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Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

VPN stands for?

a)

Virtual Public Network

b)

Virtual Private Network

c)

Virtual Protocol Network

d)

Virtual Perimeter Network

2.

What are the acronyms for the 3 most common VPN protocols?

a)

PPTP, LLTP, IPsec

b)

PPTP, L2PP, IPseg

c)

PPTP, L2TP, IPsec

d)

PTPP, L2TT, IPsec

3.

What does PPTP stand for?

a)

Point-to-point Tunnel Protocols

b)

Point-to-paint tunnelling protocols

c)

Point-to-point tunninling protocols

d)

Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocols

4.

What is the main benefit of VPN’s compared to dedicated networks utilizing frame relay, leased lines, and traditional dial-up?

a)

Better network performance

b)

Less downtime on average

c)

Reduced cost

d)

Improved security

5.

In VPN’s the term of ‘tunnelling’ refers to?

a)

An optional feature that increases network performance if it is turned on.

b)

The encapsulation of packets inside packets of a different protocols to create and maintain the virtual circuit.

c)

The method a system administrator uses to detect hackers on the network.

d)

A marketing strategy that involves selling VPN products for very low prices in return for expensive service contract.

6.

An _________ is a network that allows authorized access from outside users.

a)

intranet

b)

internet

c)

extranet

d)

none of the above

7.

What is/are the reasons that we needed VPN for our

phone?

a)

Protect password of the accounts

b)

Help to stay safe on public Wi-Fi

c)

Help to overcome geo-blocking restrictions

d)

All of the above

8.

___________are also used for hide user’s physical location.

a)

Firewall

b)

Antivirus

c)

Incognito mode

d)

VPN

9.

This is the meaning of TOR browser.

a)

The Orange Route

b)

Thyme Onion Rockets

c)

The Only Route

d)

The Onion Router

10.

If a public Wi-Fi network (such as in an airport or café) requires a password to access, is it generally safe to use that network for sensitive activities such as online banking?

a)

Yes, it is safe.

b)

No, it is not safe.

c)

Not sure.

11.
What does Firewall Do?
a)
Prevents Hackers
b)
Install Viruses
c)
Give you SD cards
d)
Blocks all content
12.
Which of the following is a key function of a firewall?
a)
Monitoring
b)
Copying
c)
Moving
d)
Deleting
13.
What Can't a Firewall Do?
a)
Can't protect against viruses.
b)
Stop hackers from accessing your computer.
c)
Determines which programs can access the Internet.
14.
What acts as a middleman that translates between internal and external addresses and that caches previously accessed web pages so that it can provide those more quickly in the future?
a)
NAT server
b)
stateful packet inspector
c)
proxy server
d)
NIDS
15.
Where is the optimal place to have a proxy server?
a)
In between two private networks
b)
In between a private network and a public network
c)
In between two public networks
d)
On all of the servers
16.

Firewalls cannot prevent malicious software from accessing a computer or network via the internet

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Firewalls provide protection against outside attackers by shielding your computer or network from malicious or unnecessary network traffic

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Firewalls can be configured to block data from certain locations (i.e., computer network addresses), applications, or ports while allowing relevant and necessary data through

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Provides Low Security

a)

Packet Filtering Firewall

b)

Application/Proxy Firewall

20.

A Proxy Server

a)

filters web content requests like URL, domain, media, etc.

b)

is placed in front of web servers to hide, protect, offload and distribute access to web servers

c)

probes a computer for open ports

21.

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

a)

Network address Translation Firewall

b)

Application Layer Firewall

c)

Host-based Firewall

22.

Filtering based on application, program or service

a)

Context Aware Application Firewall

b)

Application Layer Firewall

c)

Host-based Firewall

d)

Network Layer Firewall

23.

A single, conceptual computing device connected to a network

a)

Node

b)

Link

c)

Host

24.

Who do Firewalls Guard Against, give one:

(a)  

25.

The actual physical Computing device involved in a node

a)

Node

b)

Link

c)

Host

26.

A computer network used for communication among computer and different information technological devices close to one person

a)

Personal Area Network

b)

Local Area Network

c)

Metropolitan Area Network

d)

Wide Area Network

27.

