Chapter 11 - Quiz Flashcards
A newly hired network technician is given the task of ordering new hardware for a small business with a large growth forecast. Which primary factor should the technician be concerned with when choosing the new devices?
a. devices with a fixed number and type of interfaces
b. devices that have support for network monitoring
c. redundant devices
d. devices with support for modularity
d. devices with support for modularity
Which network design consideration would be more important to a large corporation than to a small business?
a. Internet router
b. firewall
c. low port density switch
d. redundancy
d. redundancy
Which two traffic types require delay sensitive delivery? (Choose two.)
a. email
b. web
c. FTP
d. voice
e. video
d. voice
e. video
A network administrator for a small company is contemplating how to scale the network over the next three years to accommodate projected growth. Which three types of information should be used to plan for network growth? (Choose three.)
a. human resource policies and procedures for all employees in the company
b. documentation of the current physical and logical topologies
c. analysis of the network traffic based on protocols, applications, and services used on the network
d. history and mission statement of the company
e. inventory of the devices that are currently used on the network
f. listing of the current employees and their role in the company
b. documentation of the current physical and logical topologies
c. analysis of the network traffic based on protocols, applications, and services used on the network
e. inventory of the devices that are currently used on the network
Which two statements describe how to assess traffic flow patterns and network traffic types using a protocol analyzer? (Choose two.)
a. Capture traffic on the weekends when most employees are off work.
b. Only capture traffic in the areas of the network that receive most of the traffic such as the data center.
c. Capture traffic during peak utilization times to get a good representation of the different traffic types.
d. Perform the capture on different network segments
e. Only capture WAN traffic because traffic to the web is responsible for the largest amount of traffic on a network.
c. Capture traffic during peak utilization times to get a good representation of the different traffic types.
d. Perform the capture on different network segments.
Some routers and switches in a wiring closet malfunctioned after an air conditioning unit failed. What type of threat does this situation describe?
a. configuration
b. environmental
c. electrical
d. maintenance
b. environmental
Which type of network threat is intended to prevent authorized users from accessing resources?
a. DoS attacks
b. access attacks
c. reconnaissance attacks
d. trust exploitation
a. DoS attacks
Which two actions can be taken to prevent a successful network attack on an email server account? (Choose two.)
a. Never send the password through the network in a clear text.
b. Never use passwords that need the Shift key.
c. Use servers from different vendors.
d. Distribute servers throughout the building, placing them close to the stakeholders.
e. Limit the number of unsuccessful attempts to log in to the server.
a. Never send the password through the network in a clear text.
e. Limit the number of unsuccessful attempts to log in to the server.
Which firewall feature is used to ensure that packets coming into a network are legitimate responses initiated from internal hosts?
a. application filtering
b. stateful packet inspection
c. URL filtering
d. packet filtering
b. stateful packet inspection
What is the purpose of the network security authentication function?
a. to require users to prove who they are
b. to determine which resources a user can access
c. to keep track of the actions of a user
d. to provide challenge and response questions
a. to require users to prove who they are
A network administrator is issuing the login block-for 180 attempts 2 within 30 command on a router. Which threat is the network administrator trying to prevent?
a. a user who is trying to guess a password to access the router
b. a worm that is attempting to access another part of the network
c. an unidentified individual who is trying to access the network equipment room
d. a device that is trying to inspect the traffic on a link
a. a user who is trying to guess a password to access the router
What is the purpose of using SSH to connect to a router?
a. It allows a router to be configured using a graphical interface.
b. It allows a secure remote connection to the router command line interface.
c. It allows the router to be monitored through a network management application.
d. It allows secure transfer of the IOS software image from an unsecure workstation or server.
b. It allows a secure remote connection to the router command line interface.
Which two steps are required before SSH can be enabled on a Cisco router? (Choose two.)
a. Give the router a host name and domain name.
b. Create a banner that will be displayed to users when they connect.
c. Generate a set of secret keys to be used for encryption and decryption.
d. Set up an authentication server to handle incoming connection requests.
e. Enable SSH on the physical interfaces where the incoming connection requests will be received.
a. Give the router a host name and domain name.
c. Generate a set of secret keys to be used for encryption and decryption.
What is the purpose of issuing the commands cd nvram: then dir at the privilege exec mode of a router?
a. to clear the content of the NVRAM
b. to direct all new files to the NVRAM
c. to list the content of the NVRAM
d. to copy the directories from the NVRAM
c. to list the content of the NVRAM
Which command will backup the configuration that is stored in NVRAM to a TFTP server?
a. copy running-config tftp
b. copy tftp running-config
c. copy startup-config tftp
d. copy tftp startup-config
c. copy startup-config tftp
