Question 1

What is the generic term used to describe programs that are designed to cause harm or disruption to a computer system?

Accepted Answer

A)  spyware 
B)  malware 
C)  virus 
D)  Trojan 
A)  spyware 
B)  malware 
C)  virus 
D)  Trojan B

Question 2

What process, available on most routers, will help improve security by masking the internal IP address of the transmitting device?

Accepted Answer

A)  IPSec 
B)  NAT 
C)  EFS 
D)  VPN 
A)  IPSec 
B)  NAT 
C)  EFS 
D)  VPN B

Question 3

What is a penetration tester?

Accepted Answer

A penetration tester is a person who is skilled in the art of breaking into a network to find where the network is vulnerable for the purposes of advising a company on how to be more secure.

Question 4

Briefly describe the three levels of network security policies.

Accepted Answer

A highly restrictive security policy is

Question 5

MATCHING:

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING:
  ...

Question 6

A firewall can be implemented in two different ways. What are they?

Accepted Answer

first, a firewall can be a sof

Question 7

What is a policy that defines the methods involved when a user logs on to the network called?

Accepted Answer

A)  audit 
B)  security 
C)  authentication 
D)  acceptable use 
A)  audit 
B)  security 
C)  authentication 
D)  acceptable use

Question 8

____________ is a free open-source product that can be used to encrypt the contents of an entire drive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ is a free open-source product that...

Question 9

Which of the following should not be a concern when discerning the level of security that is required in a network?

Accepted Answer

A)  how difficult it would be to enforce a password policy 
B)  the costs to implement a security system 
C)  whether the data is important enough to safeguard 
D)  from whom the data needs to be protected 
A)  how difficult it would be to enforce a password policy 
B)  the costs to implement a security system 
C)  whether the data is important enough to safeguard 
D)  from whom the data needs to be protected

Question 10

How the network resources are to be used should be clearly defined in a (an) ____________ policy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of How the network resources are to be...

Question 11

Describe the purpose of a protocol analyzer and how an attacker could use one to compromise your network.

Accepted Answer

Protocol analyzers can capture packets,

Question 12

What is an IDS?

Accepted Answer

An IDS is similar to a firewal

Question 13

Which form of authentication involves the exchange of a password-like key that must be entered on both devices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kerberos authentication 
B)  digital certificate 
C)  GNU privacy guard 
D)  preshared key 
A)  Kerberos authentication 
B)  digital certificate 
C)  GNU privacy guard 
D)  preshared key

Question 14

Which of the following can be used to secure data on disk drives? (Choose all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  EFS 
B)  VPN 
C)  IPSec 
D)  BitLocker 
E)  TrueCrypt 
A)  EFS 
B)  VPN 
C)  IPSec 
D)  BitLocker 
E)  TrueCrypt

Question 15

In Linux, passwords are stored in an encrypted format in the ____________ file, which is located in the /etc directory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Linux, passwords are stored in an...

Question 16

How should a room that is going to house your servers be equipped?

Accepted Answer

A server room should have a lo

Question 17

The ultimate goal of network security is to protect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the customers who use the system 
B)  the organization and its employees 
C)  business partners who access the network 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the customers who use the system 
B)  the organization and its employees 
C)  business partners who access the network 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is a scanner used as a tool to determine what possible points of entry exist that are open and vulnerable on your system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Port 
B)  Protocol 
C)  Ping 
D)  Finger 
A)  Port 
B)  Protocol 
C)  Ping 
D)  Finger

Question 19

The 802.11i standard is the newest version of wireless security that uses more advanced encryption methods than the previous versions. What is it more commonly referred to as?

Accepted Answer

A)  WEP 
B)  WAP 
C)  WPA 
D)  WPA2 
A)  WEP 
B)  WAP 
C)  WPA 
D)  WPA2

Question 20

A security policy should clearly state the desired rules, even if they cannot be enforced..

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the generic term used to describe programs that are designed to cause harm or disruption to a computer system?

What process, available on most routers, will help improve security by masking the internal IP address of the transmitting device?

What is a penetration tester?

Briefly describe the three levels of network security policies.

MATCHING:

A firewall can be implemented in two different ways. What are they?

What is a policy that defines the methods involved when a user logs on to the network called?

____________ is a free open-source product that can be used to encrypt the contents of an entire drive.

Which of the following should not be a concern when discerning the level of security that is required in a network?

How the network resources are to be used should be clearly defined in a (an) ____________ policy.

Describe the purpose of a protocol analyzer and how an attacker could use one to compromise your network.

What is an IDS?

Which form of authentication involves the exchange of a password-like key that must be entered on both devices?

Which of the following can be used to secure data on disk drives? (Choose all that apply.)

In Linux, passwords are stored in an encrypted format in the ____________ file, which is located in the /etc directory.

How should a room that is going to house your servers be equipped?

The ultimate goal of network security is to protect which of the following?

Which of the following is a scanner used as a tool to determine what possible points of entry exist that are open and vulnerable on your system?

The 802.11i standard is the newest version of wireless security that uses more advanced encryption methods than the previous versions. What is it more commonly referred to as?

A security policy should clearly state the desired rules, even if they cannot be enforced..

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What is the generic term used to describe programs that are designed to cause harm or disruption to a computer system?

What process, available on most routers, will help improve security by masking the internal IP address of the transmitting device?

What is a penetration tester?

Briefly describe the three levels of network security policies.

MATCHING:

A firewall can be implemented in two different ways. What are they?

What is a policy that defines the methods involved when a user logs on to the network called?

____________ is a free open-source product that can be used to encrypt the contents of an entire drive.

Which of the following should not be a concern when discerning the level of security that is required in a network?

How the network resources are to be used should be clearly defined in a (an) ____________ policy.

Describe the purpose of a protocol analyzer and how an attacker could use one to compromise your network.

What is an IDS?

Which form of authentication involves the exchange of a password-like key that must be entered on both devices?

Which of the following can be used to secure data on disk drives? (Choose all that apply.)

In Linux, passwords are stored in an encrypted format in the ____________ file, which is located in the /etc directory.

How should a room that is going to house your servers be equipped?

The ultimate goal of network security is to protect which of the following?

Which of the following is a scanner used as a tool to determine what possible points of entry exist that are open and vulnerable on your system?

The 802.11i standard is the newest version of wireless security that uses more advanced encryption methods than the previous versions. What is it more commonly referred to as?

A security policy should clearly state the desired rules, even if they cannot be enforced..

Introduction to Computer Networks

Network Hardware Essentials

Network Topologies and Technologies

Network Media

Network Protocols

Network Reference Models and Standards

Network Hardware in Depth

Network Operating System Fundamentals

Server Management and Administration

Supporting a Small Business Network

Wide Area Network Essentials

Troubleshooting and Support

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