Securing Windows

Which Windows security feature changes the location of program code in memory making it difficult for malware to attack the memory?

• Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)

• Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

• Secure Boot

• Measured Boot

Which Windows security feature that marks memory so that it can store data but not execute program instructions?

• Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

• Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

• Measured Boot

• Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)

Which Windows security feature loads system drivers before other third-party software to detect and block malicious code?

• Secure Boot

• Measured Boot

• Early Launch Antimalware (ELAM)

• Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

Which Windows security feature stores a hash of the UEFI firmware so that it cannot be exploited by malware?

• Measured Boot

• Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

• Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

• Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)

Which Windows security feature checks hash comparisons of known code of files and websites against a reputation database?

• Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

• Early Launch Antimalware (ELAM)

• Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

• SmartScreen

Which of the following is a hardware chip that facilitates encryption and supports other security functions on Windows systems?

• Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

• Secure Boot

• Early Launch Antimalware (ELAM)

• Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

Which Windows security feature provides two-factor authentication in which the device is registered with an authentication service as well as using a PIN or biometric authentication?

• Windows Hello

• User Account Control (UAC)

• Microsoft Essentials

• Security Updates

Which Windows security feature requires a user to elevate their account as to administrator to do tasks such as changing user account types, configuring Windows Update, editing the registry,change Windows Firewall settings, running Task Scheduler, and other system functions?

• Universal Account Manger (UAM)

• Security Access Control (SAC)

• User Account Control (UAC)

• System Account Management (SAM)

What is the name of the firmware on Windows that replaces the BIOS and supports additional early boot process security functions in Windows systems?

• Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

• Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

• Secure Boot

• Early Launch Antimalware (ELAM)

Which Windows utility supported by TPM can encrypt an entire NTFS volume?

• BitLocker

• Microsoft File Secure

• Secure File System (SFS)

• Encrypting File System (EFS)