Question

What subsection of the Internet requires specialized browser to access and is frequently used by cyber criminals and underground subcultures? * a. Surface Web b. Deep Web c. Dark Webd. Crypto-Net

Answer 1

Answer:

c. Dark Web                                                

Explanation:

Surface web is also called visible web is a part of world wide web that can be easily searchable using search engines as its contents are indexed by the search engines such as Google and its contents are accessible by public using standard web browsers. So a is not a suitable choice.

Deep Web is called invisible web as it is not accessible or searchable to standard search engines like Google. Search engines cannot index the contents of these sites. However such sites do not requires specialized browsers to access. So b is not a suitable choice.

Dark Web: It is a part of Deep Web sites but it requires specialized software and browsers to access. These sites cannot be indexed and cannot be searchable through standard search engines. This is also called dark side of the world wide web darker which is frequently used by criminals, hackers, black markets, hit-men. Illegal activities on a massive level is takes place in the dark web such as access to stolen sensitive information, malware, drug trade and terrorist operations. These sites are temporary and keep changing addresses to lessen the risk of getting caught by govt agencies or security officials. So c is the suitable choice.

Crypto-Net is a kind of neural network which works with encrypted data which can make a prediction based on the data without disclosing the data and prediction to the 3rd party. So d is not a suitable option.