser?
What protocol is used for delivering web pages to global clients?
What protocol is used for delivering web pages to global clients?
What other elements associated with web servers are important to understand for preventing attacks?
What other elements associated with web servers are important to understand for preventing attacks?
What is the role of the web server?
What is the role of the web server?
What can attackers achieve through poorly configured web servers?
What can attackers achieve through poorly configured web servers?
What does a web server's domain name and IP address allow it to do?
What does a web server's domain name and IP address allow it to do?
What type of attack involves an intruder intercepting or modifying the message exchange between the user and web server?
What type of attack involves an intruder intercepting or modifying the message exchange between the user and web server?
What goal might motivate a web server attack according to the text?
What goal might motivate a web server attack according to the text?
What is the impact of compromising a web server according to the text?
What is the impact of compromising a web server according to the text?
What method does the attacker use in the first phase of Web Servers Attack Methodology?
What method does the attacker use in the first phase of Web Servers Attack Methodology?
What are some common goals behind web server attack?
What are some common goals behind web server attack?
What is NOT an impact of web server attacks?
What is NOT an impact of web server attacks?
