IRC

Question 1

What is IRC?

Answer 1

An application layer protocol that allows the transfer of messages in the form of text

Question 2

What severs can a client connect to?

Answer 2

Any server is connected to the same network

Question 3

What do IRC commands normally start with?

Answer 3

/

Question 4

What can a channel operator do?

Answer 4

• Banning or removing users from channel
• Moderating channel
• Adding modes

Question 5

What is DCC

Answer 5

Direct client to client. Two clients use a server to establish a direct connection between them where communication between them without the use of network or server.

Question 6

What are some uses for bots on IRC?

Answer 6

• Keep channel open
• logging what happens in a channel
• Giving out info on demand
• Creating stats
• Usually written in Pearl
• Channels dedicated sharing often use bots to distribute files on demand

Question 7

What are some uses for botnets?

Answer 7

• spamming
• Distributing viruses
• Click fraud
• DDOS attacks
• Theft of personal information