What do firewalls protect?

a)
Data
b)
Reputation
c)

Fire

d)

Actual Money

e)

Clothing

28.

a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home, school, office building, or closely positioned group of buildings

a)

Personal Area Network

b)

Local Area Network

c)

Metropolitan Area Network

d)

Wide Area Network

29.

Give One Network Advantage:

(WRONG SPELLING WRONG)

(a)  

30.

The actual physical Computing device involved in a node

a)

Node

b)

Link

c)

Host

31.

What do firewalls protect?

(a)  

32.

Who do Firewalls Guard Against, give one:

(a)  

33.

a network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic based on a defined set of security rules.

a)

Personal Area Network

b)

Local Area Network

c)

Metropolitan Area Network

d)

Wide Area Network

e)

Firewall

34.

a type of firewall that runs pseudo-applications which mimic the proper behavior of real application

a)
Packet Filtering
b)
Stateful Inspection
c)
Application Level
d)
Circuit-level
e)
Guard
35.

a computer network that covers a large geographic area such as city, country or spans even intercontinental distances.

a)

Personal Area Network

b)

Local Area Network

c)

Metropolitan Area Network

d)

Wide Area Network

36.

It is designed to prevent unauthorized outside users from accessing a network or workstation.

a)

Personal Area Network

b)

Local Area Network

c)

Metropolitan Area Network

d)

Wide Area Network

e)

Firewall

37.

A set of communication channels that interconnects computing devices and enables them to exchange data electronically

a)

Computer Network

b)

Firewall

c)

Security

d)

Encryption

e)

Computer

38.

In your own words, what exactly is a firewall?

4 lines
39.

A firewall is a (a)   level protection measure

40.

Firewalls can (a)   messages coming from certain websites or areas in the world

41.

Messages or parts of the world that are blocked are kept on a list known as a

a)

Black list

b)

Blocked list

c)

Grey List

d)

White List

42.

Advantage of firewall - can be (a)   ​ for individual needs

43.

Advantage of firewall - Software can usually be (a)   set up

44.

Disadvantage of firewall - Can be (a)   for sophisticated firewalls

45.

Disadvantage of firewall - Can (a)   down a network

46.

What is an essential component of IT security, the first line of defense from the network outside the protected perimeter?

a)

Firewall

b)

VPN

c)

DNS

d)

Router

47.

What does NGFW stand for?

a)

Next-Generation Firewall

b)

Next-Generation Fireman

c)

New Genetic Faults

d)

New-Generation Football

48.

Stateless firewalls operate in _____ in the OSI model

a)

Layer 3

b)

Layer 2

c)

Layer 7

d)

Layer 5

49.

What is the policy called, when everything is allowed unless specifically denied?

a)

Default Allow

b)

Default Deny

c)

Default Borrow

d)

Default Buy

50.

What is the policy called, when everything is blocked except the traffic that has been explicitly defined in the rulesets?

a)

Default Allow

b)

Default Deny

c)

Default Borrow

d)

Default Buy

51.

Would a Layer 3 firewall be able to detect malicious traffic?

a)

Yes

b)

No

52.

What does WAF stand for?

a)

Web Application Firewall

b)

Web Appliance Firewall

c)

Website Application Floor

d)

World Associate Firewall

53.

You allow only a small set of approved IP addresses through the firewall. How would you call this approach?

a)

Default Deny

b)

Default Allow

c)

Default Borrow

d)

Default Buy

54.

What type of firewall is designed to specifically filter HTTP traffic to a website?

a)

Web Application Firewall

b)

Software-defined Networking

c)

OS Integrated Firewall

55.

How was the game?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

For physical security

a)

logical access, broadcast domains and VLANs should be controlled

b)

MAC addresses permitted to connect to a switch port should be limited

c)

media, equipment, and environment should be controlled

d)

implement security policies to control incoming and outbound traffic

57.

Layer 2 security can involve (select two)

a)

limiting the MAC addresses permitted to connect to a switch port

b)

filtering the IP addresses entering a switch port

c)

filtering packets based on port numbers on the switch

d)

disabling unused ports on the switch

58.

