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WorksheetsBCS Network Security Test 6
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 48mins
Joe, an end user, reports that his computer is displaying numerous pop-up advertisements and is performing very slowly during the workday. Which of the following tools should the technician use FIRST to troubleshoot this issue?
Reinstall the Internet browser software
Run a trusted antivirus scan
Perform a System restore
Enable the local firewall
While booting a Linux workstation, a runtime error occurs as the kernel is loading. The error message is written to the screen and then disappears. Which of the following is the system location where this error will be available to reference during troubleshooting?
/var/log/message
/tmp/logs
/var/spool
/etc/sysconfig/kernel
Which of the following are examples of possession authentication? (Select THREE).
Key fob
RFID badge
Passphrase
PIN
Fingerprint reader
A technician is assisting a user who cannot browse to the company's website. Each time the user types in the URL, a competitor's website loads. The technician verifies the company's website is accessible from other computers. Which of the following should the technician complete NEXT to troubleshoot the user's issues?
Install the company's trusted root certificate
Enable the proxy settings of the browser
Change the default gateway of the network connection
Perform an anti-malware scan on the system
A technician has upgraded the hard drives on several Windows computers and is ready to reimage them. Which of the following commands would be the FASTEST?
format /c
format /q
format /p
format /d
Which of the following are digital security measures? (Select TWO).
RFID badges
Entry control rosters
Stateful firewalls
VPN tunnels
Mantraps
Which of the following BEST describes an attack where communications between two parties are intercepted and forwarded to each party with neither party being aware of the interception and potential modification to the communications?
Spear phishing
Main-in-the-middle
URL hijacking
Tansitive access
A security administrator wishes to implement a secure a method of file transfer when communicating with outside organizations.
Which of the following protocols would BEST facilitate secure file transfers? (Select TWO)
SCP
TFTP
SNMP
FTP
FTPS
While performing surveillance activities, an attacker determines that an organization is using 802.1X to secure LAN access.
Which of the following attack mechanisms can the attacker utilize to bypass the identified network security?
MAC spoofing
Pharming
Xmas attack
ARP Poisoning
An unauthorized individual enters a building following an employee through the employee entrance after the lunch rush. What type of breach has the individual just performed?
Announced
Piggybacking
Reverse Social Engineering
Tailgating
To reduce the attack surface of a system, administrators should perform which of the following processes to remove unnecessary software, services, and insecure configuration settings?
Harvesting
Windowing
Hardening
Stealthing
What would you type on the Windows command line in order to launch the Computer Management Console provided that you are logged in as an admin?
c:\\compmgmt.msc
c:\\gpedit
c:\\ncpa.cpl
c:\\services.msc
What is a physical or logical device used to capture keystrokes?
USB flash drive
PDA
Smartphone
keylogger
What authentication type is the default for Active Directory?
NTLM
Kerberos
MS-CHAP
MS-CHAPv2
When you create a local user on a computer running in Windows 7, where is the user account stored?
Active Directory
SAM
PAN
SQL database
Which authentication sends the username and password in plain text?
MS-CHAP
CHAP
PAP
SPAP
On which OSI layer do routers function?
1
2
3
4
On which OSI layer do TCP and UDP function?
1
2
3
4
What port does LDAP use?
25
443
389
3389
What port does SMTP use?
21
23
25
443
What type of firewall filters packets based on IP address and ports?
packet-filtering
circuit-filtering
application-level
stateful
