ACAS STUDY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
TheA2centralA2consoleA2thatA2providesA2continuousA2asset-
basedA2securityA2andA2complianceA2monitoringA2isA2____________.A2-A2Ans--Tenable.sc
TheA2toolA2thatA2probesA2hostsA2andA2doesA2activeA2vulnerabilityA2andA2complianceA2scan
ningA2isA2______________________A2-A2Ans--NessusA2ActiveA2VulnerabilityA2Scanner
TheA2toolA2thatA2canA2manageA2scanA2data,A2runA2scansA2andA2pullA2inA2dataA2fromA2vario
usA2NessusA2AgentA2isA2theA2________________.A2-A2Ans--NessusA2Manager
TheA2PassiveA2ScannerA2thatA2detectsA2vulnerabilitiesA2byA2sniffingA2networkA2trafficA2isA2t
heA2__________________________________________. A2-A2Ans--
NessusA2NetworkA2Monitor
WhatA2isA2ACAS?A2-A2Ans--ACASA2isA2aA2network-
basedA2securityA2complianceA2andA2assessmentA2capabilityA2designedA2toA2provideA2awa
renessA2ofA2theA2securityA2postureA2andA2networkA2healthA2of
DoDA2networks
WhatA2isA2theA2taskA2orderA2forA2theA2implementationA2ofA2enterpriseA2useA2ofA2ACAS?A2-
A2Ans--20-0020
T/FA2
AA2vulnerabilityA2isA2aA2weaknessA2ofA2attackA2thatA2canA2compromiseA2yourA2systemA2-
A2Ans--FALSE
AA2vulnerabilityA2isA2notA2anA2attack,A2itA2isA2aA2weakness
T/F
TheA2NessusA2scannerA2monitorsA2dataA2atA2rest,A2whileA2theA2NNMA2monitorsA2dataA2inA2
motionA2-A2Ans--TRUE
AA2lightweightA2programA2installedA2onA2theA2hostA2thatA2givesA2youA2visibilityA2intoA2other
A2ITA2assetsA2thatA2connectA2intermittentlyA2toA2theA2internetA2-A2Ans--AA2NessusA2Agent
WhichA2pageA2loadsA2byA2defaultA2whenA2youA2logA2intoA2Tenable.sc?A2-A2Ans--
Dashboard
WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2pagesA2displaysA2theA2updateA2scheduleA2forA2updatingA2theA2
activeA2andA2passiveA2pluginsA2onA2securityA2manager'sA2interface?A2-A2Ans--Feeds
, WhichA2pageA2allowsA2youA2toA2setA2yourA2localA2timeA2zone?A2-A2Ans--Profile
WhatA2canA2youA2doA2onA2theA2pluginsA2pageA2ofA2Tenable.sc?A2-A2Ans--
SearchA2forA2specificA2plugins,A2viewA2pluginA2detailsA2andA2sourceA2andA2uploadA2custo
mA2plugins
AA2groupA2ofA2usersA2responsibleA2forA2aA2specificA2numberA2ofA2assetsA2isA2anA2_______
________.A2-A2Ans--Organization
AA2definedA2staticA2rangeA2ofA2IPA2addressesA2withA2anA2associatedA2NessusA2scannerA2i
sA2calledA2aA2_____________________.A2-A2Ans--ScanA2Zone
AA2setA2ofA2proprietaryA2dataA2filesA2thatA2storesA2scanA2resultsA2andA2residesA2onA2theA2T
enable.scA2isA2knownA2asA2aA2_____________________.A2-A2Ans--Repository
AA2scriptA2fileA2usedA2toA2collectA2andA2interpretA2vulnerability,A2complianceA2andA2configu
rationA2isA2aA2____________.A2-A2Ans--Plugin
WhatA2isA2theA2maximumA2sizeA2ofA2aA2Tenable.scA2repository?A2-A2Ans--32A2GB
T/F
TheA2IPA2addressA2youA2areA2scanningA2mustA2beA2containedA2inA2bothA2theA2definitionA2o
fA2theA2scanA2zoneA2andA2theA2definitionA2ofA2theA2repositoryA2-A2Ans--True
WhatA2Tenable.scA2roleA2isA2responsibleA2forA2settingA2upA2scanA2zones?A2-A2Ans--
Administrator
PerA2theA2ACASA2contract,A2howA2canA2youA2getA2yourA2Tenable.scA2pluginA2updates?A2-
A2Ans--
AutomaticallyA2fromA2DISA'sA2pluginA2serverA2orA2manuallyA2formA2theA2DoDA2patchA2repo
sitory
AccordingA2toA2theA2ACASA2contract,A2whatA2areA2theA2threeA2allowableA2optionsA2forA2sc
anningA2standA2aloneA2networks?A2-A2Ans--
1)A2InstallA2bothA2NessusA2andA2TenableA2onA2aA2LunixA2systemA2usingA2theA2ACASA2kick
start
2)A2ConfigureA2aA2windowsA2OSA2withA2VMA2software,A2installingA2bothA2TenableA2andA2N
essusA2onA2theA2virtualA2machines
3)A2DetachA2theA2NessusA2systemA2fromA2TenableA2andA2placeA2itA2inA2theA2isolatedA2encl
aveA2forA2scanning.A2OnceA2ScanningA2isA2complete,A2reattachA2NessusA2toA2theA2tenable
A2andA2manuallyA2uploadA2scanA2results
ComponentsA2ofA2anA2actveA2vulnerabilityA2scanA2consistA2of:A2aA2scanA2policy,A2schedule
,A2credentials,A2scanA2zone,A2importA2repoA2andA2________________.A2-A2Ans--Targets
