CPSA Test
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Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,In active directory, what does FSMO (pronounced "Fizz-Mo") stand for? - Answer: Fixed Single Master
Operations Flexible Security Master Operations Flexible Single Master Operations Forest Single Master
Operations Forest Security Master Operations Flexible Single Master Operations
The active directory database file is: - Answer: NTDS.DAT NTDS.MDB MSAD.DIT NTDS.DIT MDAD.MDB
NTDS.DIT
What command might you use to obtain a list of systems from a master browser, together with details
about the version and available services. - Answer: amap nbtstat lservers nbtquery hping3 lservers
What is used for authentication in a Microsoft Active Directory domain? - Answer: RADIUS TACACS +
TACACS + + Kerberos NIDS Kerberos
Which of the following Windows programs will list all the members of the Master Browser List? -
Answer: whoami dompromo lservers nbtstat None of the above nbtstat
"What does the following command achieve? - Answer:
Telnet <IP Address> <Port 80> - Answer:
HEAD /HTTP/1.0 - Answer:
<Return> - Answer:
<Return>" - Answer: This command returns the home page for the IP address specified This command
opens a backdoor Telnet session to the IP address specified This command returns the banner of the
website specified by the IP address This command allows a hacker to determine if the server has a SQL
database None of these This command returns the banner of the website specified by the IP address
A system encrypts data prior to transmitting it over a network, and the system on the other end of the
transmission media decrypts it. If the systems are using a symmetric encryption algorithm for encryption
and decryption, which of the following statements is true? - Answer: A symmetric encryption algorithm
uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data at both ends of the transmission media A symmetric
, encryption algorithm uses different keys to encrypt and decrypt data at both ends of the transmission
media A symmetric encryption algorithm does not use keys to encrypt and decrypt data at both ends of
the transmission media A symmetric encryption algorithm is an insecure method used to encrypt data
transmitted over transmission media None of these A symmetric encryption algorithm uses the same
key to encrypt and decrypt data at both ends of the transmission media
How many bits does SYSKEY use for encryption? - Answer: 48 bits 56 bits 128 bits 256 bits None of these
128 bits
How many secret bits in a 128-bit WEP key? - Answer: 128 64 104 40 96 104
In an IPSEC VPN there are four main attribute classes. Which of the following is NOT one of those
classes? - Answer: Encryption Algorithm Hash Algorithm Authentication Method Aggressive Mode
Diffie-Hellman group Aggressive Mode
Of the following choices, what can you use to encrypt e-mail? - Answer: HMAC RIPEMD PII S/ MIME
None of these S/ MIME
Of the following choices, what is a benefit of IPsec? - Answer: MAC filtering Flood guard Load balancing
Payload encryption Secures your IP Payload encryption
Sally encrypted a project file with her public key. Later, an administrator accidentally deleted her
account that had exclusive access to her private key. Can this project file be retrieved? - Answer: No. If
the private key is lost, the data cannot be retrieved Yes. The public key can decrypt the file Yes, if a copy
of her public key is stored in escrow Yes, if the organization uses a recovery agent Yes, if she uses her
password Yes, if the organization uses a recovery agent
What are the four mandatory transform attributes for an IKE Phase-1 SA? - Answer: Encryption
Algorithm, Hash Algorithm, Authentication Method, Diffie Hellman Group Encryption Algorithm, Key
Length, Authentication Method, SA Lifetime SA Lifetime, Key length, PRF, Field Size SA Lifetime, Hash
Algorithm, Authentication Method, PRF Protocol ID, Transform ID, IPsec Mode, Authentication
Algorithm Encryption Algorithm, Hash Algorithm, Authentication Method, Diffie Hellman Group
What do programs, such as Tripwire, MD5sum, and Windows System File Protection, all rely on? -
Answer: Digital certificates Hashing Digital signatures Steganography Encryption Hashing
Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,In active directory, what does FSMO (pronounced "Fizz-Mo") stand for? - Answer: Fixed Single Master
Operations Flexible Security Master Operations Flexible Single Master Operations Forest Single Master
Operations Forest Security Master Operations Flexible Single Master Operations
The active directory database file is: - Answer: NTDS.DAT NTDS.MDB MSAD.DIT NTDS.DIT MDAD.MDB
NTDS.DIT
What command might you use to obtain a list of systems from a master browser, together with details
about the version and available services. - Answer: amap nbtstat lservers nbtquery hping3 lservers
What is used for authentication in a Microsoft Active Directory domain? - Answer: RADIUS TACACS +
TACACS + + Kerberos NIDS Kerberos
Which of the following Windows programs will list all the members of the Master Browser List? -
Answer: whoami dompromo lservers nbtstat None of the above nbtstat
"What does the following command achieve? - Answer:
Telnet <IP Address> <Port 80> - Answer:
HEAD /HTTP/1.0 - Answer:
<Return> - Answer:
<Return>" - Answer: This command returns the home page for the IP address specified This command
opens a backdoor Telnet session to the IP address specified This command returns the banner of the
website specified by the IP address This command allows a hacker to determine if the server has a SQL
database None of these This command returns the banner of the website specified by the IP address
A system encrypts data prior to transmitting it over a network, and the system on the other end of the
transmission media decrypts it. If the systems are using a symmetric encryption algorithm for encryption
and decryption, which of the following statements is true? - Answer: A symmetric encryption algorithm
uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt data at both ends of the transmission media A symmetric
, encryption algorithm uses different keys to encrypt and decrypt data at both ends of the transmission
media A symmetric encryption algorithm does not use keys to encrypt and decrypt data at both ends of
the transmission media A symmetric encryption algorithm is an insecure method used to encrypt data
transmitted over transmission media None of these A symmetric encryption algorithm uses the same
key to encrypt and decrypt data at both ends of the transmission media
How many bits does SYSKEY use for encryption? - Answer: 48 bits 56 bits 128 bits 256 bits None of these
128 bits
How many secret bits in a 128-bit WEP key? - Answer: 128 64 104 40 96 104
In an IPSEC VPN there are four main attribute classes. Which of the following is NOT one of those
classes? - Answer: Encryption Algorithm Hash Algorithm Authentication Method Aggressive Mode
Diffie-Hellman group Aggressive Mode
Of the following choices, what can you use to encrypt e-mail? - Answer: HMAC RIPEMD PII S/ MIME
None of these S/ MIME
Of the following choices, what is a benefit of IPsec? - Answer: MAC filtering Flood guard Load balancing
Payload encryption Secures your IP Payload encryption
Sally encrypted a project file with her public key. Later, an administrator accidentally deleted her
account that had exclusive access to her private key. Can this project file be retrieved? - Answer: No. If
the private key is lost, the data cannot be retrieved Yes. The public key can decrypt the file Yes, if a copy
of her public key is stored in escrow Yes, if the organization uses a recovery agent Yes, if she uses her
password Yes, if the organization uses a recovery agent
What are the four mandatory transform attributes for an IKE Phase-1 SA? - Answer: Encryption
Algorithm, Hash Algorithm, Authentication Method, Diffie Hellman Group Encryption Algorithm, Key
Length, Authentication Method, SA Lifetime SA Lifetime, Key length, PRF, Field Size SA Lifetime, Hash
Algorithm, Authentication Method, PRF Protocol ID, Transform ID, IPsec Mode, Authentication
Algorithm Encryption Algorithm, Hash Algorithm, Authentication Method, Diffie Hellman Group
What do programs, such as Tripwire, MD5sum, and Windows System File Protection, all rely on? -
Answer: Digital certificates Hashing Digital signatures Steganography Encryption Hashing
