Question 1

Microsoft Windows 10 uses ________ to create its password hashes.

Accepted Answer

A)  DES 
B)  NTLM 
C)  Blowfish 
D)  SHA 
A)  DES 
B)  NTLM 
C)  Blowfish 
D)  SHA B

Question 2

The Execute permission allows an account or group to read and write to files.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The super user account in Windows is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  administrator 
B)  the root account 
C)  the hacking root account 
D)  manager 
A)  administrator 
B)  the root account 
C)  the hacking root account 
D)  manager A

Question 4

Microsoft Windows domain controllers can transmit sets of policies, called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  SAMs 
B)  GPOs 
C)  NTLMs 
D)  SHAs 
A)  SAMs 
B)  GPOs 
C)  NTLMs 
D)  SHAs

Question 5

Each operating system has a super user account that has total control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Windows 10, the ________ category in the Control Panel allows you to set individual security components.

Accepted Answer

A)  Users 
B)  System and Security 
C)  Windows Defender 
D)  Windows Firewall 
A)  Users 
B)  System and Security 
C)  Windows Defender 
D)  Windows Firewall

Question 7

Assigning security measures to a group tends to ________ than assigning security measures to individuals.

Accepted Answer

A)  require more labor 
B)  create more confusion among members 
C)  create additional risk 
D)  require less labor time 
A)  require more labor 
B)  create more confusion among members 
C)  create additional risk 
D)  require less labor time

Question 8

________ was one of the first original popular UNIX shells.

Accepted Answer

A)  GNOME 
B)  The Bourne Again shell 
C)  The Bourne shell 
D)  Cinnamon 
A)  GNOME 
B)  The Bourne Again shell 
C)  The Bourne shell 
D)  Cinnamon

Question 9

________ specify what a user or group can do and not do to files, directories, and subdirectories.

Accepted Answer

A)  Assignments 
B)  Patches 
C)  Permissions 
D)  Actions 
A)  Assignments 
B)  Patches 
C)  Permissions 
D)  Actions

Question 10

A keystroke capture program ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  steals passwords as a user types them 
B)  steals passwords from a database 
C)  stores all hacked passwords in a plaintext file 
D)  steals passwords from a super user account 
A)  steals passwords as a user types them 
B)  steals passwords from a database 
C)  stores all hacked passwords in a plaintext file 
D)  steals passwords from a super user account

Question 11

The most popular version of UNIX for PCs is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Linux 
B)  Windows 10 
C)  CLI 
D)  GNU 
A)  Linux 
B)  Windows 10 
C)  CLI 
D)  GNU

Question 12

Since there are many different distributions of Linux, hardening a Linux system is difficult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Installing patches does not carry any risk in terms of computer security.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is FALSE about the Windows Server client version interface?

Accepted Answer

A)  It comes with Internet Explorer. 
B)  It comes with File Explorer. 
C)  It has a command-line interface. 
D)  It has a Start menu. 
A)  It comes with Internet Explorer. 
B)  It comes with File Explorer. 
C)  It has a command-line interface. 
D)  It has a Start menu.

Question 15

A GPO can lock down a client's desktop so that it cannot be changed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The term host includes servers, clients, as routers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Since there are many different distributions of Linux, hardening a Linux system is difficult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A disk image is a full copy of an installation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What are KDE, MATE, and GNOME?

Accepted Answer

A)  UNIX desktop environments 
B)  Windows 10 desktops 
C)  Linux desktop environments 
D)  UNIX applications 
A)  UNIX desktop environments 
B)  Windows 10 desktops 
C)  Linux desktop environments 
D)  UNIX applications

Question 20

A(n) ________ is a program that takes advantage of a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vulnerability; exploit 
B)  exploit; vulnerability 
C)  patch; vulnerability 
D)  attack; vulnerability 
A)  vulnerability; exploit 
B)  exploit; vulnerability 
C)  patch; vulnerability 
D)  attack; vulnerability

Microsoft Windows 10 uses ________ to create its password hashes.

The Execute permission allows an account or group to read and write to files.

The super user account in Windows is called ________.

Microsoft Windows domain controllers can transmit sets of policies, called ________.

Each operating system has a super user account that has total control.

In Windows 10, the ________ category in the Control Panel allows you to set individual security components.

Assigning security measures to a group tends to ________ than assigning security measures to individuals.

________ was one of the first original popular UNIX shells.

________ specify what a user or group can do and not do to files, directories, and subdirectories.

A keystroke capture program ________.

The most popular version of UNIX for PCs is ________.

Since there are many different distributions of Linux, hardening a Linux system is difficult.

Installing patches does not carry any risk in terms of computer security.

Which of the following is FALSE about the Windows Server client version interface?

A GPO can lock down a client's desktop so that it cannot be changed.

The term host includes servers, clients, as routers.

Since there are many different distributions of Linux, hardening a Linux system is difficult.

A disk image is a full copy of an installation.

What are KDE, MATE, and GNOME?

A(n) is a program that takes advantage of a(n) .

The Threat Environment

Planning and Policy

Cryptography

Secure Networks

Access Control

Firewalls

Application Security

Data Protection

Incident and Disaster Response

Module a Networking Concepts

Filters

Exam 7: Host Hardening

Microsoft Windows 10 uses ________ to create its password hashes.

The Execute permission allows an account or group to read and write to files.

The super user account in Windows is called ________.

Microsoft Windows domain controllers can transmit sets of policies, called ________.

Each operating system has a super user account that has total control.

In Windows 10, the ________ category in the Control Panel allows you to set individual security components.

Assigning security measures to a group tends to ________ than assigning security measures to individuals.

________ was one of the first original popular UNIX shells.

________ specify what a user or group can do and not do to files, directories, and subdirectories.

A keystroke capture program ________.

The most popular version of UNIX for PCs is ________.

Since there are many different distributions of Linux, hardening a Linux system is difficult.

Installing patches does not carry any risk in terms of computer security.

Which of the following is FALSE about the Windows Server client version interface?

A GPO can lock down a client's desktop so that it cannot be changed.

The term host includes servers, clients, as routers.

Since there are many different distributions of Linux, hardening a Linux system is difficult.

A disk image is a full copy of an installation.

What are KDE, MATE, and GNOME?

A(n) ________ is a program that takes advantage of a(n) ________.

The Threat Environment

Planning and Policy

Cryptography

Secure Networks

Access Control

Firewalls

Application Security

Data Protection

Incident and Disaster Response

Module a Networking Concepts

Filters

A(n) is a program that takes advantage of a(n) .