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WorksheetsNetwork Security - Practice Test #1
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which controls are looked at as technical controls? (Choose two)
IDS
Training manual
Firewall
AUP
Which type of injection attack uses keywords such as SELECT and UPDATE to manipulate data through a web form?
LDAP injection
SQL injection
XML injection
HTML injection
An end user calls the help desk complaining about a web page not loading the most current data for the page unless the user refreshes the page. What should the help desk agent have the user do first?
Restart the browser
Clear out the cookies
Clear out the history
Clear out the cache
When one suspects a device has been affected by malware, what is the first step that should be taken to remediate the device?
Disconnect the device from the network
Run a system scan on the device
Update the antimalware app to use for remediation
Update the signature files on the antimalware app to use for remediation
A good Audit Plan may collect both successful and failed events. (T/F)
True
False
Audit events take up computer resources and personnel time, so you should be selective about the events to audit. (T/F)
True
False
You should always audit log-on successes. (T/F)
True
False
Review the underlined text. If the statement is correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer that best fits in the statement: Spoofing redirects internet traffic from one website to an identical-looking website in order to trick you into entering your username and password into their database.
No change is needed
Spamming
Pharming
Phishing
What must take place for someone trying to enter a physical area of a building before access control takes place?
Authentication
Authorization
Accounting
Auditing
MAC Filtering is best suited for large wireless networks. (T/F)
True
False
WEP is the strongest form of encryption for a wireless network. (T/F)
True
False
WPA/WPA2 can require an authentication server. (T/F)
True
False
One of the layers of defense in the anti-phishing and malware protection strategies developed by Microsoft is:
SmartScreen Filter
Malware Detector
Home Defense
SureBlock
Review the underlined text. If the statement is correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer that best fits in the statement: One of the ways you can protect your computer from hackers and malicious software is to use Windows Firewall.
Spam filtering
No change is needed
Email filtering
Windows Security Essentials
What is considered the minimum length of a good password?
Five characters
Thirty-two characters
Twenty characters
Static Routing allows multiple computers on an internal network to share one public IP address. Review the underlined text. If the statement is correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer that best fits in the statement.
NAT
VLAN
No change is needed
IPsec
Which type of VPN will often have a user connect through a web browser?
TLS
SSL
SSH
UDP
Which type of VPN connection usually connects two business entities?
Site-to-host
Host-to-host
What email filtering technique uses a list of verified DNS domains to verify that an email is coming from a trusted IP address?
Dedicated Perimeter Firewall
Network Address Translation (NAT)
SMTP Callback Verification
Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
Application-level firewalls can provide content filtering and virus protection. (T/F)
True
False
Application-level firewalls support caching. (T/F)
True
False
Application-level firewalls tend to be less resource intensive than that of a traditional firewall. (T/F)
True
False
Which of the following are NTFS permissions? (Choose three)
Read
Write
View
Modify
Administrator
Which protocols are considered unsecure and should be avoided in a server environment? (Choose two)
PAP
SSH
CHAP
Telnet
SFTP
Which type of DNS record contains an IP address that is then used to look up an associated host or domain name?
PTR
MX
A
SPF
IPSec encrypts data packets using AH. (T/F)
True
False
IPSec is a set of protocols that protects data transmission between hosts by providing authentication and privacy. (T/F)
True
False
IPSec is used to create a secure tunnel between two computing devices. (T/F)
True
False
IPSec uses digital signatures to create a chain of authority. (T/F)
True
False
Which of the following would be considered to be the strongest password?
j0hn$m1T
P@ssw0rd
johnny
password
Your IT department is getting a barrage of calls from users saying their pop-up blockers are not blocking ads for huge discounts on software. Upon further research you discover that you current malware signature files are not sufficiently removing this nuisance from your systems. Which type of attack is taking place?
Ransomeware
Spyware
Adware
Your IT department is getting a barrage of calls from users saying their pop-up blockers are not blocking ads for huge discounts on software. Upon further research you discover that you current malware signature files are not sufficiently removing this nuisance from your systems. Which characteristic of the attack indicates that it is not being eradicated by antimalware programs?
