Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Fundamentals (SECFND, legacy) — Question 48

What is an example of a reconnaissance attack tool that will cycle through all well-known ports to provide a complete list of all services that are running on the hosts?

Answer options

• A. Netuse
• B. ipconfig
• C. NMAP
• D. show run

Correct answer: C

Explanation

NMAP is designed specifically for network exploration and security auditing, making it capable of scanning all well-known ports to list active services. In contrast, Netuse is used for connecting to shared resources, ipconfig is a command for displaying network configuration, and show run is a command used in networking devices to display the running configuration.