Question 1

Requiring someone requesting to use a resource to prove his or her identity is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) confidentiality 
B) authentication 
C) integrity 
D) authorization 
E) Both b.and d. 
A) confidentiality 
B) authentication 
C) integrity 
D) authorization 
E) Both b.and d.

Question 2

Egress filtering examines packets ________.

Accepted Answer

A) arriving from the outside 
B) leaving to the outside 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) arriving from the outside 
B) leaving to the outside 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 3

Attack programs that can be remotely controlled by an attacker are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) bots 
B) DoS programs 
C) exploits 
D) All of the above. 
A) bots 
B) DoS programs 
C) exploits 
D) All of the above.

Question 4

A firewall drops a packet if it probably is an attack packet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

ACLs are used for packets in the ________ state.

Accepted Answer

A) connection-opening 
B) ongoing communication 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) connection-opening 
B) ongoing communication 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 6

After a break-in,the first step usually is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) do damage manually 
B) delete log files 
C) create a backdoor 
D) download a hacker toolkit 
A) do damage manually 
B) delete log files 
C) create a backdoor 
D) download a hacker toolkit

Question 7

Compromises also are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) breaches 
B) incidents 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) breaches 
B) incidents 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 8

Which of the following tends to be more damaging?

Accepted Answer

A) Credit card theft. 
B) Identity theft. 
C) Both are about equally serious. 
A) Credit card theft. 
B) Identity theft. 
C) Both are about equally serious.

Question 9

Viruses propagate within a computer by infecting other programs in that computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Most hackers today are driven by curiosity,a sense of power,and,sometimes,a desire to increase their reputation among peers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Iris scanning is attractive because of its ________.

Accepted Answer

A) cost 
B) low susceptibility to deception 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) cost 
B) low susceptibility to deception 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 12

According to the book,passwords should be at least ________ characters long.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 8 
E) 10 
A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 8 
E) 10

Question 13

Malware is a generic name for evil software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Attackers only need to find a single weakness to break in.Consequently,companies must ________.

Accepted Answer

A) have comprehensive security 
B) have insurance 
C) do risk analysis 
D) only give minimum permissions 
A) have comprehensive security 
B) have insurance 
C) do risk analysis 
D) only give minimum permissions

Question 15

In general,people who receive access to a resource should be given maximum permissions so that they can do their jobs with few restrictions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

CSIRTs should include ________.

Accepted Answer

A) IT personnel 
B) senior managers 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) IT personnel 
B) senior managers 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 17

Which of the following is a criteria by which biometrics can be judged?

Accepted Answer

A) Cost. 
B) Susceptibility to deception. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) Cost. 
B) Susceptibility to deception. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 18

Stateful firewalls are most attractive because of their ________.

Accepted Answer

A) high filtering sophistication 
B) ability to filter complex application content 
C) QoS guarantees 
D) low cost 
A) high filtering sophistication 
B) ability to filter complex application content 
C) QoS guarantees 
D) low cost

Question 19

Cryptographic systems provide ________.

Accepted Answer

A) confidentiality 
B) message integrity 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) confidentiality 
B) message integrity 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 20

Passwords are widely used because they offer very strong authentication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Requiring someone requesting to use a resource to prove his or her identity is ________.

Egress filtering examines packets ________.

Attack programs that can be remotely controlled by an attacker are ________.

A firewall drops a packet if it probably is an attack packet.

ACLs are used for packets in the ________ state.

After a break-in,the first step usually is to ________.

Compromises also are called ________.

Which of the following tends to be more damaging?

Viruses propagate within a computer by infecting other programs in that computer.

Most hackers today are driven by curiosity,a sense of power,and,sometimes,a desire to increase their reputation among peers.

Iris scanning is attractive because of its ________.

According to the book,passwords should be at least ________ characters long.

Malware is a generic name for evil software.

Attackers only need to find a single weakness to break in.Consequently,companies must ________.

In general,people who receive access to a resource should be given maximum permissions so that they can do their jobs with few restrictions.

CSIRTs should include ________.

Which of the following is a criteria by which biometrics can be judged?

Stateful firewalls are most attractive because of their ________.

Cryptographic systems provide ________.

Passwords are widely used because they offer very strong authentication.

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Exam 3: Network Security

Requiring someone requesting to use a resource to prove his or her identity is ________.

Egress filtering examines packets ________.

Attack programs that can be remotely controlled by an attacker are ________.

A firewall drops a packet if it probably is an attack packet.

ACLs are used for packets in the ________ state.

After a break-in,the first step usually is to ________.

Compromises also are called ________.

Which of the following tends to be more damaging?

Viruses propagate within a computer by infecting other programs in that computer.

Most hackers today are driven by curiosity,a sense of power,and,sometimes,a desire to increase their reputation among peers.

Iris scanning is attractive because of its ________.

According to the book,passwords should be at least ________ characters long.

Malware is a generic name for evil software.

Attackers only need to find a single weakness to break in.Consequently,companies must ________.

In general,people who receive access to a resource should be given maximum permissions so that they can do their jobs with few restrictions.

CSIRTs should include ________.

Which of the following is a criteria by which biometrics can be judged?

Stateful firewalls are most attractive because of their ________.

Cryptographic systems provide ________.

Passwords are widely used because they offer very strong authentication.

Networking: How We Got Here

Network Standards

Network Management

Physical Layer Propagation

Switched Wired Networks

Wireless Networks I

Wireless Networks 2

Tcp-Ip Internetworking

Internetworking 2

Networked Applications

More on Tcp-Ip

More on Modulation

More on Telecommunications

Filters