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BCS Network Security Test 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A network firewall that tracks the operating state and characteristics of network connections traversing it.

a)

Stateful

b)

Stateless

c)

Honeypot

d)

Fly trap

2.

A network-attached system set up as a decoy to lure cyberattackers and to detect, deflect or study hacking attempts in order to gain unauthorized access to information systems.

a)

intrusion detection system

b)

Fly trap

c)

Honeypot

d)

Intruder alarm server

3.

A computer network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure such as the Internet to provide remote offices or individual users secure access to their organization's network.

a)

Proxy Server

b)

Demilitarised zone

c)

Virtual Private Network

d)

Quarantine Network

4.

Which of these firewalls is used to forward each session that an internal user makes to a network resource on the public network based on the application.

a)

Application layer

b)

Intrusion detection

c)

Stateful inspection

d)

Stateless inspection

5.

A physical or logical subnet that separates an internal local area network (LAN) from other untrusted networks, usually the internet.

a)

MTPOD

b)

VLAN

c)

VPN

d)

DMZ

6.

A set of instructions secretly incorporated into a program so that if a particular condition is satisfied they will be carried out, usually with harmful effects.

a)

Trojan Horse

b)

Logic Bomb

c)

Birthday Attack

d)

Worm

7.

Which of these attack occurs when a hacker inserts itself between the communications of a client and a server?

a)

Man-in-the-Middle

b)

IP Spoofing

c)

Replay

d)

Social engineering

8.

Which type of attack trys different passwords, hoping that one will work? Some logic can be applied by trying passwords related to the person’s name, job title, hobbies or similar items.

a)

Logic Bomb

b)

War Dialling

c)

Social Engineering

d)

Brute Force

9.

Which of the following is an example of a symmetrical algorithm?

a)

RSA

b)

DSA

c)

ECC

d)

3DES

10.

Which of these is not a type of Windows file system?

a)

FAT32

b)

BtrFS

c)

NTFS

d)

FAT16

11.

Which firewall examines packets in isolation and does not know the packet's context?

a)

Packet Filtering

b)

Stateful

c)

Stateless

d)

Proxy

12.

What does SQL stand for?

a)

Switch Queue List

b)

Standard Queue List

c)

Standard Query Language

d)

Structured Query Language

13.

Which of these is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system, or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system?

a)

SDL

b)

RDBMS

c)

RDSMS

d)

SQL

14.

By default, what is the minimum number of characters for a password in a Windows Server 2012 installation?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

15.

A virus has been detected on a device connected to a network. What SHOULD be done first?

a)

Run a virus scan on all shared areas

b)

Disconnect the device from the network

c)

Contact the user to let them know what has happened

d)

Update the anti-virus software

16.
Sending requests to a single server using hijacked machines is an example of ...  [1-3]
a)
Phishing
b)
DDOS
c)
Worm
d)
Virus
17.
Which of the following uses a number of computers over a network of infected machines to send requests to a website which would bring it offline?       [1-3]
a)
SQL
b)
USB
c)
DDOS
d)
WLAN
18.
Organisation can protect themselves from SQL injection attacks by downloading and installing...   [7-9]
a)
Patches
b)
Software
c)
Upgrades
d)
Downgrades
19.
An effect of an SQL injection might be..    [7-9]
a)
Full access to the target computer.
b)
Network access to the computer only.
c)
Ability to edit all files.
d)
Attackers can access the database only and manipulate data.
20.
An SQL injection attack would cause unauthorised access to....     [1-3]
a)
Files
b)
The entire computer
c)
Databases
d)
Some files only.