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WorksheetsIT Security and Infrastructure Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
A company discovers several unauthorized IoT devices on its internal network. Which solution best prevents this issue in the future?
Implement MAC address filtering
Conduct manual inventory every quarter
Deploy network-based asset discovery tools
Enforce password expiration on IoT devices
Which of the following is most important when assigning ownership of critical assets?
Classifying assets by vendor type
Identifying who is responsible for protection and maintenance
Documenting only hardware assets
Limiting asset records to physical locations
Which database is commonly used to maintain detailed asset configuration and change records?
IDS
CMDB
SIEM
SCADA
Which feature allows organizations to recover individual files without restoring an entire backup image?
Full backup
Granular restore
Incremental backup
Differential backup
Which feature protects backup data against ransomware?
Compression
Data deduplication
Encryption and immutability
Rapid replication
What is the purpose of replication in enterprise storage?
To perform scheduled virus scans
To copy data in real time for high availability
To compress and deduplicate files
To replace local storage with SAN snapshots
An admin uses Hyper-V checkpoints to revert a virtual machine to a previous state after a failed update. What concept does this represent?
Journaling
Virtual snapshot
Disk mirroring
Fault tolerance
Which method ensures data cannot be recovered after disposal?
Formatting
Encryption
Degaussing or physical destruction
Archiving
A hurricane disrupts a company’s datacenter. Which document ensures essential functions continue during this event?
MOU
BIA
COOP
DRP
A company’s new marketing campaign doubles web traffic overnight. Which strategy ensures the system remains operational?
Retire legacy servers
Increase network segmentation
Implement scalability and elasticity
Add password complexity
Which of the following provides automatic failover between redundant servers?
Virtualization
Clustering
Load balancing
RAID 1
During an HA validation test, an admin simulates a spike in user traffic. What is being verified?
Encryption effectiveness
System fault tolerance
Monitoring alert response
Redundancy performance
What device provides temporary power to servers during an outage until generators activate?
PDU
UPS
Circuit breaker
Transformer
An organization uses AWS and Azure for different services. What concept does this demonstrate?
Multi-tenancy
Multi-cloud vendor diversity
Edge computing
Virtualization
A security engineer sets up a fake database with false records to lure attackers. What is this an example of?
Honeyfile
Honeynet
Honeytoken
Honeypot
A cybersecurity team conducts a tabletop exercise simulating a ransomware outbreak. What is the primary goal?
To patch vulnerabilities
To evaluate team response procedures
To recover production servers
To test data backup integrity
Which environmental feature deters vehicle-based attacks on building entrances?
Vestibules
Bollards
Lighting
Cable locks
A secure facility requires users to enter one door and have it close before the second door opens. What control is this?
Mantrap
Bollard
Vestibule alarm
Honeypot
A SOC analyst detects motion and object recognition alerts from cameras after hours. What type of control is this?
Administrative
Technical
Detective physical
Corrective
Which sensor type detects changes in pressure under floor panels or near entryways?
Infrared
Ultrasonic
Pressure
Microwave
What kind of threats can disaster recovery policies help to protect us from being impacted by?
Natural disasters
Malware
Hardware failure
All of the above.
