Exam 312-49v10 topic 1 question 18 discussion

EC Council Official Curricula Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9781635676969/ Module 03 Page 329 "In computing, an offset usually refers to either the start of a file or the start of a memory address"

The offset is the position in the packet followed by a colon. But, that is not a choice in the question. The best answer with the options available is D

B > The offset describes the position in the packet, followed a colon, space, or tab separating it from the bytes.

D. The first byte after the colon: This is correct. In a hexadecimal code representation, the offset is usually the value indicated at the start of each line, right before the colon. This value represents the position or address of the data within the file or memory.

The correct answer is D. The offset in a hexadecimal code is the first byte after the colon. Explanation: In computer science, hexadecimal code is commonly used to represent binary data in a more readable format. Hexadecimal code uses a base-16 numbering system to represent values, where each digit can represent a value from 0 to 15. In the context of analyzing computer memory or network packets, the hexadecimal code is often displayed in a format that includes an offset and a series of bytes. The offset is the starting memory address where the bytes are located, and it is typically displayed at the beginning of each line of code. For example, in the following hexadecimal code snippet: 00000000: 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP The offset is "00000000", and the first byte after the colon is "41". Therefore, the correct answer is D.

0x is just a common prefix convention for base 16 representation of numbers