Network Security Quiz Chapter 4 SY23/24

What is the primary function of a NAT (Network Address Translation)?

• Filtering of web content requests.

• Hides or masquerades the private addresses of network hosts.

• Filtering based on the user, device, role, and threat profile.

• Placed in front of web servers to protect, hide, offload, and distribute access to web servers.

Which type of filtering is based on source and destination data ports and connection states?

• Host-Based

• Context Aware

• Transport Layer

• Application Layer

What is the role of a Reverse Proxy Server?

• Filtering of ports and system service calls on a single computer operating system.

• Filtering based on program or service.

• Placed in front of web servers to protect, hide, offload, and distribute access to web servers.

• Filtering based on source and destination IP addresses.

What does Host-Based filtering focus on?

• Filtering of web content requests.

• Filtering based on source and destination data ports and connection states.

• Filtering of ports and system service calls on a single computer operating system.

• Filtering based on source and destination IP addresses.

What does Application Layer filtering focus on?

• Filtering based on source and destination IP addresses.

• Filtering of ports and system service calls on a single computer operating system.

• Filtering based on the user, device, role, and threat profile.

• Filtering based on program or service.

What is the role of a Load Balancer?

• Filtering based on source and destination IP addresses.

• To distribute network traffic evenly across multiple servers.

• Filtering of ports and system service calls on a single computer operating system.

• Filtering based on program or service.

What is the main purpose of a Firewall in a network?

• To distribute network traffic evenly across multiple servers.

• To hide the private addresses of network hosts.

• To protect the network from unauthorized access.

• To filter web content requests.

What does Transport Layer filtering focus on?

• Filtering based on source and destination IP addresses.

• Filtering of ports and system service calls on a single computer operating system.

• Filtering based on the user, device, role, and threat profile.

• Filtering based on source and destination data ports and connection states.

What is the main function of a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?

• To distribute network traffic evenly across multiple servers.

• To hide the private addresses of network hosts.

• To create a secure connection to another network over the Internet.

• To filter web content requests.

What is the role of a Proxy Server?

• Filtering of ports and system service calls on a single computer operating system.

• Filtering based on program or service.

• Acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.

• Filtering based on source and destination IP addresses.