CCOA Adversarial Tactics Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are considered 'Execution' techniques?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
User Execution
Command scripting, binary execution, and scheduled task execution are all ways to start code.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Account discovery
Why it's wrong here
This is discovery.
- ✓
User Execution
Why this is correct
Triggering by a user is an execution method.
- ✓
Command and Scripting Interpreter
Why this is correct
A standard execution method.
- ✓
Native API
Why this is correct
Calling native APIs directly is an execution method.
- ✗
Registry persistence
Why it's wrong here
This is persistence.
About these practice questions
Courseiva writes every CCOA question from scratch — 203 in total, each with an explanation and a wrong-answer breakdown. None are copied from real exams or dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
This CCOA practice question is part of Courseiva's free ISACA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the CCOA exam.