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Practice Test 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following options can be used to verify data integrity?

A) MD5

B) AES

C) RAID 0

D) Blowfish

A

MD5

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2
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Which of the following terms describes installing an Operating System inside of a host Operating System?

A) Cloud Computing

B) VirtualBox

C) Container

D) Virtualization

A

Virtualization

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3
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Which of the following terms properly describes the term Wardriving?

A) Port Scanning a wifi network

B) Uses chalk or paint to mark unsecured WAPs

C) Pentesting

D) Scanning for unsecured WAPs while in a vehicle.

A

Scanning for unsecured WAPs while in a vehicle.

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4
Q

Which of the following choices can be described as a type of social engineering?

A) Xmas Attack

B) MAC Spoofing

C) Vishing

D) DDoS

A

Vishing

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5
Q

Which networking device makes it very easy for a malicious user to receive and save packets that were not intended for their workstation?

A) HUB

B) Bridge

C) Switch

D) Router

A

HUB

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You have been tasked with finding and installing an enterprise SNMP solution. Which of the following properly describes the purpose and use of SNMP?

A) To transfer emails from server to server, using TCP port 25.

B) Remotely monitor network equipment, such as switches and routers.

C) Used to assign ports to private IPs, allowing a network to all use one public IP

D) Automates network configuration settings such as IP address, subnet masks, and default gateways

A

Remotely monitor network equipment, such as switches and routers.

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7
Q

PKI uses what type of encryption?

A) Asymmetric

B) Symmetric

A

Asymmetric

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8
Q

Which of the following terms involves the sending and receiving of unsolicited messages over Bluetooth?

A) Bluesnarfing

B) BlueJacking

C) Phishing

D) Spim

A

Blue Jacking

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9
Q

The employees at the company you work for are complaining about receiving a lot of emails advertising services and goods. What are they experiencing?

A) Spam

B) Bluesnarfing

C) Phishing

D) Whaling

A

Spam

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10
Q

Using programming or scripting in an input field, in an attempt to find a vulnerability, is known as what?

A) Hardening

B) Patching

C) Spoofing

D) Injection

A

Injection

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11
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Which of the following terms would be used when configuring a firewall to allow certain traffic to pass unobstructed?

A) Creating an AP

B) Creating an exception

C) Establishing a tunnel

D) Allowing a session

A

Creating an exception

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12
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A DoS attack can be defined as what?

A) A type of program that infects an OS, and spreads itself across the network.

B) Causing loss of availability to a service, normally by overloading it with large amounts of data.

C) A malicious program that “explodes” or attacks when a specific event happens, such as visiting a certain website.

D) A website disguising itself as another website, in an attempt to steal a username/password combination.

A

Causing loss of availability to a service, normally by overloading it with large amounts of data.

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13
Q

Which of the following standard protocols utilizes the 802.11i standard?

A) WPA2

B) WEP2

C) WEP

D) PNAC

A

WPA2

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14
Q

You are creating a new network for your company, you only want to purchase one public IP but have many hosts that will be on the network. What will ensure this is possible?

A) DMZ

B) HIDS

C) PAT

D) NAC

A

PAT

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15
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Which of the following protocols is a tunnel encryption used as a secure alternative to telnet?

A) Blowfish

B) TLS

C) SSL

D) SSH

A

SSH

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16
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Which of the following descriptions best defines the principle of implicit deny?

A) Deny all traffic

B) Allow all traffic

C) None of the above

D) Deny all traffic unless explicitly granted access

A

Deny all traffic unless explicitly granted access

17
Q

Several high level executives at a business have been targeted by phishing attacks. Which of the following terms describes this type of phishing?

A) Whaling

B) Pharming

C) Tailgaiting

D) Phreaking

A

Whaling

18
Q

A network or host designed to attract malicious users away from actual sensitive materials, is known as what?

A) Rogue access point

B) Black box

C) Botnet

D) Honeypot

A

Honeypot

19
Q

Why would your business conduct a penetration test on it’s network?

A) To passively test network security

B) As a final step in security on network, to prove it is safe

C) To attempt to break security measures, in an effort to fix them.

D) A business would not do this, it is strictly used for malicious purposes.

A

To attempt to break security measures, in an effort to fix them.

20
Q

Which of the following is not an example of biometric authentication?

A) Voice authentication

B) Smart card

C) Retina Scanner

D) Finger print scanner

A

Smart card

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