Zero-day
Rootkit
Stealth
A certificate authority provides keys used in digital certificates for authentication. (T/F)
Yes
No
In a Public Key Infrastructure, the public key encrypts data, and a corresponding public key decrypts it. (T/F)
True
False
In Digital Signatures, the sender uses a secret key to create a unique electronic number that can be read by anyone possessing the corresponding public key, which verifies that the message is from the sender. (T/F)
True
False
Forging a fake sender address within an email message is an example of malware. Review the underlined text. If the statement is correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer that best fits in the statement.
No change is needed
Phishing
Spam
Spoofing
Where do most computers obtain a Media Access Control (MAC) address?
DNS Server
Network Interface
Hub or Layer-2 Switch
IP Address
The tool used to view audit logs is Event Viewer. (T/F)
True
False
You can audit logon failures to warn of hacking attacks. (T/F)
True
False
You cannot limit the size of audit logs. (T/F)
True
False
Ensuring the Sales department can access a document is an example of:
Availability
Confidentiality
Integrity
Encrypting a document as it travels across network is an example of:
Availability
Confidentiality
Integrity
Verifying the sender of a document is an example of:
Availability
Confidentiality
Integrity
Which backup does this describe? Backs up all files and resets the archive bit
Incremental
Differential
Full
Which backup does this describe? Backs up all changed files since the last full backup
Incremental
Differential
Full
Which backup does this describe? Backs up all changed files since the last full or Incremental backup
Incremental
Differential
Full
Which protocol should be allowed only on email servers used to send email and should be blocked on all other servers and client machines?
SMTP
POP3
FTP
IMAP
How can a wireless network best be set up to allow only specific devices onto the network?
Device type filtering
MAC address filtering
SSID filtering
IP address filtering
A Network Sniffer can easily obtain:
Unencrypted passwords
Servers without security
Digital Certificates
Which Windows app is used to help protect a device against malware?
Forefront Gateway
Unified Threat Manager
Windows Defender
Malicious Software Removal Tool
Which of the following are advanced permissions in NTFS? (Choose two)
Change Permissions
Full Control
Take Ownership
List Folder Contents
BitLocker, when possible, stores the encryption key on a computer's EFS. Review the underlined text. If the statement is correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer that best fits in the statement.
BitLocker To Go
TPM
BitLocker
No change is needed
RADIUS is an authentication method that identifies individuals based on physical characteristics such as fingerprints, facial recognition, retina scans, or voice patterns. Review the underlined text. If the statement is correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer that best fits in the statement.
Dictionary Attack
Brute Force Attack
Biometrics
No change is needed
A junior administrator asks you what it means to harden a server. Which two statements fit the description of hardening a server?
Place the server in a secure location
Minimize crosstalk
Uninstall unnecessary features
Disable unnecessary services
To best protect servers, which of the following options is considered a best practice on how services are used on servers?
Run all services on one server
Spread out the services among servers
Run all services on the domain controller
Run all services on two servers
Malware that steals and encrypts data and demands money for the return of the data is known as what type of malware?
Ransomware
Cookie
Spyware
Adware
Which three characteristics describe worms? (Choose three)
Typically does not corrupt or modify files
A self-replicating program that copies itself to other computers without user intervention
Only passed by email
Uses system resources like bandwidth, memory, and processor time, which makes the computer run slow
Contained in most music and videos
Which Password policy prohibits reusing the same password?
Lockout policy
Length policy
Complexity policy
Which protocols are used to encrypt emails? (Choose two)
S/MIME
SSL
PGP
TLS
The process of eliminating a risk by choosing not to participate in an action or activity describes which of the following?
Risk acceptance
Residual risk
Risk avoidance
Risk mitigation
A junior administrator notices, when looking at a folder's permissions, gray checkboxes in the Allow column for a group's permissions. What do the gray checkboxes represent?
The permissions are explicit.
The permissions are inherited.
The permissions are conditional.
The permissions have been disabled temporarily.
Where are password policies established for an Active Directory domain?
Group Policy
Active Directory Users and Computers
Local Security Policy
Active Directory Administrative Center