An attack where the attacker impersonates another computer or user to attack the target is called

a)

Password harvesting

b)

Denial of Service (DoS)

c)

Spear Phishing

d)

Spoofing

59.

What are the three different types of IDSs ?

a)

Signature based

b)

Anomaly based

c)

Behavior based

d)

Routing based

60.

A behavior based IDS

a)

filters all abnormal traffic entering the network

b)

matches monitored traffic with attack patterns to detect attacks

c)

reports deviations from predefined normal behavior as an anomaly

d)

matches monitored traffic with access control lists to detect attacks

61.

Business continuity plan

a)

is used to respond to security incidents as they occur

b)

provides a road map for business continuity in case of a disaster

c)

outlines the response procedures in case of a security incident

d)

analyse incident data and determine the required response

62.

Business impact analysis

a)

is carried out after a security incident to determine the business losses

b)

is carried out during the security incident to minimize the impact on the business

c)

is carried out before preparing an incident response strategy

d)

is carried out as and when the management wishes

63.

Contingency planning includes

a)

security policies, risk assessment, an incident response plan and a project plan

b)

business impact analysis, an incident response plan, a disaster recovery plan, and a business continuity plan

c)

an incident response plan, a project plan, a business continuity plan and a security plan

d)

a disaster recovery plan, a business continuity plan, a security plan and a project plan

64.

Identify two vulnerability scanning tools

a)

Metaspolit

b)

Wireshark

c)

GFI LanGuard

d)

Nessus

65.

Select all that is correct

a)

NetFlow is fast because it analyses only packet headers and records only small amounts of packet information

b)

SNMP is used to communicate with end / intermediary devices to gather information about them

c)

DNS was introduced for managing IP devices and allows you to manage devices remotely

d)

Software like Wireshark and NetworkMiner are used to sniff a network

66.

A network technician is replacing security devices that protect the DMZ for a client. The client has an application that allows external users to access the application remotely. After replacing the devices, the external users are unable to connect remotely to the application. Which of the following is MOST likely misconfigured?

a)

A. Content filter

b)

B. Firewall

c)

C. DNS

d)

D. DHCP

67.

A network technician is creating a new subnet for 488 host machines. The technician is told to use a class B address scheme when making the subnet and is instructed to leave as much room as possible for additional subnets of the same size. Which of the following subnets would fulfill these requirements?

a)

A. 10.5.4.0/22

b)

B. 10.233.2.0/23

c)

C. 172.16.0.0/22

d)

D. 172.18.0.0/23 E. 192.168.25.0/24

e)

D. 172.18.0.0/23

68.

A company is installing several APs for a new wireless system that requires users to authenticate to the domain. The network technician would like to authenticate to a central point. Which of the following would work BEST to achieve these results?

a)

A. A TACACS+ device and a RADIUS server

b)

B. A TACACS and a proxy server

c)

C. A RADIUS server and an access point

d)

D. A RADIUS server and a network controller

69.

A new threat is hiding traffic by sending TLS-encrypted traffic outbound over random ports. Which of the following technologies would be able to detect and block this traffic?

a)

A. Intrusion detection system

b)

B. Application aware firewall

c)

C. Stateful packet inspection

d)

D. Stateless packet inspection

70.

A network administrator wants to deploy a wireless network in a location that has too much RF interference at 2.4 GHz. Which of the following standards requires the use of 5 GHz band wireless transmissions? (Select TWO)

a)

A. 802.11a

b)

B. 802.11ac

c)

C. 802.11b

d)

D. 802.11g

e)

E. 802.11n

71.

A technician is trying to determine the IP address of a customer’s router. The customer has an IP address of 192.168.1.55/24. Which of the following is the address of the customer’s router?

a)

A. 192.168.0.55

b)

B. 192.168.1.0

c)

C. 192.168.1.1

d)

D. 192.168.5.5

e)

255.255.255.0

72.

