QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Neural Network.
Answer: An AI modeling technique loosely based on the behavior of
neurons in the human brain.
◍ Log File Analysis.
Answer: The analysis of information generated by the computer systems.
◍ Isolation.
Answer: Individual processes or tasks running in their own space.
◍ Device Reconfiguration.
Answer: The changing of hardware on the fly to protect against a
compromised device.
◍ Firewall.
Answer: The primary method for keeping a computer secure from intruders.
◍ Virtualization.
Answer: A variety of technologies for managing computer resources by
providing a software interface, known as an abstraction layer, between the
software (operating system and applications) and the hardware.
◍ Intrusion Detection Systems.
Answer: A software that detects an attack on a network or computer system.
◍ Filtering.
Answer: To select data, filers use patterns against which all data are
compared.
◍ Proxy Server.
Answer: A computer system or router that breaks the connection between
, sender and receiver.
◍ Virtual Memory.
Answer: Simulating more random access memory (RAM) than actually
exists, allowing the computer to run larger programs and multiple programs
concurrently.
◍ Memory.
Answer: The computer's temporary workspace, which for decades has been
a collection of dynamic RAM (DRAM) chips.
◍ Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Answer: A middle ground between an organization's trusted internal
network and an untrusted, external network such as the internet.
◍ Least Privilege.
Answer: The assurance that an entity only has the minimal amount of
privileges to perform its duties.
◍ Intrusion Prevention Systems.
Answer: Software that prevents an attack on a network or computer system.
◍ Multithreading.
Answer: A feature within a CPU that allows two or more instruction streams
to execute concurrently.
◍ Minimize Trust Surface (Reluctance to Trust).
Answer: The ability to reduce the degree to which the user or a component
depends on the reliability of another component.
◍ Network Hardening / System Hardening.
Answer: Making a user's computer more secure.
◍ Establishing Profiles.
Answer: Creating patterns and signatures of attack vectors for the purpose of
identifying threats.
◍ Network Address Translation (NAT).
Answer: The technology that maintains the privacy of the addresses of the