CORRECT ANSWERS
TheA2centralA2consoleA2thatA2providesA2continuousA2asset-
basedA2securityA2andA2complianceA2monitoringA2isA2____________.A2-A2Ans--Tenable.sc
TheA2toolA2thatA2probesA2hostsA2andA2doesA2activeA2vulnerabilityA2andA2complianceA2scan
ningA2isA2______________________A2-A2Ans--NessusA2ActiveA2VulnerabilityA2Scanner
TheA2toolA2thatA2canA2manageA2scanA2data,A2runA2scansA2andA2pullA2inA2dataA2fromA2vario
usA2NessusA2AgentA2isA2theA2________________.A2-A2Ans--NessusA2Manager
TheA2PassiveA2ScannerA2thatA2detectsA2vulnerabilitiesA2byA2sniffingA2networkA2trafficA2isA2t
heA2__________________________________________. A2-A2Ans--
NessusA2NetworkA2Monitor
WhatA2isA2ACAS?A2-A2Ans--ACASA2isA2aA2network-
basedA2securityA2complianceA2andA2assessmentA2capabilityA2designedA2toA2provideA2awa
renessA2ofA2theA2securityA2postureA2andA2networkA2healthA2of
DoDA2networks
WhatA2isA2theA2taskA2orderA2forA2theA2implementationA2ofA2enterpriseA2useA2ofA2ACAS?A2-
A2Ans--20-0020
T/FA2
AA2vulnerabilityA2isA2aA2weaknessA2ofA2attackA2thatA2canA2compromiseA2yourA2systemA2-
A2Ans--FALSE
AA2vulnerabilityA2isA2notA2anA2attack,A2itA2isA2aA2weakness
T/F
TheA2NessusA2scannerA2monitorsA2dataA2atA2rest,A2whileA2theA2NNMA2monitorsA2dataA2inA2
motionA2-A2Ans--TRUE
AA2lightweightA2programA2installedA2onA2theA2hostA2thatA2givesA2youA2visibilityA2intoA2other
A2ITA2assetsA2thatA2connectA2intermittentlyA2toA2theA2internetA2-A2Ans--AA2NessusA2Agent
WhichA2pageA2loadsA2byA2defaultA2whenA2youA2logA2intoA2Tenable.sc?A2-A2Ans--
Dashboard
WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2pagesA2displaysA2theA2updateA2scheduleA2forA2updatingA2theA2
activeA2andA2passiveA2pluginsA2onA2securityA2manager'sA2interface?A2-A2Ans--Feeds
, WhichA2pageA2allowsA2youA2toA2setA2yourA2localA2timeA2zone?A2-A2Ans--Profile
WhatA2canA2youA2doA2onA2theA2pluginsA2pageA2ofA2Tenable.sc?A2-A2Ans--
SearchA2forA2specificA2plugins,A2viewA2pluginA2detailsA2andA2sourceA2andA2uploadA2custo
mA2plugins
AA2groupA2ofA2usersA2responsibleA2forA2aA2specificA2numberA2ofA2assetsA2isA2anA2_______
________.A2-A2Ans--Organization
AA2definedA2staticA2rangeA2ofA2IPA2addressesA2withA2anA2associatedA2NessusA2scannerA2i
sA2calledA2aA2_____________________.A2-A2Ans--ScanA2Zone
AA2setA2ofA2proprietaryA2dataA2filesA2thatA2storesA2scanA2resultsA2andA2residesA2onA2theA2T
enable.scA2isA2knownA2asA2aA2_____________________.A2-A2Ans--Repository
AA2scriptA2fileA2usedA2toA2collectA2andA2interpretA2vulnerability,A2complianceA2andA2configu
rationA2isA2aA2____________.A2-A2Ans--Plugin
WhatA2isA2theA2maximumA2sizeA2ofA2aA2Tenable.scA2repository?A2-A2Ans--32A2GB
T/F
TheA2IPA2addressA2youA2areA2scanningA2mustA2beA2containedA2inA2bothA2theA2definitionA2o
fA2theA2scanA2zoneA2andA2theA2definitionA2ofA2theA2repositoryA2-A2Ans--True
WhatA2Tenable.scA2roleA2isA2responsibleA2forA2settingA2upA2scanA2zones?A2-A2Ans--
Administrator
PerA2theA2ACASA2contract,A2howA2canA2youA2getA2yourA2Tenable.scA2pluginA2updates?A2-
A2Ans--
AutomaticallyA2fromA2DISA'sA2pluginA2serverA2orA2manuallyA2formA2theA2DoDA2patchA2repo
sitory
AccordingA2toA2theA2ACASA2contract,A2whatA2areA2theA2threeA2allowableA2optionsA2forA2sc
anningA2standA2aloneA2networks?A2-A2Ans--
1)A2InstallA2bothA2NessusA2andA2TenableA2onA2aA2LunixA2systemA2usingA2theA2ACASA2kick
start
2)A2ConfigureA2aA2windowsA2OSA2withA2VMA2software,A2installingA2bothA2TenableA2andA2N
essusA2onA2theA2virtualA2machines
3)A2DetachA2theA2NessusA2systemA2fromA2TenableA2andA2placeA2itA2inA2theA2isolatedA2encl
aveA2forA2scanning.A2OnceA2ScanningA2isA2complete,A2reattachA2NessusA2toA2theA2tenable
A2andA2manuallyA2uploadA2scanA2results
ComponentsA2ofA2anA2actveA2vulnerabilityA2scanA2consistA2of:A2aA2scanA2policy,A2schedule
,A2credentials,A2scanA2zone,A2importA2repoA2andA2________________.A2-A2Ans--Targets