Top Wireshark Test - 20+ MCQs: Wireshark Quiz: Test Your Network Analysis Skills with Wireshark Questions and Answers

1. What is Wireshark commonly used for?

Creating websites

Analyzing network traffic

Designing graphics

Managing databases

2. What is the purpose of the Wireshark 'Follow TCP Stream' feature?

To prioritize network traffic

To reconstruct and display data in a readable format

To initiate a secure connection

To identify duplicate packets

3. How does Wireshark handle encrypted traffic, and what techniques can be used for analysis?

Wireshark can decrypt encrypted traffic automatically

Wireshark cannot analyze encrypted traffic

SSL/TLS decryption can be applied for encrypted traffic analysis

Use of external plugins is necessary for encrypted traffic

4. How does Wireshark help in diagnosing network issues?

By rebooting routers

By generating artificial network traffic

By analyzing packet-level details

By optimizing DNS settings

5. Which protocol does Wireshark use for capturing live data on a network?

HTTP

SMTP

FTP

TCP/IP

6. In Wireshark, what is a 'packet'?

A unit of data transmitted over the internet

A type of computer virus

A Wi-Fi signal

A form of encryption

7. Which Wireshark feature is used to filter specific types of network traffic?

Network Organizer

Traffic Optimizer

Packet Filter

Data Sorter

8. What does ICMP stand for in networking?

Internet Control Message Protocol

Internal Communication Management Process

Internet Connection Monitoring Program

Interconnected Computer Memory Protocol

9. What is the primary purpose of Wireshark?

To create network diagrams

To monitor network traffic

To optimize internet speed

To analyze server logs

10. What does 'DNS' stand for?

Data Network Server

Domain Name System

Digital Network Security

Dynamic Naming Service

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