CYBERSECURITY EXAMS QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS.
What is the order of transmission of a HTTP packet through the TCP/IP model?
application transport network data link physical
PDU of application
packet
PDU of transport
segment
PDU of network
packet
PDU of data link
frame
the transmission control protocol (tcp) performs the functions of which layer?
transport
this layer decides when to transmit so that 2 computers do not transmit at the same time
data link
which is the de facto (most commonly implemented) standard network model today?
TCP/IP or internet
which kind of network can connect geographically dispersed LANs?
WAN
which hardware is used to connect two or more networks?
router
except for this layer, all other layers add a PDU to their message
physical
which layer has local responsibility
data link, transport has global
how many layers are in the OSI model?
7
how many layers are in the internet model?
5
to transmit the data through the network, each layer in the network (except the physical layer) adds one of these to the data being transmitted. each layer adds a different type, the network layer adds an IP packet
PDU
a dumb terminal has a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and no CPU
true
all the processing takes place on the host computer when using a dumb terminal
true
you can install your latest application software on a dumb terminal
false
a dumb terminal is essentially an input/ouput device
true
in a two tier client server architecture, the client will handle __________ logic and the server is responsible for the ________ logic
presentation & application; data access & data storage
SaaS is one of the three cloud computing models; it is based on ______
multitenancy
the protocol of the WWW is
HTTP
the HTTP status code for "OK" is
200
the most commonly used email standard on the internet is
SMTP
the protocol for communicating between an email client and email server allows the client to request emails from the server and keep the email stored on the server after being read
IMAP
a thin client approach places little or no application logic on the client whereas thick client approach places all or almost all application logic on client
true
emails can be implemented as either two tier client server architecture or three tier client architecture. however these two cannot be combined
false
SMTP permits only the transfer of text messages; in order to send non text files a new protocol, such as MIME, was developed
true
when two computers have a dedicated circuit that connects them is called
point to point circuit
in this two way transmission a computer can transmit only one direction at a time
half duplex transmission
means to break one high speed physical communication circuit into several lower speed logical circuits
multiplexing
twisted pair cable
guided
coaxial cable
guided
fiber optic cable
guided
radio
not guided
transmission speeds vary greatly among the different media; twisted pair, most frequently used media in LANs, can provide data rates in the following intervals:
1mpbs - 1gbps
the word circuit has two different meanings in networking; when we refer to the actual wire we mean ____________ circuit; when we refer to the transmission characteristics of the connection we mean __________ circuit
physical; logical
digital data can only be transmitted using digital transmission
false
when digital data is transmitted using analog transmission, the following characteristics of the wave are used to translate the digital data produced by computers into the analog signals
amplitude, frequency, phase
both modems and codecs have to work in pairs in order to transmit data through circuits
true
the most commonly used technique to transmit analog voice tat through digital transmission is
PCM
the data link layer has two sublayers, which sublayer controls the physical hardware?
MAC
The data link layer performs media access; what are the basic approaches to MAC
roll call polling; token passing; contention
there are many sources of error, which of these refers to the usual gradual loss of signal strength during transmission through a medium?
attenuation
for digital circuits we can _______ to strengthen the signal; this is because the signal is recreated without the accompanying noise and distortion, resulting in lower error rates
install repeaters
the only way to detect errors is to send extra data with each message, which of these methods is methods is the most reliable?
cyclic redundancy check
this type of mac works better in networks with large number of computers on any shared circuit
controlled
which of the following is part of error control?
error prevention, error detection, error correction
which of the following is not true about continuous ARQ
it sends one message at a time
there is a trade off between large and small frames when designing a protocol; small frames are less efficient but are less likely to contain errors and cost less to retransmit if there is an error
true
PDU at the data link layer is called a
frame
software through which we interact with the web or email or any other application that is running over the internet
application
global responsibility, end to end connection; session management, links to app layer, segmentation
transport
where the message goes next (hop); routing, addressing
network
local responsibility; controls hardware; formats the message; error control
data link
responsible for the physical transport of the message; electrical, light, radio
physical
phishing, dictionary attack, brute force attack, rainbow table attack
types of password cracking attacks
disable LM password hashes; require long, complex passswords; disable LAN manager & NTLM authentication; enable account lockout; force moderately frequent password changes; audit passwords regularly
how to prevent password cracking
a group of websites that are publicly available but make illegal activity and information sharing possible by hiding who owns the websites and where the websites are hosted
dark web
the dark web can be accessed by using the onion router, also known as
Tor
Consists of finding ways to minimize cyber attacks for your software
securing code
1. buffer overflow 2. format strings attacks 3. integer overflow
3 common vulnerabilities of securing code
1. start by putting a 1 above rightmost digit 2. double the number until you reach the last binary digit 3. add the numbers above the 1s 4. the sum is the decimal
binary to decimal
1. halve the number from right to left until u get to 1 (dont keep decimals) 2. write 1s under odd numbers and 0 under evens 3. result is binary
decimal to binary
if there are multiple tabs open in a browser, how does the browser know where to respond?
port #
what is the well known port # 80 for?
the web
which layer is responsible for session management? for giving each tab a temporary port #?
transport layer works with application layer to maintain the connection between tabs
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CYBERSECURITY EXAMS QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS.
What is the order of transmission of a HTTP packet through the TCP/IP model?
application > transport > network > data link > physical
PDU of application
packet
PDU of transport
segment
PDU of network
packet
PDU of data link
frame
the transmission control protocol (tcp) performs the functions of which layer?
transport
1
, this layer decides when to transmit so that 2 computers do not transmit at the same time
data link
which is the de facto (most commonly implemented) standard network model today?
TCP/IP or internet
which kind of network can connect geographically dispersed LANs?
WAN
which hardware is used to connect two or more networks?
router
except for this layer, all other layers add a PDU to their message
physical
which layer has local responsibility
data link, transport has global
how many layers are in the OSI model?
7
2