Kali Linux – Practical Lab

Complete all 5 tasks listed in your Day 2 assignment. Since our portal doesn’t support uploading individual files per task, you are required to submit all responses in a single document.

Follow these steps for submission:

• Perform all the tasks in your terminal as instructed in Task 1–5.
• For each task, screenshot your terminal output (where applicable).
• Paste your screenshots and write your answers (where mentioned) clearly in a single Google Doc or Word file.
• Make sure to include your name and batch at the top of the document.
• Save the file with this naming format:
• Cybersecurity_Assignment1_YourName.pdf
• Upload the file to the portal under the assignment section.

💻 Task 1: Terminal Navigation Practice

In your terminal:

1. Go to your home folder
   → cd ~
2. Make a new folder called day2practice
   → mkdir day2practice
3. Go inside that folder
   → cd day2practice
4. Create a file called notes.txt
   → touch notes.txt
5. List the files in the folder
   → ls
6. Open the file with cat
   → cat notes.txt

🌐 Task 2: Ping Test

1. Use the ping command:
   → ping google.com -c 4
2. Observe the output. What does it tell you?

🧭 Task 3: Traceroute

1. Use the command:
   → traceroute khanacademy.org
2. Look at how many steps the data takes.

📡 Task 4: Nmap Scan

1. Scan a safe system:
   → nmap scanme.nmap.org
2. How many open ports do you see?

👉 Number of ports: ______
👉 One port number: ______
👉 What service is running there? ___________

✅ Task 5: Reflection

1. Which command helped you understand networks better?
   👉 ________________________________________
2. Why do you think open ports could be risky?
   👉 ________________________________________