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Module 8 Quiz Flashcards

1
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Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer has its origins in which of the following command line scanners?

A

HFNetChk

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2
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The MSBA tool can quickly identify missing patches and misconfigurations. True or False

A

True

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3
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Early Windows OSs used which of the following programs loaded into memory to interact with a network resource or device?

A

NetBIOS

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4
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Which of the following is an open-source implementation of CIFS?

A

Samba

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5
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What programming languages are vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks?

A

C and C++

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To determine whether a system could be vulnerable to an RPC-related issue, which of the following tools can be used?

A

MBSA

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SMB is used to share files and usually runs on top of NetBIOS, NetBEUI, or which of the following?

A

TCP/IP

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8
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What is the current file system that Windows utilizes that has strong security features?

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NTFS

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9
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Which of the following Window’s utilities includes a suite of tools to help administrators deploy and manage servers and even allows for administrators to control mobile devices running Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile OS?

A

SCCM

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10
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Which standardized remote file system protocol replaced SMB in Windows 2000 Server and later?

A

Common Internet File System

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Which of the following is a Window’s client/server technology designed to manage patching and updating systems software from the network?

A

WSUS

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12
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What is the most serious shortcoming of Microsoft’s original File Allocation Table (FAT) file system?

A

no ACL support

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13
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NetBios is not available in Windows Vista, Server 2008, and later versions of Windows. However, NetBios should be understood by a security professional because it is used for which of the following?

A

backward compatibility

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14
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Which of the following is a common Linux rootkit?

A

Linux Rootkit 5

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Which of the following is an interprocess communication mechanism that allows a program running on one host to run code on a remote host?

A

RPC

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16
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Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2012 have most services and features enabled by default. (True or False)

17
Q

Which of the following is an SELinux OS security mechanism that enforces access rules based on privileges for interactions between processes, files, and users?

A

Mandatory Access Control

18
Q

What specific type of Windows Servers are used to authenticate user accounts and contain most of the information that attackers want to access?

A

domain controllers

19
Q

What critical component of any OS, that can be can be vulnerable to attacks, is used to store and manage information?

A

file system

20
Q

Rootkits containing Trojan binary programs that are ready to install are more dangerous than typical Trojan programs. True or False

21
Q

Ubuntu and Debian Linux use what command to update and manage their RPM packages?

22
Q

For a Windows computer to be able to access a *nix resource, which of the following must be enabled on both systems?

23
Q

Which of the following protocols does NetBios use to access a network resource?

24
Q

Red Hat and Fedora Linux use what command to update and manage their RPM packages?

25
Q

Which of the following is considered to be the most critical SQL vulnerability?

A

null SA password

26
Q

Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) is designed to manage patching and updating system software from the network. True or False

27
Q

Samba is a proprietary implementation of CIFS.

28
Q

To determine whether a system could be vulnerable to an RPC-related issue, which of the following tools can be used?

29
Q

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer has its origins in which of the following command line scanners?

30
Q

When using the Common Internet File System (CIFS), which security model does not require a password to be set for the file share?

A

Share-level security

31
Q

When using the Common Internet File System (CIFS), which security model will require network users to have a user name and password to access a specific resource?

A

User-level security

32
Q

NetBios is not available in Windows Vista, Server 2008, and later versions of Windows. However, NetBios should be understood by a security professional because it is used for which of the following?

A

backward compatibility

33
Q

NetBIOS over TCP/IP is called which of the following in Windows Server 2003?

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