As part of a transition from a static to a dynamic routing protocol on an organization’s internal network, the routing protocol must support IPv4 and VLSM. Based on those requirements, which of the following should the network administrator use? (Choose two.)

a)

A. OSPF

b)

B. IS-IS

c)

C. RIPv1

d)

D. BGP

e)

E. VRRP

73.

Which of the following is considered a classless routing protocol?

a)

A. IGRP

b)

B. IS-IS

c)

C. RIPv1

d)

D. STP

74.

A network technician needs to protect IP based servers in the network DMZ from being discovered by an intruder utilizing a ping sweep. Which of the following should the technician do to protect the network from ping sweeps?

a)

A. Block echo replies inbound to the DMZ

b)

B. Disable UDP on the servers

c)

C. Block ICMP at the firewall

d)

D. Disable TCP/IP on the server

75.

A network topology that utilizes a central device with point-to-point connections to all other devices is which of the following?

a)

A. Star

b)

B. Ring

c)

C. Mesh

d)

D. Bus

76.

Which of the following network infrastructure implementations would be used to support files being transferred between Bluetooth-enabled smartphones?

a)

A. PAN

b)

B. LAN

c)

C. WLAN

d)

D. MAN

77.

The human resource department has been moved to an area which is more than 60 meters away from the nearest IDF. In order to comply with the SLA which requires that 10Gb speeds be provided, which of the following media will need to utilized?

a)

A. CAT6a

b)

B. CAT5e

c)

C. 802.11n

d)

D. 802.11ac

78.

A technician needs to secure web traffic for a new e-commerce website. Which of the following will secure traffic between a web browser and a website?

a)

A. SSL

b)

B. DNSSEC

c)

C. WPA2

d)

D. MTU

79.

A network technician has been tasked with designing a WLAN for a small office. One of the requirements of this design is that it is capable of supporting HD video streaming to multiple devices. Which of the following would be the appropriate wireless technology for this design?

a)

A. 802.11g

b)

B. 802.11ac

c)

C. 802.11b

d)

D. 802.11a

80.

Extra digit added to numerical data that is used to check data , integrity after input, transmission, storage and processing.

a)

check digit

b)

check sum

c)

data packet

d)

ISDN

81.

links two or more computer systems within a limited geographical area, similar to LAN.

a)

WAN

b)

MU-LAN

c)

VLAN

d)

WLAN

82.

Network communication method that creates and transmits small units of data, called packets, through a network, independently of the overall message.

a)

integrated services digital network

b)

packet switching

c)

data packet

d)

microwave transmission

83.

International rules that ensure the transfer of data between systems.

a)

protocol

b)

packet switching

c)

networking

d)

rpacket

84.

Communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet.

a)

TCP/IP

b)

FTP/WWE

c)

SSL/JPG

d)

HTTP/HTML

85.

the following three are the most commonly used network components that play an essential part in the creation of a network:

a)

Hub, Switch and Router.

b)

cube, Switch and psp.

c)

server, Switch and client.

d)

MODEM, GPU and HTTP.

86.

Can identify which network device is connected to which part. This allows the ____________ to transmit data to the exact port and network device for which it is intended.

a)

Hub

b)

Switch

c)

Router

d)

Server

87.

A VPN provides a secure connection to employees of the company, while an extranet limits access to the company network to selected (authenticated) outsiders.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Which are benefits of using a layered network model?

A . it specifies how changes to one layer must be propagated through the other layers

B . A manufacturer can focus on technologies of a particular layer.

C . it focuses on details rather than general functions of networking

D . Makes protocol design easier.

E . Easy to manage.

a)

A and B

b)

B, D, and E

c)

A and C

d)

All of the above

89.
The layers of the OSI model, from the top down, are:
a)
application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, physical
b)
session, presentation, data transport, MAC, network, physical
c)
physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, application
d)
presentation, application, session, network, transport, data link, physical
90.

What is symmetric encryption?

a)

When users use the same key to encrypt communication.

b)

When users use the same line of communication.

c)

When users use the same operating systems.

91.
What is an advantage of creating a network?
a)
It's expensive
b)
Share peripherals 
c)
Share virusses
d)
Share routers