TSS NIGHTS EXAM PREP - TestOut Ch 14 PART 2

A circuit-level proxy can filter traffic that uses _______________ ports, because the firewall matches the session information for filtering and not the port numbers.

• Extended

• Static

• Dynamic

• Unknown

• Ranged

If only the ________________________ state is being used for filtering, a circuit-level gateway can be faster after the initial session information has been identified.

• final

• initial

• session

• intermidiate

• privacy

A circuit-level proxy or _________________ makes decisions about which traffic to allow based on virtual circuits or sessions.

• host firewall

• software

• router

• switch

• gateway

A reverse proxy can perform all of these actions EXCEPT:

• load balancing

• SSO management

• caching

• authenication

Two employees are unable to access any websites on the internet, but they can still access servers on the local network, including those residing on other subnets. Other employees are not experiencing the same problem.

Which of the following actions would BEST resolve this issue?

• Identify the proxy server name and port number in Internet Options.

• Use ipconfig to confirm that APIPA has not assigned an IP address.

• Identify the filter settings on the proxy server for specific internet sites.

• Reconfigure the clients to send all traffic directly to the ISP, bypassing the proxy server.

By combining several services into one appliance, UTM devices make managing network security _______________ to facilitate.

• challenging

• less expensive

• easier

• more costly

• difficult

As a network administrator for your company, you want to set up a network device that manages traffic leaving and entering your network from the outside.

Which of the following would BEST meet your requirements?

• Content filter

• Reverse proxy server

• Forward proxy server

• VPN

Which of these is a TRUE statement concerning firewalls:

• Firewalls do not have to be configured at the edge of these zones to filter incoming and outbound traffic.

• It is not a common method of using firewalls is to define various network zones.

• Each firewall zone identifies a collection of users who have similar access needs.

A firewall rule identifies characteristics of the traffic EXCEPT:

• The direction of traffic (inbound or outbound).

• The action to take when the traffic matches the filter criteria.

• Packet information such as the source or destination IP address or port number.

  
  

• The timeframe for traffic to live.

Which of the following functions are performed by proxy servers?

• Filter unwanted email

• Store client files

• Block unwanted packets from entering your private network

• Cache web pages